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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Daily Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1875
Page
2
The piece critiques southern mills and legal riots while noting Atty. Gen. Pierrepont’s hinted crackdown on mills. It mocks jurors, praises Everts rhetoric, and recounts a federal soldier misusing orders. It speculates on Washburn’s presidency and mocks Grant’s dancing and dignity.
The piece mocks Mr. Beecher as he urges farmyard compost in spiritual discourse. It notes the trial’s length and witnesses’ coarse testimony fueling a taste for indecent topics, while praising his eloquence yet deriding his manure themed sermon.
An ancient Chinese navigator Hoei-Shin set sail from Kamchatka and reached a great eastern land. His published account describes peoples and animals seen, believed to be an authentic depiction of the Pacific coast of North America. The event predates the Saxon invasion of Britain by Hengist and Horsa.
Secretary Bristow plans an aggressive anti smuggling campaign to curb duties losses estimated at 100 million dollars annually. He cites evasion by private individuals and officials, noting ladies visiting Europe conceal valuables like jewelry and art, while harshly criticizing silk monopolists and a system seen as unjust and resisted by those with chance to evade duties.
A reader’s note argues that Grant’s Wilderness campaign is overrated and praises Lee’s tactical skill. The piece contends Antietam was a draw, Lee faced McClellan with fewer troops, and Gettysburg overwhelmed by circumstances. It urges impartial historic judgment beyond partisan bias.
The piece argues Republicans must reform or face a Waterloo in the next campaign. It cites Whisky Ring, Credit Mobilier, salary grab, and military rule fears, then notes Bristow Pierrepont and Bristow’s anti smuggling push. It discusses Pennsylvania opposing a third term and party splits involving Grant supporters.
In Moscow Ohio a boy, inspired by Daniel Boone, dresses as the hunter and ventures into the hills. He swings on a grapevine over a ravine but slips when his coon skin hat and musket weigh him down. His dog pup saves him but is killed. the boy later trades his Boone book for a knife.
At Proche a visitor accepted foreman Andrews challenge to ascend 200 feet of mine ladder to reach a level. He promised a silk dress if she succeeded, and she completed the ascent, amid remarks that she would likely endure longer climbs for a dress.
A Chicago medium is cited as admitting Tom Paine has led the universe’s affairs for some time, a confession described as humiliating. The item harshly critiques Paine’s leadership amid Beecher scandals and other woes, hoping a medium could be harmed or stopped to restore order.
A Poughkeepsie Eagle item describes a dog who returned home after a week away. The dog burst inside at 10 am, knocked the baby over, lavished the child with kisses, then hid in a corner. He bore a injured eye, torn ear, and a lame hind leg, and looked unwell and fat. The girl quips that the dog has been in bad company.
A polemic passage argues for a new figure of speech to frame France as a mourning figure with a finger on lips, condemning silence during war delays. It envisions a century of postponed revenge, later to be replaced by machines spouting endless words before war resumes.
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