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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Times Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1895
Page
2
The new owner of the Times-Post pledges to continue publication and elevate the paper to Fort Wayne’s top tier. The plant is in first class condition and the paper serves the city’s best citizens. It will print latest news without favoritism and offer job work to local businesses.
In Springfield yesterday McKinley faced the recurring claim that Republican victory in the next House would revive prosperity. The piece argues that 54th Congress cannot alter current farm conditions and credits Democratic tariff reform for improving times, predicting further gains and revenue without harming American industry.
A Fort Wayne newspaper column ridicules the city board of health for failing to meet and calls for abolition or reassignment. The piece accuses members of drawing pay without duties and jokes about excessive public expense. It also notes a Connecticut preacher resigning over a Jonah dispute as a tongue in cheek aside. Susan Antony’s retirement and Chauncey Depew are mentioned in passing.
Gossip swirls over a possible marriage as two hearts may unite. Gladstone discussed free trade with General James claiming U S commerce would seize half the world. Mor gan drives back the gold reserve plug as syndicate job nears expiry. Defender sails to a tight finish with Valkyrie.
Senator Palmer narrates a tale of a Illinois farmer who sold wood for five dollars per cord over several years. He refused a two dollar offer, noting he paid 1.37 dollars per ton for soft coal. The exchange highlights economics amid demonetizing silver and defueling wood. The Nickel Plate railroad offers excursion rates to western regions on September 10 and 24, 1918.
A well known Philadelphia physician at the Zoo demonstrates venom extraction from rattlesnakes before a large crowd. The doctor uses a glass pane, a long stick and a loop to hold the snake, collecting a single tiny poison drop for medicine. Head Keeper Byrne assists as the physician explains this practice remains a professional secret and the venom commands high value.
An observer details how tigers stalk, sprint, and seize prey. While ambush is not uncommon, many hunts hinge on rapid sprints across open ground. Tigers strike from the back, grip the neck, and may snap the spine if needed, with remarkable strength shown in lifting heavy prey like a buffalo or scaling a six foot rock with a man in their jaws.
Van Wert County Fair excursions are offered from Ada Fort Wayne and intermediate stations on Pennsylvania lines September 10 to 18. Low round trip rates apply for Van Wert County Fair. Return coupons are valid Saturday September 14 inclusive.
A tiger and a lioness were housed in adjoining cages at the Calcutta Zoo when a careless door opening allowed the tigress to enter the lioness’s compartment. The tigress crushed her rival in a ten minute fight, challenging the lion’s supposed dominance in such clashes.
The commerce of New South Wales, an Australian province, exceeds Canada by threefold in proportion to its population, is five times greater than France, and eight times larger than the United States trade.
In the summer of 1877 a mixed party of soldiers settlers and Cheyenne Indians travels through western Nebraska after a raid. A settler shoots a scalp-wearing Indian in vengeance, sparking pursuit until the captain orders a recall as the party regroups beside a stream.
Readers learn about Volvox, its internal smaller balls, and how the outer ball splits to release offspring. The water bear or tardigrade is described as a content creature that moults, leaving discarded skins with eggs and baby bears swimming briefly before joining their parents at feeding grounds.
A man explains how growing roses in a country conservatory led to a strong winter demand and high prices. He expanded his hothouses, began selling roses, and built a prosperous “flower bank account” after profits covered costs and labor.
In a Berkshire News quip Miss Manhattan compliments a dog and Miss Browning from Boston notes its exotic look. The exchange playfully misnames the breed as a spitz or an expectorator, highlighting playful mislabeling of canine types between New York and Boston.
In a Boston Herald snippet, Blanche jokes about a new dressmaker after the prior garment proved a misfit. Papa’s reaction centers on the cost of the ill fitting creation, reflecting domestic humor and budgeting within a family.
A Tennessee scientist theorizes the Gulf Stream daily traverses thousands of miles through an underground channel encasing a living flame, proposing a dramatic hidden oceanic pathway beneath the earth.
A New York Recorder quote captures a politician rebuking talk of aiding politicians. The speaker argues voters should focus on helping their own. The remark implies local cynicism about self serving agendas in caucus discussions.
A resolution calls for forming a Central Bimetallic Compact to educate and mobilize political action to restore silver to pre 1873 coinage levels. It condemns the 1873 act ending free silver, cites price and industry harm, and empowers the Lames-Post to organize a meeting.
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