Columbus Day Parade Transforms Fort Wayne Streets
Fort Wayne observed a grand Columbus Day parade with 5,000 speakers and crowds lining Harrison Street. The procession featured Catholic churches, Knights of Columbus units, school children, and band performances under Grand Marshal Geo. P. Gordon. Bishop Dwenger watched from his room as clergy marched in a sign of the historic discovery.
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Harrison Street
Agias’ Avenue
Mont
Clinton
Éston
Marehal Gaerne
Gordon and
Janis
Eighth Battalion
Knights ‘John
Col. J
Loris
Fred Grate
Lennan
Koop
Ball Park
Columbia
America
Hon. H
Berghoff
Xotes
Fort Wayne
Geo. P. Gordon
Dwenger
Father Delany
St. Patrick's Church
Columbus
Ferdinand and
Isabelle
Big meeting and grand parade energize Democratic rally
A Thursday night event in the Sixth Ward drew over 10 000 attendees as Democrats hosted a large parade marching along Calhoun street to Gottlieb Haller’s home where a pole was raised. Speakers included Allen Zollara Dawson Shambaugh Berghoff McDermott Barrett while ex Republicans Gottlieb Waller and ex Mayor Harding voiced support for Cleveland and Stevenson.
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Sixth Ward
Calhoun Street
Gottlieb Haller
Hendricks
Jeffersonian
Democratic Soldiers
Mr. Haller
Allen Zollara
C. M. Dawson
W. H. Shambaugh
N. C. Berghoff
W. E. McDermott
J. M. Barrett
Gottlieb Waller
Harding
Public Schools Celebrate National Love of Country Day
City public schools held festive programs with singing, flags, and patriotic recitations led by Central Grammar school pupils and Lutheran and other church groups. Students donated pennies for the Colombian Exposition and celebrated with elaborate decorations and concerts. Irish citizens aid needy Broadway family with $50 and rent debt cancellation. The article closes with a testimonial praising Hood’s Sarsaparilla for catarrh relief.
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America
Central Grammar School
Isabel Incalumban
Hall Columbi
Meaulg of Columbus
Coltumous
Maude Ufegler
Cornelia
Aura Uradiey Stugl
Sae
Bruying
Tey
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
F. Lindemann
Columbus
Rev. Sauer
What Both Parties Are Doing at the State Capital
Indiana Republicans awaken to limited resources as Gowdy and Taggart organize in private rooms away from headquarters. Democrats focus on New York election prospects. Republicans plan a barbecue at Huntertown on Saturday October 29 with speakers Shockney You Robertson and Matthews. a train leaves Pittsburg depot at 6 20.
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Indiana
Olis Sun
Gowdy
Taggart
Iere
Hoosier
New York
Empire State
Huntertown
Theodore Shockney
A.J. You
Colonel Robertson
Rev. Matthews
Pittsburg
Nidia Sets Fast Two-Year-Old Pace in Nashville Heat
Nidia the two year old pacer owned by Centlivre Bros. won the second heat in Nashville Tennessee in 2 20. The bay filly previously paced two miles at the Fort Wayne Driving Club track. Nidia is sired by Wayne Wilkes a 2 16 and owned by E M Powers of the city and is the fastest two year old sired and owned in Indiana.
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Nidia
Centlivre Bros
Nashville
Tenn
Fort Wayne
Nickel Plate unveils new east west train service
Advertisement promotes the Nickel Plate line offering elegant Wagner Buffel sleeping cars for travelers. For tickets and information call the City Ticket Office on Calhoun Street or at the depot. Dates listed 15 17 22 25 28.
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Tl Calhoun St. Orfat
Cholera Remedy Proves Swift in Helmetta Epidemic
The note praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy for rapid relief during Helmetta's outbreak, later identified as a violent dysentery. A resident testimonial from Clinton, Helmetta, N J claims success with the remedy and notes its availability from druggists.
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Chamberlain
W. It
Clinton
Helmetta
N. J
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad for Teething
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup is claimed to ease teething pain and soothe gums. The ad states it has been used for over fifty years by millions of mothers and is available from druggists worldwide at 25 cents a bottle. January 27.
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Oern
Witslow
Papa Puts Swanta Doll and Pony On Her Happy Path
A speaker recalls gifting a Swanta doll and then a pony to a daughter, tracing joyful years and the easing of a parent’s heart as the child grows. The verse laments the sorrow of parting from loved treasures and celebrates parental love.
Tim Stubbs and the Free Bridge of Clam River
A Maine fable from Hockamock and Lrowsie recounts Tim Stubbs who built a toll bridge and hoarded wealth until Aunt Hannah Ricks foretold his doom. A fiery steam monster appeared at dusk, Tim vanished, and since then the bridge has remained free to travelers, with legends claiming his fortune and the dog with hidden riches linger in rumor.
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Maine
Tim
Hockamock
Lrowsie
Phipps
Tim Stubbs
Hockamoole
Squire Dummer
Finn
Hannah Ricks
Jim
Hannah
Wren
Tom
Beldame
Lim
Nan
Ranies
Hina
Hookamock
Mme
Read
Ami
Roswick
Wockaimock
Lewiston
Poker tale ends with four aces beating straight flush
A Minneapolis Tribune account recalls a poker game where a player with a straight flush was beaten by four aces. The dealer claimed four aces after exchanging cards, leading to a foul and the pot loss, marking an unusual feat of a straight flush beaten without a gun.
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Tom
Minneapolis Tribune
The Lonely Landscape and Notices
A fragmentary page presents poems on memory and longing with Wanderer references, a social note about education and Jewish women authorship, and a humorous slice from a post office scene with jam mishap. It closes with a brief style guide on the Baby's Cloak fashion and cap designs.
