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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1899
Page
5
Henry Keller of Woodburn has applied for a patent through Chapin and Denney for an ingenious wagon end gate fastening. The device eliminates the end gate rod and center-hinged gates previously common, offering a new approach to securing wagon ends.
A 19th century warning urges against catarrh ointments containing mercury as they harm smell and the system. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F T Cheney & Co Toledo and Trail's Catarrh Cure as mercury free. The notice touts testimonials, direct blood and mucous action, and druggist sales.
Maumee Steam and Hot Water Heater Co announces a complete line of radiator enamel bronzes and bronze liquid aluminum hose nozzles lawn sprinklers hose connections Stilson wrenches pipe tongs steam and hot water valves gunge stocks dies vices water motor fans roof paint pump leathers sinks cess pools spray pumps and more.
Fort Wayne Trust Co offers 3 percent interest on certificates and book D deposits of one dollar and upwards. It loans money on farm and city real estate at low rates and acts in roles such as executor administrator guardian and trustee. Officers include Henry C. Paul president and Basso M. Foster vice president with a roster of other listed associates.
The Rev. Theodore Gross of New Britain Connecticut, son of Rev. Charles Gross of Emanuel Lutheran Church, has accepted a call to Brooklyn to lead a historic church once led by Rev. Luehr who will soon assume Zion's Lutheran Church in this city. Gross, raised here, studied at Concordia College and in St Louis, began ministry in 1889, and served in New Britain for ten years. His friends here rejoice at the new appointment.
Lynn S Hottel of this city and Miss Lucia Redmond of Portland united in marriage at 3 PM Friday in Portland with Rev Father Maujay officiating. Hottel is a prescription clerk at Granneman's drug store and son of the Columbia City school superintendent. Redmond taught in Ridgeville. They arrived in Fort Wayne Friday evening and will reside here at the Rich hotel.
Chronic nasal catarrh and a cold in the head are cured by a small amount of Ely's Cream Balm placed in the nostrils. It soothes inflamed surfaces, cleanses, heals, and provides instant relief. Available from druggists or mailed for 50 cents by Ely Brothers, 56 Warren Street, New York.
Mabel Williamson five years old daughter of James Williamson Mishawaka was feeding chickens when she swallowed a grain of corn and the grain lodged in her airway. Officials treated the incident as a minor accident with medical attention given promptly.
A British evangelist prose poem prompts steadfast labor with divine partnership. It contrasts Martha and Mary, urging quiet listening to Jesus, then declares work done with God is fruitful and not wasted. It emphasizes perseverance, faith, and the value of divine involvement in daily toil.
The essay argues that lack of appreciation blights abilities across fields from preaching to art. It cites Jesus unable to work miracles amid unbelief, then stresses that enthusiasm and audience warmth fuel success. It links praise, dignity, and sympathetic faith to love, peace, and God, asserting life’s best outcomes depend on genuine appreciation.
The must of duty elevates the individual beyond compulsion, seen as the voice of God within the soul. It contrasts with the must of compulsion, which constrains manhood, and cites Rubenstein on duty as foundational to existence and nobility.
The piece argues that the Son of God embraced the must of duty to fulfill the Gospel, citing Jesus facing Calvary and the need to do hard things. It blends quotes about duty from Wordsworth De Tocqueville Paul and contrasts worldly temptations with steadfast moral obligation. It concludes that the gospel path requires obedience, Born Again, and walking the straight path.
A compact Ram's Horn excerpt contends on faith and virtue. It notes that comfort comes from thinking, haste without hurry, Christ in the heart, and that effort counts with God. It links character and self-knowledge to moral life and joy in sorrow through divine love.
The piece contrasts fair weather companions with those who remain steadfast in adversity. It suggests both have value, but emphasizes that daily cheerful endurance matters more because real troubles are rare. Life consists of small, everyday moments and attitudes.
A Congregationalist reflection on human imperfection and the value of a friend who shows self-control and support in moments of adversity, noting that both individuals are flawed and must be strengthened in their weaknesses.
The passage teaches that God desires soul life growth over gifts or outward rituals. He seeks conformity to Christ’s image, not temples or denominations. True worship is inner transformation. the heart is the temple, and unseen eternal realities guide all lasting good. The Bible Recorder emphasizes inner life over visible forms.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as the busiest wonder drug. It claims each sugar coated pill turns weakness into strength and listlessness into energy, boosting health and mental power, selling for 25 cents a box by Dreier & Bro.
In Kokomo Indiana on September 29 Uncle Jimmie Brooks a famed county character for 65 years killed himself by leaping from a third floor window at the county infirmary. He fell to the brick walk fracturing his skull and many bones. He was said to be ninety two and once well off. He lamented his plight and often wished to die.
Story notes a Civil War veteran G B Stead of Newark Michigan suffering ulcers for two decades until Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured him. The ad claims it cures cuts burns boils felons corns skin eruptions and piles. 25 cents a box. Sold by Dreier and Bro. druggists.
Within weeks a new automobile made in Fort Wayne will appear on city streets. Harry Meyer of Meyer Cycle Co. builds it at his West Berry Street bicycle shop. The engine for the two seat vehicle is a three horsepower single explosion gasoline motor. Speed about fifteen miles per hour.
Brave men and women suffer loss of appetite and weakness from toxins and illness. J. W. Gardner of Idaville Indiana touts Electric Bitters as restoring strength and appetite, saying he now eats anything with a renewed life. Available at Dreier & Bro. drug store, 50 cents a bottle, guaranteed.
John H. Bass of Brookside farm learned Thursday evening by telegraph that five of his horses won first prizes at the Illinois state fair in Springfield for being the finest on the grounds. Bass exhibits eleven horses there and expects all to take first prizes. One of the animals has been sold.
The proprietors have given away over ten million trial bottles of Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. The medicine is claimed to cure asthma bronchitis hoarseness and throat and lung diseases. Dreier & Bro. druggists offer a free trial bottle with regular sizes 50c and 61. Each bottle is guaranteed or price refunded.
On Monday October 8 1899 at 7 30 p m a meeting is scheduled at the railroad department of the Young Men's Christian association to elect members.
A 1859 devotional analysis discusses Jerusalem as central to worship, prophecy, and church meaning. It cites David, Hezekiah, and prophetic texts from Chronicles Ezra Zechariah and Revelation to frame Jerusalem as city of truth, peace, and future glory with lessons for believers and the church.
Mr and Mrs James English of this city, parents of Dr English, will shortly restore Sayteate in a civic effort. The notice names the couple and indicates imminent restoration work by the local residents.
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