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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1912
Page
6
A string of Wabash area nuptials unfold at St. Marys Cathedral and local churches. Anne Muhler and Lambert Hendelman wed in Chicago bound residence. Rose Routledge and Charles Boone marry at St. Marys with family presence. Catherine Mannweiler and Franklin Hartman wed at St. Pauls. Eunice DeVilbiss and Laurel Kelsey tie nuptial knot at home ceremony.
Fort Wayne couple Mr and Mrs Max Rosenthal marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a quiet day of visits at 424 West Main Street. Mrs Rosenthal, frail, received well wishes from family and friends while their ten children and four grandchildren gathered in spirit.
Dr. Paul Bruick of this city wed Miss Mayme Niebergall of Indianapolis in Indianapolis with Rev. Jodson Morris presiding. Parents Mr. and Mrs. John Bruick attended as guests. The couple plan a post wedding trip and will reside at 1016 Oneida Street after November.
Chicago reporters recount a trial where jurors ruled that fashion changes affect bodies as much as coats and hats. Miss Margaret Cole faced Mme Irene Steiman over a $65 dress balance with a jury verdict for the plaintiff citing fit issues due to corset-driven figure changes.
Mrs Paul Wehling of 316 Smith Street Peoria Illinois reports kidney and bladder trouble back pain nerves headaches and dizziness. She credits Foley Kidney Pills with curing her condition and recommends their use. Dreier Drug Co advances prizes for motormen to improve car operation by an English company saving 25 percent of current costs.
Mrs. Peter Holan of Cleveland endorses Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for whooping cough relief noting her child turned blue at times but recovered quickly without opiates. She urges remembering the product name and not accepting substitutes. Dreier Drug.
A recipe compilation from Mrs Marshment’s demonstration highlights quick bread methods Currant bread and white bread with yeast sugar and lard details plus a salad dressing using oil eggs and vinegar Also included is a tiptop salad with peppers cream cheese olives and pecan nuts served with lettuce and cucumber slices
J P Wilson of Gablesville died suddenly after choking during supper in Huntington Indiana. He was 93 years old and died at his daughter Ellen Smith's home where he had lived for 33 years since his wife’s death. He was born in Pennsylvania and came to Indiana in 1844. Surviving: John, Henry Wilson of Whitley County. Robert Wilson of Los Angeles. Ellen Smith of Gablesville. J T Wilson of Fairmont. James Wilson of this county. twelve grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Mr and Mrs Herman Witte celebrate twenty five years of marriage on a quiet October day at St Pauls Lutheran church Preble Adams County. They wed Miss Louise Bieberich witnessed by Roev List and later hosted at the brides home. The couple lived in Fort Wayne and Concordia College while maintaining their home at 737 West Third Street. They have two daughters Ella and Zilla and their life highlights thrift and steady work as carpenters and church workers since Trinity Lutheran's rise.
A dense listing shows grain prices for wheat corn and barley with bids per bushel and per ton, alongside prices for flour and patents. Dairy goods include butter creamery and cheese quotes from several suppliers like Welner Co Geyer Bros and Braude Ditzler with current egg and produce rates and market notes.
Market summaries show cattle hogs calves and sheep receipts across multiple cities with mixed demand. Prices vary by region with steady to weak tone in Pittsburgh and Chicago and slower demand noted in Indianapolis and Cincinnati.
Corrected by Fred Eckart Packing Co. noting prices for steers at 5.00 to 6.00, heifers 4.50 to 5.50, cows 3.00 to 4.00, bulls 3.60 to 4.50, veal calves around 6.00 to 7.00, and lambs 5.00 to 6.00 under a revised auction sheet.
Well Brothers and Co. quotes hides at varying rates including green light 9 to 10 cents per pound, cured light 13 cents, cured heavy 14 to 15 cents, calfskins 16 cents per pound, horsehides 4 dollars, scrap iron 40 dollars per cwt, copper 10 pounds per 100 pounds, ginseng root 5 to 6 dollars, golden seal root 34 to 40 dollars per pound, wool prices for unwashed 24 to 26 cents, washed 25 to 35 cents per pound.
Chicago reports a sharp advance in wheat with December up to 93c, aided by news of reduced Black Sea steamship capacity. Corn and oats firming earlier but sagging on realizations. hog market weakness impacts provisions. Toledo and New York show mixed cash and futures prices across wheat, corn, rye, oats, flour, and sugar with steady to firm trends.
Fragmentary OCR lists various grain types and prices such as No 2 white and No 8 white, with scattered figures like 64 and 345 dollars. Mentions of futures or sales are partial, providing a glimpse of a price sheet rather than a full report.
Butter market steady with 2446 cases received. ordinary firsts 31c, firsts 24c. Cheese market steady daisies 17½c. Potatoes weak at 40 to 42c. Poultry alive and easy with turkeys 18c, chickens 14c. Veal steady at 14c.
The Day on Wall Street reports a cautious opening with Reading and Lehigh Valley leading early gains, while Canadian Pacific recovers after an initial dip. Trading was active early but faded toward noon, with overall gains erased and the market closing heavy amid evident foreign conditions influence and rising call loans.
New York mercantile and stock market report dated Oct 23 notes strong sterling exchange with bank bills at 4.82 for 60 days and 4.8134 for demand. Government bonds steady, rail bonds easy. Stock list includes Amal Copper at 38 4, Am Sugar Ref at 126, Lehigh Valley 175 4, National Lead 65, N Y Central 114, Pennsylvania 124 5, Reading 150, Union Pacific 170, General Electric 181 1/8, U S Steel 77.75, many others with mixed activity. Market shows varied movements across railroads, utilities, and industrials with overall firmer money conditions.
Measures to guard foreign holdings are announced near Veracruz. Admission to the neutral zone will require consular cards. The Seguranca and Stiegewald are ordered to carry foreigners. Merchants barricade doors amid fears of pillage while relief funds are allocated. Strong federal support rumors loom with Diaz movement.
Shelbyville Indiana Oct 22 two youths identified as Robert Hart eighteen and Elmer Harp ninety three were jailed after being captured trying to flee a traction car and having procured 19.25 from the National Bank on a bogus check bearing the signature of H H Dila Gary Indiana formerly of Shelbyville Authorities say the men attempted to leave the city.
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