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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1900
Page
15
A farmer sells his beloved horse Harry to fund his son’s army, only to see Harry shipped to a remount camp. There, Harry finds Sam on the battlefield and dies protecting him, while the father and mother mourn, learning the two men died together in combat.
A narrator encounters Dan Jeffers and his wife Sue Jeffers by a river as they debate wood cutting and resilience. The tale contrasts stubborn endurance with domestic resolve, ending with the couple in good humor about work and a hoecake ahead. The anecdote sits beside a military tale of the avoiding of drink through a chance given by a colonel.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson believes India rubber could be successfully cultivated in Hawaii and would increase the islands’ value. The statement suggests potential agricultural diversification and economic benefit for Hawaii.
Dr Bertine F. Lesser recalls a hospital study that led to abolishing alcohol from patient treatment. A 12 year old pneumonia case showed alcohol as a harmful stimulant, with later misused by mother and patient. The physician groups then tested and confirmed alcohol unnecessary, founding a hospital in 1894 with low mortality and wide treatment scope in Havana and at home.
The piece cites Chambers Journal noting poor feeding and blood poverty create spirit cravings. It argues cooking lessons in schools can improve working class diets and suggests better meal skills reduce liquor issues while industrial training makes youths more efficient workers and later homemakers.
The text laments a lack of training paths beyond domestic service, noting that many cultural fields demand some form of apprenticeship. It argues teaching roles often come with the penalty of paying for incapacity and frequent incompetence.
A collection of brief items on liquor reform including Edinburgh convention with 200 delegates, Russia funding reforms to curb vodka outlets, Washington DC drug gifts restricting malt extracts, Topeka liquor search and seizure law, Albany Holy Name society pledge to curb profanity, New Zealand canvassing for prohibition, and a Brooklyn Life exchange joke about a reporter trying to gain admission as a book agent.
In Ohio county Indiana reports say white oppossums are occasionally captured. The odd sight cited in the Yonkers Statesman notes a man seen with his arm about a woman's waist prompting comment on the scene.
The business notes a prosperous year and expects further gains. It reports an extraordinary large line of goods bought at the lowest cash price to support continued growth.
The notice enumerates sugar grades and prices from 52 lb Choice C Sugar to Cut Loaf Sugar, loose Rio Coffee roasts, teas with assorted prices, canned goods from California produce, dried fruits, and imported wines for medical use. It notes market stability and taxes remains unchanged, with emphasis on fresh roasted coffee and visible loose purchases.
The Fort Wayne Trust Co advertises capital of 200000 dollars. It offers 3 percent interest on certificate and book deposits of 1 dollar and up. It loans on farm and city real estate at a low rate and acts as executor administrator guardian assignee receiver trustee and agent.
Henry C. Paul serves as president with Samuel M. Foster as vice president and Andrew E. Hoffman as second vice president. Charles A. Wilding is secretary and William Paul Jr. assists as secretary.
Samuel M. Foster, Charles 4. Bush, George W. Pixley, William E. Mossman, Paul Bears Wilding, Andrew E. Hoffman, John C. Peters, William J. Vesey, Louis Foz, Ernest W. Cook, David Studabaker appear in a formal roster. The excerpt lists individuals possibly connected to a historical registry or committee.
Fragmentary timetable lists connections among Valparaiso Chicago Plymouth Canton Lima and Pittsburgh with trains to New York Washington Philadelphia and Richmond. Notes dates October 19 1899 and daily routes including northbound to Grand Rapids and Richmond southbound to Cincinnati with listed departure times.
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