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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Daily Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1875
Page
2
A historical note describes bizarre events including a Nashville cat with seven kittens forming a living ball and a report on Washington’s drinking water from a reservoir. It questions the smell and safety of the water, hinting at a pervasive aversion and the presence of unsettling contents in the supply.
The piece derides the Sheridan marriage shown at a Winchester high school event. It mocks the composed verse and compares it unfavorably to past war imagery, noting the poem’s overworked metaphors and stilted phrasing as inexecrable taste.
A St. Louis Times reporter obtains Sherman’s view on Grant during Shiloh. Sherman says Grant was not drunk, noting he was sober during battle and drinking only after it ended if at all. He recalls seeing Grant at 10:30 p m and 4 p m and vouches for his sobriety amid enemy doubts.
The Pittsburgh Post faced a libel action from a politician who criticized a regular candidate. A jury awarded the plaintiff $10,000 in damages, amid comments on sensationalism and ethical decline in newspapers. The piece condemns the era’s unscrupulous press and the pursuit of money over truth.
A historical centennial recounts the June 1775 fortification of Breed's Hill near Boston and the ensuing battle. It notes colonial leaders Ward Putnam Greene Warren and Prescott, the British assault after a night of labor, and the citizen militia braced behind a long breastwork in a decisive but costly encounter.
A collage of humorous and satirical items mentions lead on Owlder Creek Iowa and social curiosities in Paria. It cites figures like Daniel Webster Brigham Young and Jefferson, notes New York nurses and a Dutch born John Smith case, and ends with Paris political gambits and a joke about Napoleon.
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