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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Times Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1895
Page
2
A collage of opinions on tariff policy, party rivals, and figures like McKinley and Clay. Commentary links currency debates, Cuban independence, monometallism, and a Missouri gubernatorial jab, while mocking or critiquing political rhetoric and reform efforts.
A sister recalls a Breton tale of Emma Rosilis a devout woman who falls for Emilien. She enters the Ursuline convent then reveals her passion, confesses, and is guided by a compassionate confessor. Emma and Emilien wed, raising eight children in enduring happiness. the piece lauds steadfast love over talent or status.
A deciphered 1669 letter from Louis XIV to Louvois reveals an order to move General de Balonde to Pignerol for lifting the siege of Conti. The king ordered his face hidden with a black velvet mask. The reveal is anticlimactic if the man was Balonde, jailed for 34 years with minimal contact.
A list-style note equates world place names with descriptive meanings. Rio de la Plata is river of silver, Orinoco a coiled serpent, Jamaica land of wool and water, Porto Rico rich port, Andes metal copper, Venezuela Little Venice, Valparaiso vale of paradise, Alleghany endless, Himalaya abode of snow, Arizona sand hills, Azores a hawk. Derrimac swift water, Palestine and of wanderers.
A Chicago factory produced 12,000 banjos and 7,000 mandolins last year alongside guitars and harps. The firm touts mechanical improvements and claims its instruments surpass foreign imports in quality and value for money.
Vienna professor Wagner von Jau regg reports four years of trials using tuberculine for insanity. He claims cures and overall mental and physical improvements in many patients, despite Dr. Roux's anti toxine drawing more attention.
Fragmentary note advertises weekend trips to Maxinkuckee via the Nickel Line. Mentions Saturday departures and September timing, with inquiries to local agents. Details are incomplete in the OCR fragment.
A historical obituary of the frontier era notes Western independence waning as railroads telegraphs and farms replace lawless romance. It cites Jesse James era figures like Kit Carson and Dalton gangs, laments the closing of the West, and proclaims Indians and buffalo vanishing, urging the land to modern civilization and humane progress.
A 19th century article discusses the hazards of practicing medicine in Chinatown. It notes distrust of American doctors among Chinese patients and reports a New York physician leaving after hostile relatives, later harmed in a street collision attributed to the dangers of the Chinese medical milieu.
A New York Advertiser interview recounts how an observer identified a woman schoolteacher at a crowded train by subtle cues. Distinguishing marks noted included short hair eye-glasses a plain gray dress a globe pendant and a snapping hand satchel, revealing her teaching profession.
A summary of monarchs and leaders salaries from a historic column lists figures for the President of the United States at 50000 dollars with a house, Austrian Emperor and Hungarian King at 8875000, and various European rulers including Italy Spain and Japan. It notes the Swiss President earns 3000 dollars and mentions China and Greece among others.
A rambunctious heifer landed at a Baltimore wharf and, unrestrained, caused chaos through several houses on Conway and Hanover streets. After knocking Mrs. Emma A. Poole down, the animal trampled through rooms including the kitchen and dining area, toppled a lamp, ruined property, and finally was driven out by a blue-coated soldier before the driver recaptured it.
The vibrometer is a newly invented instrument for the cure of deafness. It uses vibratory forces to massage the ear’s sound conducting apparatus. The phonograph aided this development and the vibrometer shows promise for reaching conditions unreachable by standard treatments.
The notice lists travel rates and dates for trips from Fort Wayne and Washington Indiana with reference to a north depot for information. Dates span Sept 28th to Oct 10th, and price noted is 86.95.
Local financial notice states capital and surplus totaling 230000 dollars with 8 percent annual interest on time deposits. It advertises Baté deposit boxes for rent at five dollars per year.
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