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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Evening Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1896
Page
10
The speaker argues that reducing streetcar fares to eight tickets for 25 cents would boost ridership and revenue, contending fixed charges stay high while heavier use lowers costs per rider, making the system more popular and profitable. The remark is attributed to Hon. Charles McCullough.
Mayor Pingree recounts how a 3-cent streetcar fare in Detroit proved paying, while defenders of the older 5-cent system failed to justify expenses. He notes Chicago’s 2-cent lines as financially solid and condemns corporate greed, urging honesty in public decision making.
American missionaries who have resigned from Armenia say only half of the horrors have been told. They report Muslims burning houses and detailing the terrible atrocities committed by the Turks.
A Fort Wayne Journal extract laments European powers and Britain failing to intervene as Armenians face extermination in the Turkish empire. It notes Russia gains, Turkey pays bond interest, and America’s potential force is deemed unlikely amid fear Europe would accept post-conflict withdrawal. The piece mocks Salisbury and Victoria papers for missing the item.
A St Louis Mirror paragraph cites the New York “new woman” as dangerous after four young women kiss a modest Drexel, leading to a $2 fine. Also notes ex-congressman Lafe Pence enjoys wealth chasing over public life and contemplates Reed’s presidential path and possible resignation of the speakership.
A Washington report notes how House debates increasingly rely on metaphors and homely illustrations. It highlights Mr. McMillin and Governor Dingley using Indian and Quaker anecdotes, plus Johnson of California and North Dakota, to lampoon leadership and comment on public life and poverty among politicians.
A copyright statement from the entity Taz New York Min sical Recon Co dated 2894 appears, noting ownership and protection under copyright law, with emphasis on ownership and dated year.
A list of male diseases including syphilis gonorrhea gleet stricture varicocele hydrocele loss of manhood and urinary disorders notes successful treatment of frequent urge blood and mucus in urine and related kidney bladder Bright's disease and diabetes mentioned as involved in self abuse implications.
Advertises a cure for falling of the womb leucorrhoea painful menstruation and all sexual organ diseases claiming success where others fail. Piles cured without knife or caustic and hindrance to business. Also treats nervous diseases fits tumors cancers pimples moles and all chronic ailments. Office days Thursday Friday Saturday 8 AM to 6 PM.
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