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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Times Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1895
Page
2
The Times-Post announces a price drop to 30 cents monthly starting Monday October 28 and a 25 percent reduction overall. Collections switch to twice monthly, with two weeks of service for 15 cents, reinforcing its stance as the city’s Democratic evening paper.
Reports from Cuba show insurgents harassing Spanish troops under Gen Campos, who plans a long coastal strike to quell the uprising. The Spanish ministry fears mounting costs and manpower needs while American sympathy for Cuba rises and Fort Wayne hosts a pro Cuban rights meeting. Baron Pere MKIN signals Russia’s assertive aims, and Kentucky voters expect a Democratic win with strong state sentiment.
The piece argues Ohio politics, war warnings, and public funds woes. It mocks rival rhetoric, notes 40 million dollars going to Englishmen with American brides, and suggests John Sherman’s cold political style. It also references Schofield, Holmes, and Cleveland with satirical jabs.
The piece recounts authorship timelines for major works. Cruden spent nineteen years on the Bible Concordance before illness ensued, Miltonan sketches delayed Paradise Lost, George Eliot reportedly wrote Middlemarch in four months, Bancroft’s History of the United States spanned nearly thirty years, Buckle’s History of Civilization yielded only an introduction, and projections show hundreds of volumes.
A compact survey lists origins for sect names from Cistercians to Plymouth Brethren. It notes Citeau founding the Cistercians, St Francis for Franciscans, White Quakers from their attire, Jansenius for Jansenists, Ignacius Loyola for Jesuits, Gauls for Gallican Church, Pere Hyacinthe for the Gallican link, and other leaders like Labadie and Gabriel Scherling shaping names for groups such as Labadists and Gabrielites. The piece also mentions nonsectarians and the Covanters linked to Charles I and the Plymouth Brethren formed in 1830.
A coroner's report states Mrs Juliet Albert was struck by lightning at her Buffalo area home. The bolt followed a copper rich pin in her dress, melting the pin and embedding it in her flesh. The event is described as a freak accident with electrical attraction to the copper.
A dialogue about exceptions to rules. Benny Bloombumper-Pa questions the no-file claim and a counter responds that rules have exceptions, using fly-paper as an example of a case where the rule might not apply.
Fragmentary OCR shows a character crying out about giving up trying to be a man. Interjections from others interrupt the line, leaving the sentence unfinished and unclear about the surrounding plot or source.
A lyrical portrait of a baby described as wise and playful, with a judge like gaze and Socrates envy. The subject endures affectionate kisses from young girls, cuddling, and rambunctious antics. The narrator extols the baby as a universal treasure, the monarch of the fireside, a ram’s horn charm.
Two gray beard locals watch as Jethro unveils a bright stove polish lid and pitches a plan to sell polish at 10 cents a cake for a $12.96 gross daily profit. They outline production, printing, and distribution steps while debating Ike’s suitability for the venture. The scene mixes humor with a proto entrepreneurship lesson and local camaraderie.
Jet and Uriah argue over hiring Ike for a peppery polish business with Uriah and Jet clashing on strategy. Isaac warns Jet that Uriah’s lack of dignity hampers big-city sales while Jet eyes solo gain. At home, Jet contemplates risk as smoke from a fired stove erupts, signaling troubled start.
In several Swiss cantons all deceased are buried at public expense. Coffins and all other necessary articles are provided by undertakers designated by the government. The interment, grave, and religious service are fully free for all classes.
Orris Stuffyknees recalls a successful run in Plunkville as friends and a crowd celebrate. The actor notes the trek from theater to the station stretched fourteen blocks while two constables and a landlord pursued them at every step.
A Russian swindler in Saratov has been jailed for selling counterfeit tickets to Jupiter missions, promising access to a space journey and deceiving buyers with forged documents and false affiliations. The case highlights tourist and space program con trickery with multiple victims and fraud counts.
The article surveys medieval warfare customs, noting reprisals against defenders, mass crucifixions in Jerusalem, civil exchanges at Sebastopol, and women seized or sold after sieges such as Messina and Salerno. It cites Edward I’s capture of the Countess of Buchan and her confinement in an iron cage.
A collection of aphorisms on character and self control contrasts with a health note about fingernail bacteria. It warns that nails host numerous bacteria, some dangerous, and outlines hygienic care using a brush soap and water.
A reporter rushing to the wreck scene discovers a single-armed, bandaged, disfigured company director perched on a locomotive fragment. He refuses to share details, saying he has heard of no accident. The scene underscores the catastrophe and raises questions about the incident.
An account describes the Ossified Man from the Museum of Natural History in Dublin. A South of Ireland native, his body ossified during life after a debauched night walk. He became immobile, stiff joints, a statuelike figure, teeth fused to bone, loss of tongue use and sight before death.
A recent estimate catalogs the Ottoman sultanate's costs as 7 000 000 pounds or about 365 000 000 dollars. Items include repairs furniture mats beds toilet requisites for harem ladies jewelry sultan personal clothes and furniture doubles wages gold and silver plate and carriage maintenance.
A German journal lists European milk production in kiloliters for major nations. Germany records 14,218,000,000. France 3,117,000,000. England 1,925,000,000. Sweden 2,203,000,000. additional figures appear garbled, suggesting reporting errors or OCR issues.
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