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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1876
Page
1
Theodore Til tor recounts a Persian king who learns through life’s changing fortunes that wealth pleasure fame and life itself all pass away. A radiant sunbeam confirms the lesson as the king faces old age and death with quiet acceptance.
A Chicago Tribune dispatch summarizes Cincinnati Gazette gossip on New York papers led by the Herald valued at 2 million dollars and the Times at 1 million with additions for property. It ranks daily papers by circulation and notes management shifts at Times and Tribune. It praises Bennett of the Herald and Jones of the Times, details staff roles, and hints at possible takeovers while assessing political alignments and business worth.
The passage notes past Sun management and shift to sensationalism for profit. It suggests Dana might seek a more reputable tie with the Tribune, with Bonner in the business office and Dana in the editorial front. Dottoy,
A Philadelphia letter offering young women summer jobs near the centennial exhibition is printed in Reading Eagle. It promises pay and daily access to the event but aims to lure girls from town, urging secrecy and immediate reply to reach Philadelphia for alleged training before the exhibition. The piece cautions readers the scheme seeks to entrain naive young women for inappropriate ends.
A late ruling states a foreclosure must bring all note holders on a mortgage into the suit, even if not named on record. Failure to do so allows note holders to redeem within fifteen years after sale, risking title validity and forcing foreclosers to locate every holder. The decision also notes lack of recording of note assignments and urges legislative fixes.
The impeachment proceedings against Governor Ames of Mississippi were yesterday discharged by the Legislature. The Governor sent in his resignation, which was promptly accepted, and Colonel J M Stone, president pro tem of the Senate, was installed in his place.
Secretary George M. Robeson details the navy foreign account with Jay Cooke & Co. and allied security transfers to cover navy drafts abroad. He cites bonds, railroad iron, Hugh McCulloch estate, and claims against Jay Cooke & Co. as collateral, with ongoing efforts to recover funds and a 1873–76 timeline.
The Chicago Times cites cases in Onondaga New York and Georgia where men were fined or jailed for insulting women. The piece notes the convention season and the improbability of Landera's nomination, while mocking modern etiquette quotes. It frames these judgments as signs of a revived chivalry spirit.
Denver trader Hayward returns from a Cheyenne to Custer City journey detailing harsh weather, sparse gold finds, speculative town lot values, and an influx of miners. He notes a stage line to open in April, costs, and advises waiting for spring before risking money while wary of underdeveloped prospects.
From a new Domesday style roll listing landowners with incomes over £50,000 from lands in England and Wales, excluding London. It notes many top holders derive larger sums from London or Scotland and that the list omits some wealthiest figures, yet it reflects the surge in territorial wealth since repeal of the corn laws. Duke of Sutherland £72,728 English estates plus about £200,000 elsewhere. Duke of Westminster £400,000 London income not in rural top ranks.
A list of ministerial appointments across towns and circuits in the Fort Wayne District including T Stabler presiding Elder Fort Wayne Berry Street C Skinner and many others. The notice enumerates ministers and their fields from Fort Wayne to rural communities, with Fort Wayne College figures cited among the assignments.
R Tobey moves from Dallville to Pendleton while H J Meek shifts from Dallville to Kokomo. A Marine goes from Dallville to Richmond and J Colcazer departs for New Castle as part of a regional roster reconfiguration.
Mr. F R Myers announces a new accord extending excursion and round trip tickets to sixty days for centennial visitors. Previously fixed at thirty days by major lines, the compromise allows longer travel from the west to the east. Fort Wayne and Pennsylvania lines plan extra trains sleepers and accommodations to handle anticipated surge in travel.
A Chicago based scandal sheet, tolerated by police, is accused of promoting obscene ridicule of women and fueling violence. It cites the murder of Kinnahan in Hot Springs and assaults on two St Louis men linked to the publication as evidence of its dangerous influence and a correspondent in Indianapolis.
In Tipton a mass convention called to appoint delegates to the state convention was disrupted by Republicans and independents. Sanders favored for governor as ultra inflation and repudiation resolutions passed. John V. Banta elected chairman. The Times denounces the gathering as a grand jamboree of independents and a sale of the party.
New York correspondence reports widespread interest in a woman lecturing under the name Miss Beasie Turner in Linda and Michigan. The real Bessie Turner, linked to the Beecher case, lives quietly in South Brooklyn as a private tutor and resents the fraudster using her name. She avoids public denial to prevent further publicity and insists on enduring the notoriety.
In Chicago the actor Raymond, while playing Col Sellers, was asked about Beecher. He said Beecher is smart and liberal and he has stood up for him. A Congregational minister then claimed Beecher is innocent, but Raymond replied he believes the charges may be true yet still supports him. The minister offered little more.
A dialogue at a wedding contrasts matter and spirit as Professor Tyndall ponders the nature of substance. He obsesses over how matter becomes indistinguishable from spirit and laments perceived female intellect while studying his wife’s reactions.
In the Indiana democratic ranks there are hundreds of honest capable men. The piece denounces Landers for severing allegiance by accepting a nomination from a different organization. The Rochester Sentinel notes dissatisfaction with Landers and urges choosing a true Democrat.
The Terre Haute Express and La Porte Argus dispute Frank Landers as Democratic candidate for governor, warning a nomination risks party disruption. Editors from Chicago Times Special and Fort Wayne Sentinel echo that a Landers bid would split the party, while editors in northern Indiana urge restraint and caution.
Terre Have Indiana reports John Cottrell of Clark County Illinois arrested for cruelty leading to the death of his 10 and 7 year old stepsons. The younger died after being left in bitter cold. an inquest blamed the stepfather. The case stirred local calls for lynching.
Covington Pennsylvania resident T B Putman says he was cured of kidney disease by a bottle of VinHant's Pires Tree Tar Con praL and Mr Packard, the local druggist, benefited from the remaining contents. The ad claims thorough cures for sore throat and diseased lungs.
In St. Louis the Cincinnati Enquirer signals support for Benj. F. Butler for president and Wendell Phillips for vice president should a hard money candidate secure the nomination. The paper notes a current Enquirer bias toward these figures.
An Ashland Massachusetts man recounts a dramatic recovery after using Vegetine. He details long illness from a head tumor and chronic rheumatism improved within a week, claiming the tumor discharged then vanished and pains ceased. He urges public publicity for the remedy.
An 19th century patent remedy marketed as nature’s safe tonic for sleep and nervous relief. The advertisement touts Vegetine as a blood purifier, calming the nerves, and nourishing for fathers, mothers, and children. It claims thousands cured, with pleasant taste and broad healing from impure blood.
Boston January 1 1874 a retailer reports selling 15444 dozen 1252 bottles of VEGETINE since April 12 noting it gives the best satisfaction for its remedies and that scrofulous tumors have been cured in the vicinity by VEGETINE with trustworthy testimonials from customers and friends at 465 Broadway.
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