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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Times Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1895
Page
3
A poetic meditation on memory and enduring love. The speaker compares a beloved to a perfume that remains in the brain, outlasting other thoughts and moments. The piece, attributed to London Athenaeum, emphasizes how only thoughts of you persist, like a hid sweetness that lingers.
YRIL Danvers and Elaine Blaine conclude their seaside dalliance with mutual tiredness and a playful diagnosis of love. Elaine reveals a cool, calculating view of men, while Cyril accepts the breakup with weary resignation. The pair exit with laughter, noting the irony of fate and the implausible inevitability of their story.
Elizabeth Wentworth known as Liza, 62, owner and captain of the Jerushy Ann on the Delaware and Raritan Canal, is described as the United States oldest female canal boat captain. Tales recount her strength defending her honor, including a public fight where she knocked down a man who challenged her, then forced apologies and poured beer in his face. She is widowed from Dick Taylor and estimated to have a $50,000 fortune. Wilhelm as a Family Man is praised for his domestic role and strict parenting of his children, attending lessons and even pulling milk teeth himself.
A survey of celebrated epithets applied to figures from ancient Greece to 19th century authors and politicians. It covers Pericles, Aeschylus, Pitt, Swift, Jefferson, Knox, Moore, Queen Anne, Shelley, Correggio, Jubal Early, Walter Scott’s jab at Ballantyne, Hume, and more with notes on why each nickname arose.
A historical survey of orders of knighthood in Europe, noting the Order of the Blood of Christ founded in Mantua in 1608, many foreign nobles purchasing Italian orders, and various Golden Orders across nations. It traces chivalry’s rise around the 10th century and decline by the 15th, with British honors like the Victoria Cross and the knightly banner system described.
A compilation of aphorisms and quotes from various authors including Shakespeare Plato Cicero Beecher Smiles and Schiller. The collection reflects on fame opportunity happiness clarity and moral conduct through compact statements.
The Empress of Austria orders one of the newest bicycles. Queen Margaret of Italy uses a phonograph to imprison melodies on the piano she improvises with skill but later struggles to recall. A box party guest defines a chaperon as one who moves aside when a chap arrives.
Predictions from a prominent tailor on shorter skirts driven by bicycle and sports trends. He cites golf lawn tennis and seaside strolls as reasons, dismisses bloomers, and envisions business wear with freedom and bloomers under skirts. The piece connects fashion shifts to female independence and stylish ambition.
The Astor family prepares for new Fifth Avenue homes with two burglar-proof vaults about ten feet high, six feet wide, and four feet deep. A large safe is also being built for the butler's pantry to safeguard plate and preserves. The vaults, in Mrs. William Astor and John Jacob Astor’s residences, are intended for loose change and jewels, not skeletons.
The article surveys customs marking marriage among diverse groups. It notes German peasant women wearing a cap on wedding day, Little Russian married women with dark cloth head coverings, New Guinea brides cutting their hair, Chinese matrons braiding like a helmet, Wad ai wives lip tattooing, African women ear and lip perforations with grass adornments, and the Mantes of Mongolia threading a spindle from a single ear basket.
A Chicago attorney praises a brilliant clerk who jokes about a client named B- paying fifty dollars as a retainer. The attorney laments the temporary professional gap, while the clerk defends the lower amount as all the client had, highlighting a humorous exchange about fees.
A compilation of various holidays and observances from different eras and regions. It lists legal holidays in U S states and abroad, noting religious and historic festivals such as Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Feast of Tabernacles, and Napoleon’s birthday. It touches on pagan, druid, and ancient practices linked to seasonal rites and temple dedications.
The text describes portraits of historical figures William of Orange De Stael Charlemagne Gibbon Mozart Dante and Cicero noting facial traits and later age changes. It then mentions the Mexican Lake of Ink in a volcanic region, a gray ash covered body of water with uncertain origins and chemical properties.
A brief notice presents A Tale of Two Nations by W H Harvey as a 302 page novel tracing de monetization and the moral forces harming American prosperity. It is described as fascinating and instructive with engaging interest from start to finish. Popular edition 25 cents extra quality paper 50 cents cloth 1.00.
The latest in the series presents an illustrated 192 page volume exposing the 1878 crime and the Harvey Laughlin joint debate. Published as a popular edition at 25 cents, it is circulated by JFIMES POST in Fort Wayne upon receipt of price.
The Wabash ticket office announces a complete line of single and round trip lake tickets via Toledo and Detroit to all Great Lakes ports including Buffalo Erie Cleveland Mackinac Island Chicago Duluth and intermediate points. Voyage book Mid-Summer Voyages outlines lake tours with costs and durations and is available on request. State room reservations and tickets are obtainable by contacting R G Thompson at Linwood Park Vermillion C with Nickel Plate road excursion tickets offered all summer.
An advertising notice for W H Harvey's Finanical School and its continuation Coin’s Financial School Continued. It promotes two volumes with editions in paper and cloth, prices from 25 cents to $1.00, and a combined cloth-bound volume for $1.00. Sent on receipt of price from Times-Post Fort Wayne.
The Lake Erie & Western R R announces an August 8 1895 excursion from Indianapolis to Niagara Falls Cleveland Chautauqua Lake Buffalo and more with special side trips to Lewiston on the Lake Toronto Thousand Islands and a free Brockton Junction to Chautauqua Lake trip. Tickets valid through August 13 with car accommodations and Sunday options to visit the Falls and Garfield monument.
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