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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1901
Page
14
The essay analyzes Abraham's willingness to sacrifice Isaac as a test of faith, explains divine restraint, and ties the event to New Testament teaching on salvation. It frames the episode as a demonstration of obedience, providence, and the ultimate substitutionary sacrifice fulfilled in Christ.
George Coustine escaped from the Michigan City jail after a preliminary hearing was planned for an assault charge. He had been arrested earlier at Rolling Prairie for saloon robbery. He freed himself by dislodging a broom and stealing the key, then fled and was not found for two hours.
Indianapolis friends of Edward P. Thompson former postmaster at Havana Cuba have raised 400 dollars to pay his Cuban court fine and will send it to him. They expect aid to continue if needed and believe the fine may be remitted letting him return home. Thompson may appear in Indianapolis soon.
Farmers in Allen County push for Home Telephone service joining nearby counties. Residents near Lee started the move by securing renter names and petitions. The plan includes rural lines, with monthly rentals of 1.50 dollars, as installations expand from Fort Wayne toward Warsaw, Garrett, and beyond.
Jeffersonville Indiana August 17 The attorney general sent a long letter to Prosecutor Mayfield about violations of marriage laws in the county. Thousands of out of state couples secured licenses here, and Mayfield will present the matter to the next grand jury. Local magistrates say licenses exist and that they must proceed to marry couples presenting valid licenses. The practice persists with runners meeting boats from Louisville to aid elopers and seekers of licenses.
Mark Fiske and W H Johnson were bitten by a vicious horse at Trout's livery barn in Auburn Indiana on August 17. Johnson was bitten while unhitching. Fiske was bitten in a stall and held by the animal until defenders beat it with a club. Both men suffered bad wounds.
Two elderly patients at the national soldiers' home hospital in Marion Indiana died after an allegedly incorrect solution was given to them yesterday. Daniel Carruthers sixty five and Thomas Pinkerton ninety one were among the inmates affected.
An Iowa court rules that it is constitutional to prohibit adding water or other substances to milk intended for sale under police power. The ruling applies even if the additives are not harmful, not intended to defraud, and are used only to preserve the milk.
Mother Gray a former nurse at the Children's Home in New York offers a remedy called Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children. It is described as harmless as milk, pleasant to take, and reliable for feverishness, constipation, teething problems, and worm issues. Available at druggists with address LeRoy, NY.
A group of boys trap a swarm under a bucket on the sidewalk. Miss Ray, their teacher, discovers the ruse and catches the boys quietly shying away. The bees ultimately escape through a crack, leaving the boys sheepish and chastened.
A reader is invited to supply a three digit number between 100 and 999 and follow steps that yield a total of 2244. The method hides a simple arithmetic rule: adding twice 909 to the initial number and adjusting by small constants reveals the final sum. The explanation, though clever, rests on basic addition.
A London paper notes liners carry six to ten cats for rations and crew morale. First class saloon cats gain celebrity on long voyages to India and Australia. Large sums are offered for a saloon cat and staff guard it against acquisitive travelers, sometimes found in passengers’ luggage.
A six inch wood piece half an inch thick holds upright when two penknives are inserted near one end with blades opposing directions. Placed on the forefinger tip, it remains vertical and corrects itself from a tilt due to the balance maintained by the blades.
A classroom dialogue features a teacher presenting three apples and splitting halves to Robbie Sam mie and Willie. Tommy quickly answers ten, prompting the teacher to question the method while the passage reflects a playful, imperfect transcription of the top class and the boys.
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