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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Times Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1895
Page
3
A Montreal Star report tells how a woman in a sealskin sacque confronted a driver beating a four-horse sleigh team. She took the whip, ordered harness cut, freed the animal, and fed the horses biscuits, inspiring awe and gratitude among bystanders.
A New York safe maker hired an expert to open an old vault with a key. The vault proved stubborn until the locksmith dug dirt from the key and fitted it in the lock. The manufacturer paid $60, then urged secrecy about the unusual method.
The cocoa palm is described as the most useful tree on earth. Fresh water can be obtained from the nut, often yielding three or four pounds of clear water. The ripe nut provides nutritious milk, young bucs serve as greens, sap and flower stalks yield wine, fermenting distills guinevar and brandy, and the nutshell offers utensils. Fibers make textiles and cords, juices provide ink, and leaves supply pens and paper.
The text discusses how Chinese individuals, including Chows and Mongols, are treated when deformed or crippled. It suggests methods of self-harm or coercion by others to end their lives and notes that such reports are curious and warrant investigation.
The piece warns that coal fields, whalebone, and guttapercha trees are nearing depletion. It cites H OU Forbes on Australian gutta percha loss, notes indiscriminate destruction in Borneo, and argues government-led cultivation may be required to preserve these resources for science and industry.
A foreign correspondent asserts Jews are more numerous and wealthy now than at any time in history. He estimates ancient world numbers near five million, with current totals over twice that, distributed across Asia, Africa, the Americas, and chiefly Eastern Europe where Polish lands are cited.
The text cites Jewish populations by region with Austria’s Ilish provinces at two million, Germany at seven hundred fifty thousand, and the United States at one million.
A powerful 100000 candle power search light tested at Mount Washington New Hampshire proved usable for warning or signaling during war. The device reached 6348 feet high and could reveal a ship eight miles away and a hotel six miles distant. Boston electrician Lewis H Rogers led the success, surpassing Eiffel tower height and naval lights at 50000 candle power.
A Free Press column parrots political epigrams on drinking, elections, and ambition. It mocks candidates who avoid office, managers who seek reform, and voters swayed by rhetoric, concluding with a quip about guessing a senator's character from appearances.
Europe’s highest railway, the Brienz Mountain Railway in Switzerland, links Brienz village to Rothhorn summit. It uses a toothed-wheel system and climbs one meter in four past Geldried, Hausstatt, and Oberst Staffel. Travel time round trip is about three hours.
The list traces famous figures to modest origins. Lincoln's father was a poor farmer and laborer. Gluck's father was a gamekeeper. Schubert's father a schoolmaster. Andersen and many others had tradesmen or laborers as fathers, including a cobbler, carpenter, poultry dealer, knife maker, and sailor.
A compiled excerpt of maxims and aphorisms from Rochefoucauld Jefferson Colton Steele Lavater and others on prejudice reason prudence and integrity. The collection underscores moral judgment and personal conduct through succinct, period voice reflections.
A short reminiscence extols lemon juice for cough season use and its simple health benefits. It notes lemon juice aids bronchial issues and chilblains. suggests hot salt water soaks and rubbing with baked lemon as a home remedy.
An American traveler says Mexican justice shifts when American women are involved. A New York merchant’s daughter attracts Mexican admirers, leading to a court moment after a man kisses her on the street. The judge questions the case as Americans claim the act.
The article describes maguey or agave as a cactus native to the Americas used by Aztecs for cordage mats and food. pulp fermented into pulque and mescal. stalks used in architecture. mescal distilleries noted for secrecy. Arizona yields around $2.50 per gallon maturing with age. tequila commands over $10 per bottle.
The Prince of Wales has debts over 3 million dollars with his mother agreeing to pay 1.5 million after Parliament refused help. Despite inherited wealth from the Duchy of Cornwall and verifiable income, creditors ruin his mood and finances. Reports note purchases, renovations, and costly entertaining, plus hints of poker gambling.
A new incandescent light tool illuminates internal cavities by guiding a curved probe and using mirrors to reflect images. It exposes areas behind bone and skin, including nasal and skull regions, enabling detection of foreign objects or pus in darkened rooms.
