14 Apr 1875
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1875
Page
1
A fragment from a San Francisco Chronicle piece recounts a scene with a young girl named Mary and a diminutive sheep. The narrative describes mock discipline and social reactions as Mary’s animal ward becomes a point of curiosity among students.
A rugged narrator recounts a Nevada gold rush episode centered on Jeffcott's Pan. Sam Jeffcott and companions clash with Chinese laborers, defend a claim, and reap wealth after a brutal fight and strategic mining. A mysterious Chinese boss surfaces with nugget luck leading to a final windfall.
A distressed man enters a Wood ward avenue hardware store and pities the world’s forgetting of leaders and writers. He lists Christopher Columbus, King James, Andrew Jackson, William Penn, Shakspeare and laments mortality before abruptly leaving without purchase.
An American observer mocks fashionable London society as a swell pursues tied-back girls causing a theater crowd accident. A cane tip pierced a young woman and a doctor blamed a bursting India rubber palpitator. The tale ends with jibes about city thieves and pretenders.
A Chicago Inter Ocean piece notes that three English speaking cardinals will join a 57 member conclave, making English Catholics well represented. It outlines Italy's dominant role, with 38 Italian cardinals, and explains the cardinalate as a political electoral body rather than church administration. It cites Cardinal Weld and historical precedents, and reflects on American Catholic influence.
The Chicago column mocks wedding customs by proposing humorous anniversary gifts for single men and women. It lists playful, ironic presents like tailors bills, boxing gear, pipes, wigs, coffins, and plush cat or parrot companions to honor decades of singleness.
The Poultry Review suggests replacing meat with eggs, noting eggs are 60 parts white 30 parts yolk and 10 parts shell. It asserts eggs require no butcher work, highlight English vegetarians using eggs, and advises four minute cooking for best digestibility.
The author argues photography overemphasizes accessories, while painting reveals character by highlighting essentials. Reynolds notes a portrait where an apple tree dominates the background, overshadowing the lady. The piece laments photographs that value furniture over core subjects, masking the main image within clutter.
A writer recalls glimpsing a young monarch visiting Japan for a naval launch at Yokosuka and passing through Yokohama. The scene includes royal pomp with guards, cars, and dispatch boats, amid bemused narration of a brassy, fealty-obsessed entourage and a remark on Tilton and Frank Moulton’s fallout.
The recent government surveys favor the Panama route for a ship canal through the Darien Isthmus. They base the plan on the Chagres River with twelve locks each side, feasible viaducts, and crossings of the Panama railroad. The approach is described as a major engineering feat comparable to the Suez canal.
The testimony focuses on Mr Beecher denying guilt while facing contradictions about relations with Mrs Tilton. He admits receiving the nest hiding letter and defends his own letter about Mrs Tilton. The court notes a memorandum used to refresh memory prompts speculation about witness strategy.
In New Orleans Senator Morton is detained by his wife’s illness yet praised in a Bulletin leading article. He is labeled a slanderer and foul demagogue while the piece claims northern readers should see Sheridan’s dispatch as not so monstrous. The piece suggests lingering banditti spirit remains in the city.
George A Townsend revisits a feud with Tilton claiming intervention saved the Chicago Tribune a penny at Townsend’s expense. He recalls visiting Tilton last summer and, through effort and management, receiving his support amid the dispute.
The Pennsylvania manufacturing regions report coal strikes crippling furnaces and mills, with 40,000 workers idle and roughly $500 million in capital idle in Schuylkill alone. Some plants switch to coke, while arbitration is urged to avoid violence.
A sensational profile of Alabama Senator Goldthwaite depicts him as absent minded and easily misled. It narrates a series of comic episodes including misplacing his spectacles and coat and a mistaken outing through the Capitol. The piece contrasts him with Spencer and Bromberg and mocks Alabama’s congressional representation.
The Chicago Inter Ocean notes widespread poor spelling among citizens and praises a recent pronouncing match led by Rev. Florence McCarthy. It argues for reform in orthography and pronunciation, suggesting phonetic spellings and broader linguistic improvements. The piece links these matches to broader language education benefits.
In Boston the actor Forrest, stricken with pneumonia affecting his lung, insisted on returning to the stage in Richelieu. Despite pleas from Mr. Oakes and physicians, he was helped to his dressing room and prepared for the role. The doctor advised whisky for relief, and Forrest vowed to die on stage if fate demanded.
The article recounts an actor who, after a dramatic cue, faced a fatal decline on stage at the Globe Theatre in Boston. Despite protests from doctors and friends, he attempted Virginian but collapsed and never acted again, dying soon after.
A Rural Press correspondent describes several grafting methods on six year old grapevines including sawing below ground and slitting with a chisel. It notes quickest models and emphasizes opening vines with a wedge and keeping grafts moist, with some timing tips based on sap movement and plant condition.
A Belair stage driver cites locals poisoning crows with strychnine as part of a seasonal religious custom. The piece argues crows and buzzards aid sanitation and pest control, noting Charleston laws protect buzzards and that crows could help destroy potato bugs if properly encouraged.
A cor and Indiana Farmer column urges farmers to house hens to prevent freezing and ensure winter egg laying. It describes a 10 by 20 foot two room design with a hinged partition, benches, and a south or east entry, adjustable height roosts, and a simple nesting plan to keep hens warm and productive.
A Boston girl failed to spell oligarchy as the authori ties wrote it, held for about an hour before sitting in disgrace. The paper notes the mispronunciation common in Boston and calls it a pathetic defeat of the little daughter of Ham.
A collage of curiosities and spoof notes from the era. Roving anecdotes include Beecher and Tilton, a life preserver from Brattleboro, a Detroit dentist’s crafts, Turkish word spellings debates, and a Paris bath fantasy. The piece weaves satire with international miscellany.
A Fayetteville Missouri shopkeeper who sells butter and poultry inflates prices claiming his goods are superior because they come from his wife’s aunts. A solemn customer balks at fifteen cents a dozen eggs, jokes that the aunt raised them, and the seller concedes and lowers to ten cents.
A Boston business firm received four large vases with a creamy ground and rich floral ornament. Also included is a royal game using many small boxes censers and tools of gold. The lacquered trays and boxes feature landscapes and devices in gold tones, all crafted to imperial standards. The game, played by ten people, combines perfumes flowers and aesthetics and is not offered for sale.
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