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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1874
Page
1
A limerick like vignette imagines a sultry London night where a householder endures heat and smudged garments. The poem pokes at urban discomfort, weather, and domestic scenes as a crowded city stirs toward evening activities and mischief.
A dramatic poem notes the speaker's violent, surreal tale of betrayal and murderous menace. The narrator recounts a charismatic, dangerous lover who steals, harms, and finally threatens with dynamite, ending with a chilling moral glare on the perpetrator.
A Boston Advertiser correspondent from Stuttgart shares satirical abroad notes on hats in Germany and the ritual of removing headwear. The piece contrasts American quick touches of the beaver with German reverence, illustrating social proprieties, misunderstandings, and public decorum.
The author contrasts American casual air with German politeness noting that Americans sometimes lack interior courtesy. A German schoolboy saluting a stranger with a gray beard leaves a pleasing impression and suggests Americans are not far behind in cordial behavior.
A collage of 19th century gossipy items laced with names and places. Theodore Beecher Tilton Chicker Crystallized quips about Philadelphia children tied to furniture, a magic act pulling a live baby from a bonnet, and snatches of social and political jests. Highlights include a St Louis divine nicknamed Bird, a Newport Ky mission, and humorous notes on Franco fig crops and Catholic churches.
A Detroit Free Press scene in court shows James Williams feigning drama as he faces a judge. The accused, claiming intoxication, declares revenge against imagined traumas while the judge sentences him to a month in the bastile and warns of arrest for arson over a spitting remark.
A collage of satirical comments and anecdotes from various papers laments scandal and public fancies. It notes Congress members amassing patent reports, Beecher reminiscences, antiheroic wit, and a cascade of humorous and biting remarks on public figures and press culture across Milwaukee Detroit and Chicago.
The article covers Mr. Voorhees arguing against Senator Morton's charge of Republican currency discord. He critiques the 520 bond policy, defends greenbacks, and questions returns to specie payment. He denounces gold-based schemes, insists Congress can issue money, and condemns monopolies while praising public credit and labor interests. He also disputes prohibition tactics and civil rights positions amid political tensions.
The piece notes a Washington Chronicle figure, Rev James Hariwas, praising President Galaxy’s reselection. It states Mr Bary as a prolific editor and head of Atlanta’s First Third Vert Club, with Takias as Postmaster. It argues they cannot secure a third term for Gray.
Indiana news items report Fletcher Meridith selling the Frankfort Banner office to W H Dart. Crop data note Harrison county wheat at twelve bushels per acre versus six usual. Salem Free Press rebuilding after mob action, Edinburg notes a colt costing $70 driven five weeks trotting a mile in 2 30, with caution about laurels.
From Hollister California a July 12 letter recounts a dramatic July 11 encounter on the New Idria route. Two masked robbers with a shotgun demanded the express bag. Burnett the driver showed there was no money, then uncovered a small change. The attackers fled, while Burnett and a passenger subdued a man and woman later on, securing a six shooter and a Derringer. The five passengers remained unmolested during the attempted heist.
A Louisville newspaper extols a Western journalist candidate to lead a future radical organ in New York. It praises George Harding as skilled, devout, and capable, noting his Bogardus Kicker invention and suitability to steer metropolitan press conscience from the West.
A verse recounts a morning wedding described with vivid blooms and tasteful furnishings, noting a cheerful crowd and an enchanting display. The bride appears radiant, music pleases, presents are absent, and guests depart as the couple begins homekeeping in an informal setting.
The Providence Journal describes a 34 year old Manchester born man in the city who displays extraordinary physiological feats. He can shift his abdomen and ribs with no hands, create a second rib cage, move his heart and stop its beat, and even bend iron with remarkable strength. He reportedly gains livelihood by exhibiting these abilities to physicians, with several local doctors deeming him the greatest curiosity in physiology they have seen.
Max Adeler analyzes the Cuba conflict to resolve a reader’s bet between Cubans and Spaniards. He reasons that Cuban victory would hinder a final Spanish triumph, while Spanish success could prevent Cubans from a lasting subjugation. He urges that bets hinge on who prevails and cautions readers to avoid reckless action.
The Louis Republican reviews Senator Morton's Terre Haute speech last Friday, noting the orator's aging and a perceived decline of the party he once energized. The piece contrasts the current keynote with Morton's earlier forceful, sledgehammer rhetoric and finds it lacking vigor.
A Burlington Hawkeye local editor reports a retired physician has devised a baitless rat trap that, once wound, suctions the rat from its hole. The animal struggles, is pulled into a back chamber where a steel glove skins it, then the carcass is cremated in a furnace.
An Allendale Georgia report recalls a fierce encounter on John Davis Terrells farm when a dog and a five foot rattlesnake fought amid briars. The dog killed the snake but died from venomous bites hours later, after subduing the reptile and tearing its vitals.
