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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1903
Page
7
The Red Cross Medical Association advertises treatment for women’s ailments, weak men, piles, addictions, cancer, eczema, cataracts, hay fever, eye diseases, deformities, and chronic illnesses. X ray exams offered, free tests of eyes, and free consultations with operating hours listed. Sunday hours excluded.
New York reporters say Cuba appeals to Columbia University and Jefferson Medical College for help in identifying a deadly illness spreading from Daquiri. The disease shows plague like symptoms and rapid fatality, with patients turning yellow after death and heart rates soaring to 166. Intermittent malaria history noted.
Weddbetter of Shreveport Louisiana testifies that DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cured him after trying many remedies. The ad claims the salve treats blind bleeding itching and protruding piles and asserts no other remedy equals it. Meyer Bros Co sells the product.
Irish Day outlines committee plans and schedule details for Saturday activities. Local groups coordinate events, vendors, and community gatherings with emphasis on celebration and participation.
Ed Keever of Columbia Street saloon pleaded guilty to allowing women on the premises and was fined 50 plus costs. Judge Dreibelbiss leads a crackdown on such establishments, with similar fines levied on Willis Doolittle and other cited vagrancy and intoxication cases from August 1903.
Mrs W Watkins of Pleasant City Ohio praises Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption as the only cure for coughs colds and lung diseases after a severe illness in her son. Doctors failed but the remedy saved him and he is now well. Trial bottles free at Dreier Bro druggists priced 50c and 1.00.
Fort Wayne Humane Officer L. C. Schiaudroff reports August 1903 cases: four children in improper homes four husbands abusing sick wives and children cruelly treated by stepmother five incorrigible youths. six abused old persons. two deserters and two wife beaters warned. Animals: twelve cases of cruelty. eight horses deprived of food. nine warned for cruelty. Fort Wayne Ind September 1803.
A Bogota dispatch reports that Panamage to the Herald claims the treaty failed. The source presents a somber view of rejection affecting diplomatic efforts and highlights reactions from New York reporters.
After the treaty rejection the exchange rate surged to 132000 percent discount as the matter loomed over possible new negotiations or abandonment and switching to the Nicaragua route.
A touted remedy claims to treat overwork fatigue insomnia nervous tension and potential collapse. It markets Electric Bitters as effective for liver and kidney disorders nervousness rheumatism neuralgia and malaria germs, priced at 50c with satisfaction guaranteed.
London reports Field Marshal Lord Roberts will not travel to the United States this autumn. The change follows postponement of British army manoeuvres to mid September, weather delaying harvests, and Somali campaign considerations.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers cleanse the liver and rid the system of bile without gripe or weakness. They are praised by W. H. Howell of Houston Texas for constipation and sick headache and sold locally.
Ex councilman J. J. O'Ryan travels from Rome City with wife and daughters the Misses Katherine Genevieve Flora and sons John and Frank and guests Mrs T F Murray and daughter Kate Miss Anna Schultz and Miss Anme Bowman of this city. They returned from Rome City where they formed a house party.
Dr King’s New Life Pills promise relief from indigestion biliousness constipation and headaches. The ad claims eight hour laws are ignored by tireless workers and highlights a 25 cent price at Dreier & Bro. A Fort Wayne Electric works employee Charles Goeglein toasted a colleague’s marriage to Pauline Habicht on Saturday morning.
Judge W T Holland of Greensburg Louisiana reports severe indigestion two years ago with post meal distress and restless nights. He says Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cured him entirely, improving his sleep and digestion. Meyer Bros Co sells the product. Benjamin Ames, Winona Lake florist, was in town en route to Cleveland and Buffalo to discuss housing plants for winter.
A. M. Ake of Wood Indiana credits Foley s Honey and Tar with ending years of lung hemorrhages after trying several doctors. He praises the product as improving his lung condition. Sold by Dreier and Bro. Also noted, Brother Lucien new Cathedral school principal and Brother Germsbras arrive to open the school next Tuesday.
J. J. Cox of Valley Mine Kentucky says kidney trouble left his feet swollen to immense size, detailing the painful condition and its impact on his ability to work.
The Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth schedules arrival on 80 railroad cars across five trains. It will bring elephants llamas guanacos zebras camels zebus and 500 prize horses, plus tents electric plant and vast equipment. The spectacle promises massive tents seating up to 135000 with multiple rings stages and aerial acts. The show arrives September 4 with crews erecting tents and preparing grounds while performers rest at local hotels.
The elev enth biennial convention of the Companions of the Foresters of America opened in Odd Fellows temple with about 450 delegates from 749 circles across the United States. The women’s branch, started in Detroit in 1883, now has about 60,000 members, with 163 new circles formed in the past year. Officers include Supreme Chief Companion Mary Toomey of Jersey City and Supreme Sub-Chief Lizzie Atwood of San Francisco.
In Kokomo Indiana Mrs Sarah Pohlman is accused in a cross complaint for divorce of holding thirteen living husbands nine in Ohio and four in Indiana The cross complaint says two Indiana husbands are divorced and she seeks divorce from them A fourth Hoosier husband Joseph Pohlman claims she is forming a matrimonial trust and aiming to surpass marriage records He says she is young attractive and has many more potential husbands The defense is by Herdon and Byers law firm.
M T Lynch editor of Philipsburg Daily Post testifies to Foley's Honey and Tar as the best remedy for coughs and colds in his family. Sold by Dreier and Bro.
The Ava Chemical Company of New York plans active operations across the United States and Canada. Secretary Arthur E. Ibbotson said depots and several factories will be established, with one factory likely in Wayne, Indiana, and others in various locations. he cautioned details were not yet finalized.
Alfred succeeded in creating 2,029 words and won a scholarship in the university worth about $50. He plans to make it transferable to sell if possible, otherwise he will use it himself and attend college next year. About 500 entrants from the state competed, with six or seven from Bluffton. Alfred's success reflects his orthography skill.
A 2 engine 16 car freight on the Colorado Midland raced down Ute Pass at about 100 mph. The crew escaped with help from mattresses and cushions in the caboose. A switch engine at Colorado City suffered a 200 yard impact. Wreckage scattered. losses estimated at 50 000 dollars. Air brakes blamed. new rails cited as factor.
An advertisement touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a universal remedy for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims the product digests food, sweetens the stomach, and ensures nutrients are assimilated, with a promise of improved taste and blood and tissue nourishment.
Bishop D B Dougherty of Philadelphia leads six clergymen and professors J McCloskey J McGinley J Carroll E Cook D Gercke to Manila aboard Korea for mission to restore Catholic institutions in northeastern Luzon. Bishop Dougherty to head the region with headquarters at Vignan and reestablish the seminary there.
A boy named Frank Wiles was detained by Detective Coling while fleeing a beer wagon from which four bottles were stolen. Two accomplices, Fred Weber and Clauds Gast, fled with the loot. no arrests reported.
Bishop of Agnew Michigan reports Foley's Honey and Tar effective in three severe pneumonia cases. Refuses substitutes by Soli by Draier and Bro. Local items note Mayme Darwin and May-Radamaker traveling to Fort Wayne.
A collection of testimonials from users across the United States praising Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills and Blood Purifier. Remarks include relief from rheumatism headaches indigestion nervousness car sickness and ovarian inflammation. The notes urge travelers and physicians to keep the pills on hand and mention free booklets from Dr Miles Medical Co Elkhart Indiana.
Samuel Hopkins Hadley told Bluffton residents of his New York temperance work and his recovery from drink. The Anti Saloon League plans a blanket remonstrance starting Sept 7 to close saloons in Bluffton, aiming to eliminate all county saloons except Harrison.
Mrs Raymond Conner of Sheiton Washington says doctors could not help her kidney trouble for years but Foley's Kidney Cure provided relief after the first dose and she is now cured. Sold by Dreier and Bro.
Equitable Life Insurance agents in the Fort Wayne district met at the Wayne hotel for a luncheon after a business session. W. E. Paul served as master of ceremonies and N. J. Dildmy delivered the principal address. A telegram of congratulation was sent to First Vicent Teobell on the tenth anniversary of his election to office. A challenge was issued to the Berd district for a contest during the coming year and expenses for a future banquet were discussed.
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