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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Times Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1895
Page
2
The new owner plans to keep the Times-Post publishing and improve status among Indiana papers. The plant is in first class condition and circulation targets Fort Wayne advertisers with unbiased, timely news and versatile job work.
The Muncie Route offers low round trip rates for trips from Chattanooga to Chickamauga and from Indianapolis to the state fair in September. Washington Indiana hosts B Y P outings in October. Western states and fort Wayne lines run Home-Seeker Excursions with departures on specified dates. Information and ticket sales at the Fort Wayne north depot. Also reduced rates to Lake Maxinkuckee via Nickel Plate road with Saturday departures and Monday returns.
The text describes hand shapes and mounts linked to traits and careers. It notes spatulated fingers signal energy and material focus, life lines and mounts indicate temperaments, and specific mounts or stars suggest ambitions, violence, or deceit, with examples from Liszt and philosophers.
A humorous catalog lists Liszt at the piano for hours, Leigh Hunt riding London omnibuses, Dr Noyes loving thunder and hating instruments except bass drum, Prince Rupert liking Ghemietus and glass drops, and other quirks. It notes Charles V’s 900 books, Tycho Brahe’s stomach reaction to foxes, Hazlitt’s tea, Berlioz’s guitar skill, and more.
The article discusses moon light being far weaker than sunlight at meridian, a discovery of a large high-altitude lake in the Olympic Mountains, and scientific notes on granite as Earth's bedrock with its lack of life and thickness. It also covers dew as a color preservative, cinnamon essence disinfecting microbes, and experiments with rattlesnake venom at Johns Hopkins University.
A compact note reflects on a boy’s entry into a circus and the moral framing of good and bad. The speaker laments a young person crossing thresholds into temptation, contrasting virtue with the taint of the tent’s border.
A method to render dresses incombustible by dipping them in a solution of soda. Use one pound of soda in two gallons of water. The process preserves the most delicate colors with no evident change.
A Somerville Journal note observes that fame fades in death notices and police court records. The piece discusses how obituary and public record columns handle notoriety, highlighting privacy and representation in local journalism.
The Nickel Plate road announces special excursion rates to the west northwest and southwest on Sept 10 and 24 for travel via the line. Also promoted are Lake Maxinkuckee trips each Saturday until Sept 8, Van Wert County Fair trips Sept 10–13 with return coupons valid Sept 14, and a Wabash line offer for Indianapolis round trips Sept 16–21 for the Indiana State Fair.
A Times Post call to action urges formation of a Central Bimetallic Compact to restore silver coinage to its pre 1873 status. The resolution condemns the 1873 act and promises education and political action to increase money volume. Sign and return form invites local supporters.
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