Septembers of 1895 and political sport in the states
A column reflections note that September 1895 will be remembered for straw hats not being shot until the 23rd and muses on Illinois prison boondoggles, liquor politics, and the growing meat trust probe. It discusses trade with Japan, county treasuries, and the idea of rigid audits. The piece also hints at a looming Army leadership shift with General Schofield’s imminent command and debates over military authority.
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Mines
Schofield
Sheridan
Washington
War Department
Sherman
General Miles
Lamont
Miles
To Lake Maxinkuckee via Nickel Plate Road Saturday Runs
Train schedule note directs weekly service to Lake Maxinkuckee via the Nickel Plate road every Saturday until September 28. Enquiries may be made through local agents at the listed contact.
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Lake Maxinkuckee
Nickel Plate Road
Militant Colors and Brutal Warfare Through History
The article surveys historical warfare practices from medieval sieges to modern destruction of churches and libraries. It cites red military dress in Sparta and Britain, brutal treatment of captives in Lisbon and Du Guesclin’s era, terror emblazoned by regimental bearskins and horned German helmets, and French and German bombardments harming cathedrals, libraries, and even fire crews during sieges and campaigns.
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du Gueselin
du Guesclin
Palatinate
Spiers
Washington
Edwards
France
Strassburg
Word History Of Jovial, Presently, Shrew And Other Terms
The passage traces the evolving meanings of words such as jovial once linked to Jove planets, presently meaning instantly in Shakespearean usage, shrew from a brave mouse to a quarrelsome woman, blackguard from kitchen staff to rude people, and treacle shifting from beneficial decoctions to a sweet syrup, illustrating language change over time.
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Shakspeare
Hats and Headgear Through the Ages
The article traces medieval reverence for hats and cap symbolism, from William Tell’s cap to devils’ pointed red headpieces, notes on a pneumatic felt hat making process, and Roman helmets. It ends with a mock interlude on fall suits offered by Will C. Cleary at 118 Harrison Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Tell
Gesler
France
Satan
Callon Will C. Cleary
Harrison Street
Nickel-Plate Offers Saturday Lake Excursion Tickets
Nickel Plate Road promotes low rate Saturday excursions to Lake Maxinkuckee through September 28. Tickets available via agents with inquiries directed to agent offices. Journal text indicates promotional printing and a note from The Times Post with partial, unclear OCR.
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Nickel-Plate Road
Lake Maxinkuckee
Bear Trapping Prank Turns Into Nursery Tale
A 15 year old, Sandy, schemes to hunt bears on his New Hampshire farm using a tub trap and corn shocks. The plan backfires when a bear raid foils him, leaving him humiliated as Peter Small keeps the family amused by the mishap and a bear is later found dead with a cub.
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Sandy
Peter Small
New Hampshire
Peter
Cooper Brown
Father
Nantucket Jack Wins Fame In Sea Duel For May Blossom
Nantucket Jack refuses to abandon a prized whale during a savage squall. He battles the leviathan alone, saves the catch, and earns the captain’s praise. May Blossom witnesses his courage as the ship struggles, and the captain reunites Jack with the captain’s daughter.
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Nantucket
Jack
May Blossom
Boles
Davy Jones
Johnny Whale
Whale
Leeward
Blossom
May
Another Society Fad In Hats Hidden In The Shoe
A London society note recounts a fad among belles who hide the little bow from a man’s hat inside a shoe in hopes of securing a marriage proposal within the month. The practice relies on a superstition and elicits clandestine schemes to obtain the bow. A second tale recounts a beggar and a gentleman in a street encounter about deception and a deafness claim, ending with the caller exposing the beggar as an impostor.
Fragments and anecdotes mix in a 19th century column
A local moral lesson ends with a boy saying God bless Richard yet planning to hit him later. A New York soda fountain experiment shows free drinks but drops in patronage when charged. An old Elliott ring bears John Frost’s inscription and a fierce frontier tale of his father Capt. Frost. A Palmer court hears an orphan’s touching defense about evil and loss. Hotels employ chaperons to guide female guests in unfamiliar cities. The shoe trade counts 48096 entities with 5239 tanners 2374 manufacturers and jobbers 34000 retailers and 6033 others.
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James
Richard
Western Union Opens Hundreds of New Offices Each Year
Western Union Telegraph Company cites over 739000 miles of wire and nearly 21000 offices while opening about 600 new offices annually. Mentions Races event spanning September 23 to 28 and notes a program on the fourth page.
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Western Union Telegraph
Western Union Telegraph Company
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Daily Times-Post
Meni
East Berry Street
the Times-Post
Fort Wayne
Ind
Times-Post
Fort Wayne, Tind
Times-Posr
Indiana
Times- Post
Timus-Post
Times—Post
C. L. Drummnd
Marlborough
Miss Vanderbilt
RamRoaps
Kentucky
Illinois
Honolulu
Meat Trust
United States
Japan
Supreme Court
Treasuries
Lis‘yon
Lycurgus
Word History
Maumee Valley
Old Fort
Ohio
Michigan
New York
Elliott
John Frost
Charles Frost
Berwick
Kitvery
Frost
Darkey
Palmer
the Times~ Post
White National Bank
Ee Safe Deposit
AL Hattersley & Sons
E. Main ST
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