15 Dec 1869
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Democrat
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1869
Page
1
Mates of Legal Advertising terms two dollars per year in advance. Dawoonat Building address appears with Wayne Street Fort Wayne Indiana. Advertising lines describe nonpareil type and charges for publication and business notices.
Fragments of a poem praising welcome and unity mix with references to nature and learning. The piece speaks of blooms, pines, lakes, and songs, urging learning, labor, and music as a shared welcome. It contrasts truth with gilded lies and highlights brave men and right.
In a humorous reminiscence Mrs. Jones recalls losing a baby shirt on a frantic wedding day. The mislaid garment reappears in a comedic twist when it is found tucked in a dress pocket, triggering laughter and a lively wedding story about Mary Ann and Stephen.
December brings milder winter weather and ladies wear elegant winter outfits. Banquines with short skirts and tight sleeves, satin piping on velvet and cloth garments, colored velvets in blue and purple, cor sage en revera with quilted satin, heavy satin piping on parment, brown satin sashes, and bonnets blending velvet and satin lead the season’s stylish display.
Henry Ward Beecher explains his limited knowledge of the matter and states his belief that the marriage was legally and morally dissolved. He notes his mortuary service was prompted by concern for the woman involved and asserts he would correct any mistaken judgment if future evidence shows error. New York, December 7, 1869.
An American crew observed a brutal crucifixion in Yokohama. A youth who had killed his mother by stabbing her thirteen times was strapped to a cross. two spears pierced him through the chest, followed by a third spear at the wound, producing a gruesome spectacle.
A New Orleans merchant, famed for winking at everyone, rides a horse-car opposite an old lady and her daughter. The woman confronts him, saying she dislikes the habit and asks him to stop. The daughter explains he’s the show’s funny man, and the irritated merchant exits the car, leaving a string of expletives.
Read about Parker winning the billiard championship of Illinois amid a string of varied items from emigration trends to a Jersey City church fire. Other notes include a St. Louis divorce plea over stockings, a Cincinnati death, a Rochester youth's hanging, Pears, Peanuts profits, and a Cheyenne street sermon anecdote.
A satirical collection of quips about ladies sewing society romance and gender roles followed by brief crime and public-interest notes. Jokes range from a kissing quip to a minister’s daughter and a goose carving mishap, plus editorials on delinquent subscribers and a Philadelphia petition urging Cuban belligerent recognition.
The Cleveland Herald reports on a pamphlet about the "Im mortal J. N." who claims to sell no writings yet offers a sketch as security for loans. He asks for a quarter loan in exchange and promises to repay by letting others read the sketch, warning improvident readers to view the quarter as a permanent investment.
Russians execute harsh punishments for thieves while audacious burglars reportedly stole ornaments from the Imperial Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, including stones broken from pillars, with over three hundred thousand silver roubles in loot. Reports note inland navigation routes closing around the tenth, tariff declines in New York to Chicago, and Lake Erie shipping hampered by gales and storms on the southern shore.
Ice has purity as a notable fact with melted ice yielding pure water and sea ice forming fresh water. Also reported: Upper Sandusky post office robbery destroyed letters with small cash loss and no government damage, no clues. a Bordeaux harbor defense proposal involving petroleum. a South Carolina lawyer flogging incident leading to a legislative inquiry. Monmnons leaving Salt Lake for Missouri. Joseph Fisher of McKeesport died by smothering in a mudhole while drunk.
The Chicago Times reports a spate of self harm tied to poverty and unemployment, warning that the city’s fast growth has created a surplus of jobless men and women. It urges those without means to depart for cheaper locales, as no immediate revival is seen and capital remains cautious amid high tariffs and taxes.
The New York Star portraits leading city editors with vivid quirks. Ben nett of the Herald wakes while talking, Greeley of the Tribune seeks notoriety, Dana of the Sun chews fancy while proofs are read, Marble of the World feigns reticence, Swinton rolls eyes and ruffles hair, Shepherd and Jennings of the Times prize neatness and copper plate script, Reed of the Tribune dons velvet vests and a long gold chain, Oakey Hall dresses for every occasion, and Paris shopfronts display counterfeits while sausages sit in obelisks or pyramids with sharp price lines.
Mark Tw described an encounter with a renowned fortune teller who predicts a grim fate for the young man. The reading mixes humor and dark irony, with the spectacle of a murderer’s canonization in New Hampshire, and ends by noting a dramatic child of Cairo travels to San Francisco.
A Wake Pine landlord promotes his hotel in local newspapers quoting biblical lines about Joseph and his brothers. The fragment suggests the ad links hospitality to family references and mentions a Cosmopolitan figure as part of the appeal. The artifact reflects quirky marketing rhetoric from the period.
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