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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Times Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1895
Page
2
The Times-Post under new ownership will continue publication and aim to rank with Indiana's best papers. The plant is in first class condition and the paper seeks strong advertising support from Fort Wayne businesses while promising timely news without favoritism.
A Scribner's Magazine excerpt reviews virulence in 1828 presidential campaigns. It notes ad hominem accusations against Adams Jackson and Clay, praises reduced personalised abuse, and comments on political rhetoric, Nebraska Republicans, Hinshaw trial coverage, and other scattered topics from press and public affairs.
A reflective poem by Bayard Taylor compares the sea and wind as contrasting yet linked forces. The sea provides merriment and life while the wind carries inward pain and restlessness, both voices blending in a shared, paradoxical harmony.
On a westbound day express through Deep Canyon, a five to six year old girl Agnes stops a train by waving a red handkerchief. Conductor Beck and Vice President Thorold organize a rescue for the lost baby Jesse as Joe Perkins the father and hero is found.
The 1881 excavation led by Prof Timmerman uncovered tombs near Najar Oifard along the Nile. Skeletons ranged from seven feet eight inches to eleven feet one inch, with many memorial tablets but no records of kings or notable ancestors.
Canine somnambulist Hugi of Colonel Munnerlyn’s dog naps on the Arlington Hotel porch in Atlanta. He dreams, leaps for the baluster, topples twenty feet, then rises to inspect the scene and walks away unbothered as no one laughs.
Second class passengers on the Northwestern Railway fell by about 10 000 in the past year to around 63 000 in half a year. First class also declined but slower. Third class has become the norm on the route.
A home remedy suggests pouring a pint of boiling water over two teaspoons of cream of tartar and sweetening to taste for prickly heat. Another tip notes adding six green grapes to a huckleberry pie to increase tartness.
A brief exchange shows a traveler saying they had no trouble with French in Paris while noting their understanding was adequate. The dialogue highlights language ease and comprehension during travel.
The piece mixes a biographical sketch of the Bell family linked to the telephone with a report on Adirondack forests being converted to pulp wood. It notes Mrs. Bell’s deafness and education, the couple’s wealth, and a lakeside home. It also reports a national surge in tobacco use with millions of cigarettes and cigars sold in the fiscal year.
Read of barber shop practices spreading disease with shared towels and tools. The piece warns that blood, dandruff, and skin infections can pass between customers via razors and brushes, likening barber danger to cholera and urging hygiene reforms.
In a study of colonial efforts the piece notes French attachment to birthplace as a barrier to expansion. It contrasts with American mobility while citing population figures 21 million of 38 million inhabitants.
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