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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Times Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1895
Page
3
A bachelor narrator recalls buying a ten acre island retreat to escape life and a harsh romance with Isabella Ventnor. While孤 solitary, a burglary erupts as masked intruders slash Henry's throat and threaten the home, trapping the narrator and forcing a perilous night confrontation.
A narrator recounts a dangerous night on a remote island as burglars attack his house and he escapes by boat, aided by a flawed plan. Dawn arrivals, police capture the gang after a tense pursuit, and the robbers reveal they fed the group breakfast to apologize. Henry survives with a neck scar, and the tale ends with humorous reflections and Isabella’s renewed regard.
A commercial traveler describes a nightly telepathic link with his wife. He says at 10 he concentrates on her and imagines their sitting room, enabling a silent exchange of updates on family and health. He claims two years of accurate mental conversations, begun by accident, not spiritualist.
George Vernon longtime locomotive engineer and arguably the oldest in the world died at his Bordentown New Jersey home shortly before turning 87. He began handling locomotives in 1831 on the Newcastle Delaware road and later commanded John Bull No 1 on the Camden and Amboy line. Vernon served under Pennsylvanian management and became foreman of engineers at Bordentown round-house, never missing a day until near his death. He reportedly never had an accident in his long career and once carried lottery results and presidents messages between Philadelphia and New York. He leaves a widow and four children.
French drink orchid tea called Faham, made from Angroecum fragrans leaves and stalks. Method requires no heat and yields fifty cups per batch. Decoction is boiled ten minutes in cold water and preserves aroma even when cooled or reheated. Two francs fifty centimes buys material in Paris, with rum and milk enhancing vanilla notes.
In S reddericka burg, amid shellfire, a tall captain rallied Company A with a lion’s voice and a cry for the old Second to lead. He was struck, raised again, and then sank unable to see, asking to be led to the rear as shell damage left him stone blind.
A gang of six youths exploited a tunnel from a rail yard under tracks to reach Gullburgs and Ramseys, robbing two tradesmen in Jersey City. The tunnel extended a quarter mile and was thought to be for steam heating.
Length and easy access through a jewelry and cigar store tunnel allowed nightly thefts by a group of boys. Storekeepers missed the incidents until one youth bragged about the plunder, prompting Policeman Rickerich to arrest six of the youths who called the haul “one of the softest snaps.”
At a Toronto asylum a knife fork and spoon disappeared after dinner. A caretaker heard rattling inside a patient, the son of a local clergyman, who had swallowed the items. Despite searches the utensils were not recovered, yet the patient remains well and banished from using tools outside.
In a Vienna court a cabman witness, questioned about prior punishments, admits only a brief 24 hour detention years ago. The judge, noting the cabbie’s long career and minimal infractions, deems the testimony acceptable and allows the case to proceed.
A man staying at a Madison Georgia hotel dreamed of a fast moving railroad collision with another train on the same track. The conductor yelled jump and the dream ended as he leapt from a second story window escaping serious injury.
King Tumbert frets as gray whiskers appear prompting Queen Margherita to chide him. A hair dye arrives for his dressing room and the next morning he shows up with the queen’s French poodle, wearing dyed hair while his own remains unchanged.
The article surveys marriage customs where women initiate courtship. It notes Ukraine and Darien practices, the Zuni and Vigrees in Cabul, and the Nairs of Malabar. Women lead courting, decide marriage, and hold parental and inheritance rights in several societies.
A Japanese man named Saito Tora nosuke reportedly swallowed a three foot snake after spectators paid him four dollars to take the dare. He kept the bet but died minutes after the stunt, his body failing as onlookers watched in horror.
Documents found in the City of Mexico reveal a treasure secreted by order of Emperor Maximilian, totaling 2.6 million dollars in jewels and gold coins. The revelation caused a stir among confidants and swift preparations began to unearth the cache.
A travelin narrator recalls a Black Hills era incident in Cheyenne where a tavern bully known as Pocahontas Smith terrorized a green Indiana youth. After a staged pistol display, the dancer prevailed, the bully paid twenty dollars, and left town with a mule, amid a crowded saloon scene.
A report on raising dogs in Mandchuria for their skins highlights the cold climate producing long thick fur. Dogs eight months or older are killed by strangulation in winter when fur is finest. Mantles and rugs from multiple skins are sold at very low prices, prompting wonder at the small profits and odd fashion implications.
The discussion contrasts Draco’s harsh death penalty for grave robbers with old Athenian penalties for disturbing graves and later English rules limiting grave openings. It notes Constantine allowing divorce if a spouse disturbed remains, and points out modern U S penalties typically only include fines and short jail time unless grave clothes are taken. It adds ghouls strip remains before transport to medical colleges.
Balboa emerges from Isthmus forests on August 14th covered in mosquito bites and gazes upon a vast salt water expanse. He proclaims the Pacific Ocean, noting its reach to lands claimed by the Spanish crown, and the scene is deemed Balboa's nerve with him.
In Norristown a skilled blacksmith named W. B. Logan made nine miniature horseshoes from a single silver dime. Each tiny shoe carries the usual number of holes yet the smallest needle cannot be used as nails. Logan swears all were formed with the same hammer and punch as full sized horseshoes, a mystery to onlookers.
In Paris up to 100000 pounds of snails are eaten daily as the city hosts Europe’s busiest snail market. A Dijon snailery nets about 7000 francs yearly, with snails reared in gardens and fed aromatic herbs. Swiss cantons rely on Paris for much of their sales. snails appear in Austria Spain Italy Egypt and other Mediterranean regions. Hypenists claim snails are highly nutritious with at least 17 percent nitrogenous matter.
Woodstown New Jersey reports a dramatic fight as a pet cat protected its mistress, a young girl, from an eight foot pine snake. The cat, badly injured, kept the serpent engaged until assistance arrived.
An advertisement for Coin's Financial School by W. H. Harvey, detailing illustrated editions, page counts, and prices. It promotes the learning of money topics for readers and voters, with price options from 25 cents to $1.00 and a combined cloth edition for $1.00. Published by Times-Post, Fort Wayne.
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