The article recalls Gen Wayne of Georgia and his 19th century plan to import camels for U S plains transport. After Congress funded the project he shipped camels from the Mediterranean to Corpus Christi but the Texas climate, feed, and water proved unsuitable. The camels failed to thrive, were sold to menageries, and Wayne faded from public view until the Civil War.
An elderly resident who has lived on nearby lands for decades boarded a Chicago Alton and St Louis train on Saturday. He refused to surrender a ticket he insisted he had bought and paid for with his own money. The conductor finally moved on amid laughter from onlookers, as the man retained the prized ticket.
The Times reports persistent effort to curb city saloon prostitution amid mayoral opposition. After Saturday next the waiter-girl saloons are to cease to exist in Chicago, challenged by Colvin and Tribune backing, with these establishments having spread across the city squares.
The Timex reports action to end the resort of thieves and blacklegs, city officials, and confidence men. It says such places breed vice and threaten life and property, but public sentiment turns against them and they must cease to exist after the present week, pleasing all good citizens.
Washington Capital laments the decline of the duel as barbarous yet compares it to street fighting and assassination. The piece recalls Judge Major of Kentucky wrongly freeing a murder suspect, the Cincinnati Enquirer clash, and a Mad River JP quarreling with a stubborn witness, illustrating violence as a flawed remedy.
In Sonora California last Sunday, E T Hammers family narrowly escaped poisoning when seventeen year old Henry Wilson allegedly laced remaining soup with strychnine. Hammers dismissed Wilson Saturday and offered him meals and a home while seeking another trade. Wilson cooked Sunday, aided by a neighbor for more soup, but refused to eat it when questioned. Mrs Hammers fell ill but recovered. Wilson was arrested and brought to Sonora to answer the charge of poisoning.
A seven hundred pound sea monster of the turtle species with a long body and four flippers was captured near Brigantine Shoals after weeks of sightings. Capt Day Champion’s crew hauled it in with a large net and towed it to a tub near the New Inlet House where hundreds visited to view the creature.
Two Robinsons appear in the field as Milton S. is dubbed to be knocked down in the Sixth District while William J. Robinson, a farmer and former State Senator, is targeted as the Republican candidate for Congress in the Fourth District. The piece notes Milton’s eyebrows and comments on William’s abilities alongside Peter Kiser.
A French observer Xavier Eyma predicts upheaval in the United States within three years. He argues Grant may seek a third term, unlike Andrew Jackson, and suggests a shift toward imperial ambitions. Eyma contrasts temperamental impulsiveness with calculated prudence shaping Grant’s possible bid.
A California paper notes striking parallels between Melbourne and San Francisco, both founded in 1835 and rising on gold prosperity before diversifying into agriculture. Melbourne’s larger population is offset by San Francisco’s size, with Melbourne excelling in public buildings, parks, and governance, though the two cities share nearly identical latitudes and early histories.
A thief pried open Mr. A. V. Lawrence’s money drawer at 173 West Washington Street and stole 110 dollars. He then fled across the street into Mrs. Kissle’s bakery, emptied her till of 710 dollars, and escaped as a crowd pursued him. A police whistle alerted bystanders as the robber vanished in haste.
The Territorial Enterprise describes the Piute people as healthy and prolific with about 100 births per death. Women carry pappooses, and both genders work when urged by coin. Gambling is their greatest vice, with cards ever in hand when money exists. both men and women are industrious.
A terse chronicle notes Boss Dex failing to recruit a strong AP or apologist in Western cities while New York Graphic preys on readers with advance pay and whitewash. It mentions Croley and the Goodsell brood, linked to blackmailing schemes and dodgy artful dodging in Chicago journals.
An editor laments a Brooklyn sorrow and mocks a racy minister with a crude domestic fable. He suggests the jealous husband confronts the pastor, then boots him out after a curt speech and a final, blunt action.
Police report a rowdy crowd at a late night gathering near White River dance gardens after Captain Horrell's raid. Two women fought in the street while roughs and prostitutes cheered, the evening drawing police attention though no action was taken to stop the orgy.
The Huntington County Democratic meeting nominated a full county ticket headed by Jacob Sellers for Representative and Thomas L. Lucas for Clerk. The public library at Huntington Wilson Smith is discussed as a State Senate candidate. a canal revival meeting led to a 2500 dollar county appropriation for the Wabash and Erie Canal's repair, with D L Saranen urging canal justice and broader ship canal aims.
The Indian pursuit intensifies as Sueripen presses northward toward Buffalo. Custer is ordered to strike from the rear while Sueripen leads the main movement from his Grand Stand headquarters, signaling a likely hard fight ahead. Wealthy organ grinders noted in Washington City and near the local farm scene reflect urban and rural contrasts.
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