Women as Railway Directors and Hallowe'en Tales
The Times editorials argue women should join railway boards to curb station abuses and improve passenger welfare. A London portrait highlights Mrs. Michael Davitt, wife of the Irish agitator, in a Dublin setting near Ballybrack and Shangannagh. The piece also recalls Halloween superstitions and a lively party recounted by Alice Willard with candlelight, costumes, and traditional treats.
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England
Times
Michael Davitt
London
Dalhey
Mr. Labouchere
Sorrento Gardens
British Empire
Davitt
Shangannegh
Bray Head
Treland
Hallow-e’en
Lance
Alice Willard
The Jewess in Literature and Education
Abram St Isaacs argues that Jewish women will become prominent writers and professionals. He asserts educated Jewish women will reach parity with non Jewish peers, driven by intellect, culture, and domestic virtues, shaping literature and public life despite heritage.
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Abram St. Isaacs
Hewess
Viessac
Revie
Miawr
Corneil
Barnard
Viveyard
Yale
King’s New Discovery and Electric Bitters Promoted in Local Ad
J B Wilson of Sharpsburg and Robert Barber of Cookeport tout King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds claiming cure after other remedies failed. Electric Bitters praised for liver kidney health blood purification and malaria defense with trial bottles at Dreier Bros. drug store. Also advertised is a salve for skin ailments and piles guaranteed with money back.
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J. B. Wilson
Clay St
Sharpsburg
Dr. King
Robert Barber
Cookeport
de. King
Dreier & Bro
Dreier Bro's
Dreier & 10
Quarantine’s Etymology Traced to Italian Origin
A brief note explains quarantine derives from quarantina and contrasts medieval monkish and late Latin usage, noting how the term spread through Anglo Saxon use around Egbert’s era and gained lasting meaning.
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Egbert
Leap Year Club Coach Trip and Cure All Claims
A Leap Year club reports a coaching party to New Maven with supper at the Stoll house. The piece touts Goon FUR and Braxareta's Piers as vegetable remedies that purify blood, stimulate digestion, and restore vigor, claiming dose consistency and rapid cosmetic benefits. Braypretn's Pinus promoted as available in drug stores.
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Leap Year
New Maven
Stoll House
Braxareta
Braypretn
Maharaja’s Hidden Riches and Gwalior Palace Grandeur
Special correspondence from Cancrera notes the Gwalior palace built by the Maharaja’s father with white marble halls and fountains. After the ruler’s death an English officer found treasure totaling Rs. 62,000,000 hidden in ingenious hiding places along with vast jewels, pearls and gold. The Maharaja borrowed fifty lakhs from the English Government at 5 percent interest amid immense wealth.
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Valice
Cancrera
Gwalior
Prince of Wale
Aladdin
The Wet Nurse Of Rome Causes Much Comment
Rome Oct 14 The mortality of infants in Italy is high among the poor while the wealthier class uses wet nurses. The pope's candidate Christina of Savoy is praised for nursing her own son. The nurse demands expensive jewelry, often buys land, dresses in gaudy costumes, and can become a nuisance. She may depart when her engagement ends, leaving the mother to wean the child. Also a humorous note about Isaac Walla and a remark on Sozodont at age 80.
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Rome
Italy
Balia
Christina of
Savoy
Baba
Nickel Plate Train No 2 to Buffalo Daily From Oct 16
Nickel Plate announces new schedule for train No 2 leaving Chicago at 10 10 p m daily except Saturday and reaching Buffalo next day at 6 p m via Valparaiso Fort Wayne Fostoria Bellevue Lorain Cleveland Painesville Geneva Ashtabula Conneaut and Erie. Train No 1 from Buffalo daily except Sunday at noon will run to Chicago arriving at 8 0 a m next day with similar stops. Wagner Buffet sleeping cars on both trains. Tickets at City Ticket Office 71 Calhoun Street or at depot.
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Nickel Plate
Chicago
Buffalo
Valparaiso
Fort Wayne
Fostoria
Bellevue
Lorain
Cleveland
Painesville
Geneva
Ashtabula
Conneaut
Erie
Eall
City
Calhoun Street
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Louis Wolf & Co
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J. M. Dinnen
Lumbus
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Huntington Band
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Avilla
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Goddess of Liberty
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League Park
OO Regiment
M. W. B. Spencer
Democratic Soldiers’ Club
Carrosvsco
Ind
M. V. J. Spencer
Grover
Grover Cleveland
Minneapolis
Harrison
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T. Ray Morrison
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C. W. Brandstrater
Fry's
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Busse
Milan Township
Phil Colerick
M. HM. Bohen
George Louttit
EF. Metzger
Public Schools
Thomas Mack
Broadway
Mr. Mack
James Butler
James Lannon
Korpus
New Service
John McWhorter
Columbia City
M. Baker
Bess
N. Y. Herald
U Ule
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Lovelan
Israel
Will Sfunson
United States
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Jennie Crosby
New London
Will Hanson
Stinson
Electric Bitters
Bucklen
Bedy
Castaris
Castecia
Treasures OF East India
Isaac Walla
Jocosely
Hult
Hallo
Hein
Fernel
Broswdway
Sam
TAY
Joe
Heine & Israel
Fort Wayne, Lad
Hood
L. K. Haynes
Elm Street
Augusta
Caverns
Page
Maller Express
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Kew Basle
J.C. Peltier
Wayne St
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Rea
W. Drea, Mv
D. D. Rea
Southern Medical and Surgical Institute
Louisville, Ky
Randall Hotel
Carabie
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