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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Times Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1895
Page
3
A naval execution mishap in 1766 saw a prisoner die from the shot before a reprieve halted the volley. In Vineland New Jersey Jeremiah Hacker a 94 year old infidel poet lies buried with provocative epitaphs on his and his wife’s stones provoking cemetery debate among trustees.
A traveler with Indian experience claims elephants are better playfellows for boys than dogs. Native youths ride the animal to swimming holes, the elephant traverses water, and the boy dives off the back as the elephant lifts him to dry land with a celebratory snort and whoop. Queer country indeed, India. Moonshine Whisky in New York
The article argues old iron clad punishments fade as public sentiment shifts to humane discipline. It questions whether gentle reproofs rival harsher methods and suggests that affectionate, involved parenting yields better behavior. Love, tenderness, and sympathy are essential for obedience, replacing fear and force.
A brief Epoch style quip records Hen Peck asking about harmony at home. Simking replies that they get along well enough, but not perfectly. The exchange is framed as a light domestic moment in a period newspaper voice.
A Georgia revenue officer recalls a raid on five moonshine making sisters in Tyier County. They fought back at a distillery by the swamp, the officer defeated them, seized whisky, and freed a sister in epileptic distress. The sisters vowed not to marry to keep making whisky.
A hatchet found with clotted blood and hair under a suspect's bed swayed public opinion in a murder case until a pathologist in court identified the hair as animal. The prisoner was acquitted after the hair’s nonhuman origin emerged, revealing he killed a dog with the weapon.
A preliminary notice announces a new London paper named the Divorce Gazette. It will report current divorce cases in full, cover divorce laws and related immorality, and replace births marriages and deaths coverage with weekly divorce chronicles. It promises financial protection for petitioners respondents and co respondents against costs in proceedings.
A case in Electrical Review cites a factory worker with strong magnetism who wore a watch for years and caused it to run erratically. The watch sometimes gained or lost an hour daily, while others kept accurate time, suggesting the man’s influence altered the timekeeping of devices he handled.
Kant recalls passing a building where dead swallows lay on the ground and, looking up, sees adult birds discarding their young from nests. He notes a season of scarce insects and believes the birds sacrificed offspring to save the rest, calling the moment worthy of worship.
Cuban physician Dr Garcia claims a revolutionary method to fight yellow fever by placing patients, beds and all, in a large refrigerator. He argues that cold destroys microbes while moist air is absorbed by lungs and pores to relieve thirst and kidney stagnation.
A New York gentleman says the Newark project will be the most remarkable building in the world due to its extraordinary height on a very narrow lot. He notes it is lower than some Chicago structures yet its width makes it outstanding.
The Pekin Gazette dates from the beginning of our era as the oldest newspaper. The Gazette of Nuremberg printed in 1457 using movable type is the first of its kind. The oldest surviving newspaper copy is the Venice Gazette from 1570 held in the Magliabechian Library in Venice.
Mr Jones narrates a humorous tale about a Kentucky girl who dropped a red-hot curling iron on her back while styling her hair. Mrs Jones reacts with shock and a playful exclamation imagining if it had been ice instead.
A damaged account notes the log cabin where Abraham Lincoln was born was torn down years ago. Logs from the structure were used to build another cabin about a mile away. They are now to be placed as near as possible to their original position.
Copyright notice for The Same Sweet Song attributed to The New York Musical Recording Company. Includes year 895 and references to rights, ownership, and distribution terms.
Advertisement for Corn's Financial School by W. H. Harvey details simplified money lessons for students. Highlights include 150 pages with 64 illustrations, various editions at 50 cents to $1, and a combined up to date volume offered via TIMES-VORE, Fort Wayne.
The Nickel Plate railroad offers low round trip fares to Hibbard Indiana the junction for Lake Maxinkuckee with departures Saturdays and returns Mondays through September 28th. Ask local agents for details and booking.
Fort Wayne prices list wheat corn oats butter eggs beeswax and more with quoted per unit rates. Low excursion fares offered to Michigan Wisconsin destinations via Hun ter's Excursions and Nickel Plate road agents for Lake Maxinkuckee journeys through late September plus a note about the upcoming races and program on page four.
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