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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1902
Page
2
A New York Press excerpt discusses a so called method for sleep by embracing irregular noises from city life rather than quiet. It notes a curious inventor preferring downtown front rooms and argues that variety in sound may interrupt restless thoughts, contrasting with monotony driven techniques. The piece also references outdated sleep aids and a playful guessing contest about meanings of objects and words.
A recent east coast gathering featured a geographical party where guests dressed as or decorated to represent places on the map. Participants interacted as they portrayed regions, adding novelty to the event with map inspired costumes.
Lahore Tribune reports a ghee shortage in northern India causes widespread distress among natives. With milk, butter, and meat unaffordable, ghee becomes a scarce staple and medicine, driving prices to 15 chattaks and prompting concerns over religious rites and adulteration undermining Hindu orthodoxy.
A Whatcom merchant sues the local telephone company for breach of contract over “prompt and effective service.” He cites inattention by staff causing wasted time, missed calls, and lost customers, noting the frustration felt by millions of users with slow connections and dead central lines.
Engineer George Erwin reports from France on railway conditions. He notes beds and tracks solid, gates guarded, cars arranged in compact compartments, and trains reaching 60 to 70 miles per hour. He contrasts French practice with German Italian Spanish systems and praises England as better.
St Peter's Dramatic club presents The Man From Maine in five acts at their hall corner Hanna and St Martin streets on Sunday evening April 20. The action unfolds in New York City with rapid drama and engaging situations.
Steps are under way to place large placards at the driver’s height showing each tram’s destination and to display a “complex” announcement when all seats are taken.
The Washington Star notes that once woman suffrage is fully established the practice of publishing autobiographical sketches for Congress may change. It lists ages of 86 senators, with Pettus oldest between 80 and 90, and several under 40, then groups 40 to 50, 50 to 60, and 60 plus, naming many listed senators and their exact ages.
Mrs. Sarah Schrage of 57 Huffman Street testifies that kidney trouble and back pain improved after using Dean's Kidney Pills from Meyer Bros. Co. The ad notes pills are 50 cents a box and marketed by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo, NC as sole U. S. agents. Remember the name Dean's.
Samuel Scoville Jr recounts a Sunday School Times tale of 1862 when Lincoln cloaked in anonymity sought Henry Ward Beecher at his Brooklyn home. After hours of prayer and conversation the future president revealed himself years later. Lincoln’s reliance on prayer and divine aid shaped his resolve during Civil War trials.
Alexander Jackson of Camden, who began distributing his fortune of 100000, approved a five ton monument with a lengthy epitaph. The inscription extols self honesty and sharp views, warning critics to remain silent at his grave as he nears the end of life.
Diem Noll of the White Fruit House sustained a painful hand injury after an accident. The incident occurred within the establishment, with details not specified.
This morning a nail driven into a barrel stabbed the worker in the back of his right hand, puncturing a vein and causing heavy bleeding. Dr. W. E. Stemen treated the injury and dressed the wound.
A New Orleans station incident illustrates a popular superstition that touching a Chinaman brings luck. A girl attempts a playful brush as he hurries to catch a train, resulting in a comical collision that leaves both embarrassed and slightly dazed. The piece notes the growing local fad and its chaotic flair.
Miss August Dickey and Thomas E. Kaough married in the city yesterday by Rev. Father Smith of Angola. Kaough, son of James Kaough, wed against parental religious objections. The couple then traveled to Chicago for a wedding trip.
Two key points in treating nasal catarrh are clarified. The drying method is counterproductive. Ely's Cream Balm is presented as instant relief and a certain cure that cleanses diseased membranes without causing sneezing. Price 50 cents. Sold by druggists and Ely Brothers, 56 Warren Street, New York.
The crew of the Philadelphia and Boston steamer Indian were taken from the stranded vessel off Sow and Pigs ledge near Cutty Hunk. Four passengers removed earlier proceeded to New Bedford. The ship is in fair condition and hopes loom for floating her.
Mrs Ellen Harrison of 300 Park Ave Kansas City Missouri details a severe whooping cough in her two children They fainted and bled during paroxysms before relief came from Foley s Honey and Tar after one dose she reports improvement and credits it with saving their lives Substitutes are refused and the product is sold by Dreier & Bro and Pellens & Polster.
A bronze twelve-pounder gun mounted in the Admiralty building in London has a noted history. Found last year in Peking by the Germans, it was identified as British artillery and handed to Admiral Seymour who realized it was the gun he lost from a Canton river gunboat during the China war of 1857 62. The Chinese dredged it from the river and brought it to Peking.
Prosector E Vi Emrick conducted business yesterday in Warsaw, handling court related duties and formal proceedings. The event underscores ongoing legal work in the city.
Frederick O. Sibley advises a simple outside mounted rack against a fence to handle unshredded corn fodder. Built with two by fours and four inch fencing lumber, it keeps stalks from piling in barns, allows easy filling from the wagon, and enables cleaning before refilling.
The article stresses skilled milking for quantity and quality. It warns against handling cows excessively and urges quick thorough work. It advises cleansing hands between cows, keeping hands dry, and avoiding foremilk contamination by discarding the first streams.
The village of Chetwynd uses a large elm at a crossroads as a post office after the local post office closed. Seventeen boxes plus a government box handle mail and money orders for about 120 residents. The tree stands 100 feet tall with no limbs within 30 feet and three feet thick at the base.
Hoards Dairyman urges thorough cooling and aeration for milk deliveries in hot weather. Cleanliness of cows, stables, and utensils greatly affects keeping quality. Do not use preservatives.
The inks used in the fifth and twelfth centuries have faded but little, while inks on manuscripts of other times are harder to read.
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