25 Feb 1879
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Daily Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1879
Page
1
Rome reports Victoria planned continental tour starting in Italy with later visits to Coburg and Darmstadt. In St Petersburgh the plague district burning committee has begun operations on infected houses.
Cincinnati dispatch reports Jackson Little and fellow prisoners felled by a cut floor escape scheme the night before their transport to the penitentiary. Friends outside planned aid but authorities discovered the plot and Judge Jackson ordered irons.
Lizzie Richbaum, seventeen, of California Ohio, gave birth to a child yesterday and accuses her father of fathering the child. The report comes from Cincinnati dated February 25.
A morning blaze in Baker Ontario today caused about 30000 dollars in damage with 15000 dollars insured. Fire officials reported the property loss and insurance figures.
In the seventh ward of Brooklyn a cellar excavation caved in trapping three laborers. William Mahony was killed and John Burns was fatally injured. the third unidentified worker escaped.
In Indianapolis on February 24 the Senate approved measures to elect highway supervisors and redefine libel, allow appeals from county boards, regulate trusts, legalize Boonville trustee acts on school funds, modify railroad lines, aid the Lye Creek drainage group, and tighten ballot selling penalties with a 40 to 9 vote.
A compilation presents remarks from Bonner Barnum Astor Stewart and Vanderbilt on advertising and print media as keys to wealth and recognition. The quotes emphasize liberal patronage of printing offices and constant advertising as paths to fortune and credibility.
A health warning notes certain market baking powders contain harmful substances. Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder is stated as free from these substances and trusted by careful medical families nationwide.
The Pharos states it holds no ticket in the Fort Wayne lottery and dismisses any uncomplimentary press as mere noise. It openly confirms satisfaction with the result and explains its neutrality.
An advertisement touts Dr King s California Golden Compound as a universal cure for dyspepsia constipation sick head- ache coming up of food jaundice liver complaint biliousness general debility drowsiness and low spirits. It offers a free trial bottle via the druggist and notes a one dollar bottle for sale by Meyer Bros Co Fort Wayne Ind.
A Tennesee physician from Twinville dated May 28 1877 reports his long term catarrh cure after using Dr Pierces nasal Douche Sage’s Catarrh Remedy and Golden Medical Discovery. Letter from Juo Cassin to Buffalo New York doctor R V Pierce.
Logansport reports a Wabash baggage car wreck causing several hours of delay. Monroeville depot burned with $1,000 loss, tickets and freight saved. Wabash advertises new fire alarm boxes for St. Louis as part of its marketing.
The Toledo Bee prints a Fort Wayne letter praising a December 26 1878 grand concert at the Academy of Music. Proceeds were to aid a Masonic Temple and Opera House with plans by T J Tolan Son. Investigations found no swindle and respected locals endorse the fundraiser and its management.
The Sentinel reports a shameful case of profligacy west of the city. An elderly man, divorced two years, is administrator of an estate with a widow and her daughter as heirs. Allegations claim both women show transgressions against God and nature, with rumors of a reconciliation with the former wife. The charges, if true, reveal a bad state of society.
Last night at 485 Lafayette Street Mr John Sten’s residence hosted a surprise party planned by his daughter Miss Olivia. Dancing continued until morning with a supper at 1 oclock and a fine Philharmonia orchestra providing music. Guests hope for another similar gathering soon.
County temperance friends gather at Second Presbyterian Church on Thursday 27th at 2 pm with an ample program including addresses by Revs Stone McFarland McKaig Judge Taylor Mason Long and others. Also notice of Dr Bull's Leg Cure a remedy advertised for cough relief.
A boy named Ebinger employed at Peters Box Factory was involved in a serious accident. Further details are unavailable in the fragment.
A serious accident occurred Saturday when a man assisting to roll a heavy log up an inclined plane into a wagon. the chain broke, the log fell back, knocking him down. He is expected to recover.
John Braun admitted to citizenship. Bartholomew Sallot will proven and admitted to probate. Frank H. Wolke appointed guardian of John McLain et al. bond. John E Robbins divorce granted to plaintiff Elizabeth Robbins. William McConnell v American Sewing Machine Co judgment for defendant. Charles Meyer v Henry Bosserman default and judgment set aside. Martin O Shaughnessy v Irish Catholic Benevolent Society on trial. Edward Driscoll v James O Shaughnessy attachment judgment for 262.21. New suits Nichols, Shepard & Co v Jacob Riatt note 250. Christian Meyer v Peter Edsall note 200. Bryan S Thompson admr v Edward Colerick foreclosure 3000. State v McCrea robbery on trial. Justice Peters tried on liquor law violation. Angel of Light description of Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup marketed to parents. Price 25 cents.
Last evening the Queen Esther entertainment group organized a permanent musical society in Fort Wayne. Officers were elected to fill executive posts with John D. Olds assisting. A president remains to be chosen. Invitations go to fifty top singers for a preliminary rehearsal next Friday at the Conservatory Hall. The inaugural work will be H. M. S. Pinafore.
Louisa Harrison was declared insane yesterday by Squires Wilkinson Beeks and Dr Sweringen. An admission petition to the state insane asylum has been filed. Helena Beyer an inmate of the city hospital was declared insane today by Esqs Beeks Wilkinson with Dr Bru bach the examining physician.
Esselliah wins the single dash mile at New Orleans beating Eyot Erhard and Miss York in 1 463. He races again today then leaves for Nashville and St. Louis where he is already entered in further events.
An 19th century ads notice promotes Dr King’s California Golden Pone claiming cures for dyspepsia constipation and more with a free trial bottle and mentions Meyer Bros Co Fort Wayne Indiana selling wholesale and retail. Also promotes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a universal skin remedy with money back guarantee and Dreier FC as seller.
Fragmentary passage extols the liver as the imperial organ governing the body's fortune and happiness, referencing sediments and flaws in a mystical or archaic frame. The text is garbled, with repeated phrases and uncertain terms, limiting precise interpretation.
The ad claims digestion heart blood brain nerves all linked to the liver. It says Green's August Flower cures dyspepsia and liver complaints and their symptoms. Sample bottles ten cents and three doses prove it, sold in towns across the western continent.
An advertised salve promises cure for cuts chapped hands chillblains corns and skin eruptions with guaranteed satisfaction. Priced at 25 cents per box and sold by Dreier and Bro.
Judge Donohue of the Supreme Court awarded a decree of divorce to Sallie Isabella McC bl Brignoli, the wife of tenor Pasquale Brignoli, just before he sailed for Europe. The suit cited his inconstancy as the grounds. she is a South Carolinian who had worked as a professional singer since 1870. Rich gold jewelry advertised at E M Kenyon Co, 98 Calhoun Street, at astonishing low prices.
Toled oo Feb 25 wheat quiet with amber Michigan cash at 1034 106 bid No 2 red cash 102 1 bid March 10234 102 bid April 104 May 105 asked corn quiet high mixed Bac 104c asked April 37g white 36%c oats dull No dressed hogs dull at Wike
The list shows varied items with quoted prices including wheat, corn, oats, rye, flax seed, timothy, orchard grass, barley, corn meal, butter, eggs, rag goods, beeswax, potatoes, wool, hay, milk feed, ship stuff, middlings, bran, sheep pelts, hides, beef and dressed hogs. Prices are given per unit or ton for livestock feeds and farm products.
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