The late Roscoe Conkling, Utica’s famed statesman, visited a government department on business years before his death. There he spoke to a young man who asked how he could so clearly project his voice to the far end of a great hall.
A speaker’s guide emphasizes clear vowel enunciation and distinct pronunciation. It urges having a personal message, original thought, and disciplined practice to avoid mimicking others, warning that oration is ineffective without being heard.
A catalog of faults describes a man who argues constantly and shows vanity and brusqueness. The piece lists traits such as beating animals, neglecting home, loving his own voice, and never returning borrowed items. It presents a humorous social critique of a self important, disruptive figure.
In 1866 a widow finds that a deceased father in law left valuable Philadelphia town lots. The father appeared to her in daylight and guided them to a deed hidden in an old copy of Plutarchs Lives. The heir, the wife, receives an estimated $20,000 from the find.
A novel inclined railway built at Bridgnorth England links the town’s upper and lower sections once connected by steps in rock. The 201 foot track climbs 111 feet with two cars on separate rails balanced by water ballast. Brakes engage on the wheels and the brakeman opercates the motion.
A Berliner died at 73 after recording his life from age 18. His ledger shows 628 715 cigars in 52 years, 43 692 as gifts, 585 021 paid about 10 433 dollars. He bought 85 trousers, 74 coats, 62 boots, 298 shirts, 326 collars, rode 428 dollars in tram fares, drank 28 786 beers, 21 261 small, 36 081 cognac and spirits for 5 350 dollars, and gave 1 305 dollars in tips.
The piece cites Mr. Conkling’s 1880 New York speech explaining that the term arose from a Scottish massacre at Glenfruin where widows carried their husbands bloody shirts to Sterling Tower. It notes the phrase predates US politics and became a symbol of bygone conflicts. It then mentions a German inventor who created a watch to time egg boiling with separate dials for ducks and hens eggs.
In western China the Lolo people perform a wedding morning custom where the bride sits on the highest tree branch while elder women occupy lower limbs armed with sticks. The groom climbs the tree and endures blows until he breaks through and claims the bride.
A brief note reflects on youth surprises as someone named Sao Maile becomes unexpectedly known to a person who has reached him, signaling a moment of recognition and connection.
A list of famous authors and figures noting the ages at which they began or completed notable works. Names include Moxuammed, Shelley, Keats, Dumas, Heine, Seneca, Richardson, Racine, Parry, Coleridge, Luther, Poe, Confucius, Machiavelli, Owen Meredith, Sterne, Shakespeare, and others with ages from the teens to the seventies.
A compact survey recounting how rulers and notable leaders met their end. It lists assassinations, beheadings, poisonings, and battlefield deaths from Phinip of Macedon to Mary Queen of Scots, with brief notes on various sovereigns and dignitaries.
A compact chronicle lists inventions with dates and origins. Photographic portrait by Fevier 1457, copperplate engraving 1511, wood engraving 1799, acid etching 1512, cannon 1330, Turkish use 1453, English manufacture 1547, harvester 1831 by Cyraa McCormick, electric telegraph line 1783 Switzerland, Morse transmitter 1837, arms first made by Guhr 1656 and credited to Shaw 1845, breech loading guns 1811, breech cannon used by Turks 1533, tobacco to Europe early 16th century and England 1555, glass mirrors known AD 23 rediscovered 1800, Quinn pens AD 558, steel pens 1803 and 1822, checkers ancient Egyptians, chloroform discovered 1831 and used 1846, first carpets in Europe 1664, France, from Turkish patterns.
Advertisement for W. H. Harvey’s Coin's Financial School and its continuation Coin Up to Date. Describes illustrated editions, page counts, and prices from 50 cents to 1.00. Mentions cloth bindings and combined volume offers. Published by Times-Post Fort Wayne.
Scrambled OCR fragment references Richmond Cincinnati Grand Rapids and daily crisis note. The text appears to describe routing or publication tweaks for the Richmond and Cincinnati area with a Grand Rapids template. No clear events, dates, or entities beyond city names and the word daily.
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