Times-Post to Stay Local Fort Wayne Paper
The new owner of the Times-Post intends to continue publication, placing it among Indiana’s best papers. The plant is top condition, advertising capable, and the paper will print the latest news without favoritism while seeking Fort Wayne business patronage. Evansville Courier remarks on political commentary and national figures, noting Indiana delegation concerns for Harrison.
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Courier
Parson on Britannia Sheds Ghosts as Storm Ride Ends
In a tale of superstition aboard the Britannia, Rev. Augustine St John debunks fears of ghosts among sailors. A rogue ghost story collapses when a goat is found in the maintop, revealed as a misperception sparked by stormy confusion. St John cautions that fear itself is the true specter aboard ships.
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Augustine St. John
Britannia
Neptune
Layton
Geordie
North Country
Jim
Nick
Mr. MacNab
MacNab
Mr. St. John
Ratline
Billy
Rev. Augustine
Freaks of Fashion Through the Ages in Royal Attire
The article surveys historical attire from Henry II to Henry IV and beyond, noting royal and noble dress such as John of England effigy in a crimson tunic, Catherine de Medici in black garments, and bans by Henry II of France on gilded trimmings. It describes fifteenth to eighteenth century headwear, ruffs, panniers, and courtly accessories, along with fashion plays from France and England and the Jardin des Plantes origins.
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John of England
Catherine de Mepici
Henry II
France
Italy
Denine
Henry IV
England
Raleigh
Paris
Jardin Des Plantes
Botanist note on plant origins and spread across continents
A catalog of plants with their geographic origins and first mentions. It lists the Christ thorn from Algiers in 1596, the Crimea jasmine from India in 1629, the tulip indigenous to South Europe noted 1578, coffee in Soudan then Europe 1596, and other species including clove in Moluccas 1586, potato via Raleigh 1585, and Jerusalem artichoke 1616, among many regional origins and dates.
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Catalonia
India
Italy
Europe
Provence
Flanders
Ceylon
Moluccas
Canada
Spain
Hungary
Mount Etna
South
Earops
Syria
England
Raleigh
North America
Jerusalem
Virginia
Cold weather care and college incomes compared
A life insurance ad advises keeping extremities warm and never wearing tight footwear to maintain foot circulation and warmth. A Pittsburgh Dispatch note contrasts American university finances with Halle and European schools, noting Cornell and Halle’s incomes and library costs, with Harvard and others cited for different funding figures.
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Cornell
University of Halle
Halle
Library of Halle
Harvard
Paris
Berlin
Columbia
Boston Journal
One Duty of Russian Police
A brief historical note discusses a Russian police duty to awaken sleepers in frosty streets. It describes the isvoschik and drunks being aroused by ear rubbing, claimed to provoke anger so they do not sleep again. The piece briefly mentions a Lake Maxinkuckee excursion offer and a Times-Post job office tease.
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Isvoschik
Temple Bar
The Self Made Man Versus The Cultured Man
The essay argues that true education comes from lifelong study and exposure, not from wealth or status. It contrasts the self made man, who thrives on ambition and practical savvy, with the college educated, whose life is illuminated by literature, art, and classical ideas. The self made man is a diamond in the rough, while the cultured man is a diamond cut and polished.
Armour's democratic desk at work and large charity endowments
Philip D Armour, Chicago's millionaire packer and philanthropist, keeps boyhood habits with 5 rise, 6 breakfast, 7 start at desk where staff share a single room. He sits among clerks, rosca in hand, and works until six. Known as the pork prince, he is about 60, active and hearty, famed for a vast gift to found a manual training school.
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Philip D. Armour
Chicago
New England
Mr. Armour
West
Hoosier Poet's Regrets From Riley Interview
James Whitcomb Riley, the Hoosier poet, lamented to a San Francisco reporter that he regrets never marrying and lacking formal education. He spoke on marriage as life’s poetry and admitted ignorance of grammar, judging by what “seems right.” Riley, age 38, recalled his father’s choice of long trousers for him at age three despite his mother’s protests.
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James Whitcomb Riley
San Francisco
Riley
Week End Excursions to Lake Maxinkuckee on Saturdays
A notice offers weekly trips to Lake Maxinkuckee via the Nickel Plate road every Saturday until September 28. Enquiries should be directed to agents at the listed contact numbers 8 20 9 27 378.
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Nickel Plate Road
Lake Maxinkuckee
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