26 Apr 1871
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1871
Page
1
Rates list for copies of the Weekly Sentinel with prices noted. One copy costs 2.00, ten copies priced at tertentu, twenty copies at 30.00. No additional details or dates provided.
An extensive Fort Wayne business listing shows merchants across Columbia Street and Calhoun Street. It names galleries, bookshops, hardware, clothing, groceries, mills, trunks, and various services, reflecting a late 19th or early 20th century local market directory style.
The Mayor and Clerk of Fort Wayne issue precepts directing the sale of described property to pay assessments. Property owners R.S. Armstrong and John Pirong face foreclosure to cover $45.12 and $70.95 plus costs, with 35 days to satisfy from dates in 1871.
Allen county Indiana Board of Commissioners invites sealed proposals for two wings and rear addition to the County Asylum for the Poor and for a bridge over the St Joseph river near St Joe Mills. Bids due April 15 and May 15 1871 respectively. Up to 25000 dollars for the bridge with required plans. county reserves right to reject all bids. Also includes a sales pitch for farm tools and hardware by local supplier.
The poem reflects on a child’s gentle influence and small deeds. It imagines a little cow, dewdrop, and breeze as symbols of kindness and humility that can soothe travelers and brighten days, suggesting a child’s loving spirit matters more than strength.
A Springfield reader extols Missouri development in 1871, lauding democratic gains in St. Louis, county seats as local capitals, and the fertile, varied western landscape. The writer describes Green County views from 250 miles distant, contrasts city life with nature, notes rail expansion, settlers, and Springfield as a growing metropolis with thriving merchants and emerging industries. The piece ends with travel plans to northern Missouri.
The article notes that lance white umbrellas with scalloped edges are regaining popularity after a period of waning. It highlights a renewed fashion interest and suggests these lace edged pieces will again trend among style conscious buyers.
The New York Sun accuses Grant of rapid moral change after his rise to the presidency, citing favors to relatives and allies, misused appointments, and alleged schemes involving Borie, Corbin, Gould, and the Rawlings fund. The piece notes various local incidents and court actions in Indiana, plus a lengthy column on spiritualist predictions and odd local happenings.
Caroline Hastings, an American girl writing from London, recounts her daring to attend the royal wedding without an invitation. She narrates her entrance with a Highland escort, a quick escape into the chapel, and a wild ride back to her lodgings with wine and relief at witnessing the ceremony.
A celebrated Parisian wit once rivaled Dumas pere and agreed to attend a Marquis de X’s dinner only if Dumas spoke once. Dumas obliged, remaining silent during the meal while V delivered rapid wit. after a cake remark V abruptly left. Fanny Butler plans a London trip to marry an Englishman named Mr. Leigh, and see her mother.
In Washington April 18 the House discussed a tax reduction resolution by Mr. Bell and debated enforcement of a sweeping revenue reform with support from Mr. Cox and others. The Senate session covered the Ku Klux bill conference report, with Trumbull opposing certain amendments and Edmunds noting shifts in political stance.
Col Forney recalls antebellum speakers across the South including Winter Davis Judah P Benjamin Pierre Soule Charles James Faulkner James M Mason R M Hunter Roger Pryor and others. He notes oratory styles, temperaments, and political shifts from Unionist to secessionist figures such as Breckinridge Jefferson Davis and Toombs.
Historian recounts Frankfort citizens welcoming Bismarck after peace with France. A deputation offered a wrapped gift that revealed a monstrous sausage. Bismarck calmly accepted the gesture and promised lasting peace. The anecdote suggests the sausage as a symbol for Frankfort’s honors.
The article reports a Russian imperial ukase banning Jewish traditional attire in Poland and broader lands. It orders wear of a long coat and loose trousers, forbids facemasks, and requires head coverings with caps for Jewesses. Violators face imprisonment, and police may check for false hair on women. The move cites wartime patriotism and aims to standardize dress to ensure unified action in war.
A Hamilton correspondent reports the flogging of two boys in the Court House after indecent assault convictions. Sylvester Canal and John Collins received twenty lashes each from a cat o nine tails, resulting in severe wounds and screams of mothers. The surgeon treated them and they were placed back in custody, with officials hoping the punishment will deter juvenile crime.
A jumbled 19th century column notes Hazel gardous return after a domestic dispute, a revolver purchase by a wife, and a seventeen year old girl missing. It mentions President Grants money stamps and a satire on smoking. It cites tomato grafting by vaccination and a double headed girl marriage bid. A Portland Maine elopement and shotgun pursuit are sketched along with jokes about juries and punishment.
A Royal Mail steamer veered about thirty to forty miles off course due to a surprising local attraction aboard. A commander on deck noticed a lady near the binnacle whose iron framed chair and steel hoops in her crinoline pulled the ship off its path. He addressed her with forgiving humor about the unintended pull. The captain expressed hope for a good fruit crop this season and asserted no injury to the fruit.
A sprawling recount of marriage lore from history and myth. It cites a Harlem woman with twenty five marriages, a Hartsville tale of remarriage across generations, Socrates quips, German customs, Lycurgus laws, a 1297 Armagnac contract, and Borneo nuptial rites with symbolic rites, feasting and prophecy.
Walter Wells longtime Madison resident died Saturday night at age ninety one. The notice notes his thirty five years in Madison and his passing after a long life in the community.
A reflective guide urges workers to be indispensable through diligence and honesty. It stresses faithful service, foreseeing layoffs, and small acts of extra effort to earn employer trust and job security.
A private Mount Washington letter notes mild spring like weather before March 24 with bare surrounding mountains and clear summit houses. Post 24 the pattern changed to snow rain and ice with frostwork rivaling early winter and a recent telegraph warning of a severe wind with high speeds.
A correspondent argues brides should avoid overpreparing outfits and overworking before the wedding. She urges modest dress, rest before marriage, and equal emphasis on body and mind, warning against martyrdom for bridal trousseaus and stressing calm preparation for married life.
The article praises Francis Train as a miracle of thought and eloquence. It notes throngs of lawyers, doctors, merchants and six grades of business men, all rising in ovation during his Memphis appearances and Chamber of Commerce speeches. The writer claims no other speaker has ever moved crowds like him.
A large funeral service for Rev. Dr. B wills’ marked by solemn crowds and white clad Sunday school children. Four distant clergymen assisted as flowers showered the coffin and the grave was filled amid tears, bells tolling, and citywide pauses in busi ness.
The article argues boys can rise from humble trades through effort. It cites Governor Palmer a former country blacksmith and constable, Hoyne a bookbinder, Erastus Corning, Senator Wilson a shoemaker, Thurlow Wood a canal boat driver, and Ex-Governor Stone a cabinet-maker. It emphasizes that work, not the trade, determines success.
The Cincinnati clergyman Rev. C. N. Ashenfelter argues in a sermon that addressing social evils through personal outreach is more Christian than lawmaking or punishment. He urges Christians to help the afflicted, offer honest work, and speak of salvation to win hearts rather than legislate.
Fashion notes describe trends for the season with hair worn long down the neck, white material suits for fashionable seaside outings, black silk suits trimmed with lace fringe and jet, Nilsson collars and cuffs edged with narrow lace to pair with light bows, and a white flannel suit with a wide brimmed straw hat and black band as the correct ensemble for jeunesse dorée at fashionable resorts.
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