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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Evening Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1896
Page
2
A New York World profile portrays George Washington Cheek a Waycross Georgia hardshell Baptist preacher who claims divine authority. He reads weekly lists of backsliders, orders disputes settled by him, and administers lashes to offenders using a wooden post in full view of his devout congregation.
A Missouri town beguiles and fears a church omen after revival resistance sparks claims of divine wrath. A mural-like image appeared on the Methodist ceiling targeting James Pipkin and prompting feast-like attention, with skeptics citing a roof leak as likely cause.
The Register reports a man named W. G. Reynolds of England staying at the Hotel Westminster in Los Angeles. He carries a forged style, spends about eight thousand dollars daily, and travels in a luxury Pullman car while denying interviews. Local staff speculate ties to Barney Barnato, while Reynolds prefers hotels over his opulent car. He plans to see sights with Raymond Whitcomb and brings several American friends.
The New York Sun notes John K. Cowen, a lawyer and Ohio native now in Baltimore, is elected president of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. It highlights a trend of lawyers leading railroads, driven by court reorganizations and legal leadership structures within major systems like the New York Central and Hudson River.
A Virginia farmer, W S Smith of Spainville Notoway, found a wife from a newspaper advertisement discovered by a Newark servant girl who read old papers under a carpet. After exchanging letters and photos the pair wed and live on a small farm near Spainville.
St Pauls Universalist trustees push a reform agenda calling the church the church of humanity. They vow to lessen heaven and hell talk and promote brotherhood while sending missionaries to slums to teach life laws and empower the poor to help themselves.
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Browne argues urban American and Parisian women share traits in temperament and self esteem while noting genuine differences rooted in culture. He asserts American women now rival the French in beauty, taste, and social influence, with New York and Paris as focal centers.
A Yonkers Statesman line laments a burglar who splits his time between planning entries and exits, depicting crime as a studied craft and noting the paradox of criminal ingenuity.
The Brooklyn Life quips on kitchen packing noting eggs should be layered and onions in tiers, reflecting practical wisdom about arranging foods for storage.
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