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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Times Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1895
Page
3
A local man at North Wocott New York waded into Lake Ontario after a floating presumed dead sturgeon. After a one hour struggle he towed the seventy five pound fish to shore. the Ontario catch was later shipped to Newark New Jersey where sturgeon fetch twelve cents a pound.
Utica Observer reports a reader's warning about folding beds posing crush and strangulation risks. The piece advises every folding bed include a discreet locking mechanism or floor bolts to prevent accidental closing, citing a traveler who used a chain to secure beds in hotels.
A sea cliff saga tells of a giant and a northern mermaid and a heart shaped rock. A troll pines for the mermaid, his courage fails, and his heart turns to stone as the lovers remain apart.
A compiled survey notes France has one voter per 4.69 residents while Belgium averages one per 46. It cites schooling in China starting at age five with long daily study, and mentions Japanese medical billing practices. It adds England’s counties and a claim about herbivorous animals and strength. Estimates of U.S. wealth by sector are provided with year totals.
The article details George Vanderbilt's vast North Carolina holdings near Asheville, totaling nearly 10 000 acres and over 18 square miles. Roads are being macadamized as the land is shaped into a landscape garden surrounding the future grand palace, with access planned thirty five miles from the mansion.
The article describes the Vanderbilts creating a vast estate with over one million shrubs and trees transplanted. A palace rises in a key area, set within expansive grounds bounded by thick retaining walls and large exterior dimensions. Construction will begin within three years and the mansion will reach four stories, claimed as America’s most magnificent.
A dense list traces historic parliamentary and congress sessions from 1701 to late 18th century across Britain Scotland Ireland France and America. It notes assemblies, relocations, suspensions and key dates including Philadelphia New York Baltimore Princeton Annapolis Versailles and York with references to the Stamp Act Mecklenburg declaration and independence signings.
The Medical Times reports Australia lacks an orphan asylum and notes local committees keep records of families for foster placement. Foster board and clothing costs average five dollars weekly, with chosen homes ensuring education until age ten and schooling until then. Children are placed to work at ten, with earnings saved in postal accounts to fund adult support, reducing later prison and reform costs.
A practical method to judge water purity uses a phenolphthalein like indicator. Add a dilute permanganate solution until the water turns port wine purple, then cover and wait three to four hours. disappearance of color suggests doubtful purity but requires further testing.
The article notes Tycho Brahe memorized 600 000 figures in four hours, Gottschalk claimed 6 000 compositions, Pericles remembered citizens by name with keen political insight, and Zerah Colburn did rapid mental arithmetic with up to twenty digits.
The New York Sun notes that sugar retailing yields little profit and households confirm small margins. It cites 19th century London prices for paper and wrapping and insists some grocers tied sugar sales to other purchases. The article also laments merchants in New York selling below regular retail rates.
A compilation of approximate land areas and comparisons, noting how countries and regions such as Asia Europe Africa and the Americas relate in size to US states and other territories. Figures include 16,000,000 square miles for Asia, 600,000 for Charlemagne's empire, and various equivalents like Texas larger than Gaul and Labrador roughly equal to Missouri.
A survey of notable figures includes Prince Wolkowski lined up for Harvard professorship and Mr. Quay praised as a premier political listener. Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire is named a former compositor and reporter, while Colonel Sheridan is slated to author a biography of General Philip H. Sheridan.
A New Zealand visitor, Ed ward C. Mills, touring the country, told a reporter in Boston that New Zealand and America differ little in dress, manners, and speech. He noted high wages in New Zealand and cited a railroad contract recently completed.
The article surveys New Zealand labor history and current practices, noting eight hour days, half‑day Saturday holidays, and government‑controlled rail and telegraphs. It highlights major industries, including sheep, timber, coal, and woolen mills with 2,000 workers, plus high railroad charges. It also discusses the origin of the name America and an odd mayoral office tale from Reading Massachusetts.
The richest member is Representative Sorg of Ohio with an estimated net worth around 15 000 600 dollars and an annual income near 1 000 000 mostly from his plug tobacco factory in Middletown. He is unobtrusive in Washington with few acquaintances, and he was elected despite passive protests. He has introduced a few bills but made no speeches.
A Scotch doctor reports a poisoning by nutmegs in London. A woman swallowed two ground nutmegs in gin and experienced vertigo and delirium. Her heart action grew faint but after three days of treatment she recovered.
A dental surgeon advises young mothers to brush upper teeth downward and lower teeth upward with a soft brush and gentle pressure. A quill toothpick helps remove debris and dental floss aids in preventing decay between teeth. The final poultry show at Alexander Wallace attracted a large delegation and was very successful.
The passage discusses childhood blood as it flows in bones and notes aging bones filling with matter. It oddly mentions the Chinese legation members in Washington who ride bicycles and must use women’s wheels.
The article surveys ballet history from its roots in ballad forms to the minuet favored by society a century ago. It notes contributions by Heine Gautier and Adam, Beethoven’s influence on Prometheus, and reforms by Mile. Salle. It mentions Louis XIV era works, Jancers by Joseph Hart, and Catherine de Medici's Circe and Tier Nymphs with a vast costume budget.
A naturalist argues snakes, especially cobras, have no ears or tympanic membranes and do not hear music. They respond to vibrations through their bodies and tongues rather than sound, so serpents appear to dance only from human performance and crowd perception.
The Wabash ticket office announces a complete line of single and round trip tickets via Toledo and Detroit to Great Lakes ports including Buffalo Erie Cleveland Mackinac Island Chicago Duluth and intermediate points. Modern fast steel steamers promise speed and comfort on freshwater routes. A book titled Mid-Summer Voyages outlines lake tours with costs durations and traveler tips. State room reservations and tickets available by phone 6 RR G Tuowerson agent at Linwood Park Vermilion Ohio. Nickel Plate road excur sion tickets offered through August 31 295
A review of small curiosities and facts including one aluminum book out of print a Tibetan cemetery watcher a new vestibuled train to San Francisco and the mausoleum name origin notes. It cites early uses of coal oil patents and a North British Railway meeting in Edinburgh with broader tidbits on aluminum weighs and prices.
W H Harvey presents Corn's Financial School a 150 page illustrated primer explaining money basics for the general reader with prices for paper and cloth editions. Also advertised is Corn's Financial Souen ContinuED a 200 page history of Corn with reader dedication and multiple bindings. Both sold by Times-Post Fort Wayne with price details and set in one volume for $1.00.
The Supreme Court of Virginia hears a case from Scott County involving Anderson Whitaker an aged Black man who argues he was kept in voluntary servitude by his former master Nathan Whitaker after the Civil War The master promised real estate in return for continued service but the will only left a horse Whitaker claims he aided his master until 1893 when the will was read and seeks remuneration for years of service The circuit court dismissed the claim on technical grounds and the high court is asked to grant compensation for self imposed slavery.
A Boston Transcript excerpt features a firm head denying profit motive by claiming the business is a school for young men, and a witty exchange about losses becoming gains. Another vignette has a general joking that victory will appear with bullet proof uniforms and an aide notes that the enemy’s clothes are filled with lead, forcing undressing.
The report accuses Moroccan prisons of severe neglect with no proper care for inmates. Prisoners rely on friends for sustenance, while the state offers only minimal grain or beads to survive.
Reports state that about 170000 wolves are killed yearly in Russia with a 10 ruble bounty per wolf. In a single province during a period in the late 19th century as many as 8000 wolves were slaughtered.
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