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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1900
Page
15
A grand vizier tricks a peasant with Rothschild fantasies, causing a flood of supplicants and a heavy tax wagging back. A cadi counsels a girl on truth and marriage while the sultan seeks blunt honesty from a traveler who calls him out. The tale blends satire on wealth, truth, and flattery through fable like episodes.
A tale spans a sage in a cave and a traveler from Wauseon seeking philosophy through a lesson about a hat, a stone, and the limits of intellect. The sage mocks the grocer’s claim, notes the hat’s load, and mocks gendered expectations with a wry Washington Star aside.
A breezy west Texas man explains how he came into possession of a gold brick saying YT bought it and he used mining shares as payment. The conversation shifts to humorous barroom anecdotes about debts and dawdling days, followed by a spoof on legal and medical incompetence.
A bawdy sale advertisement doubles as a moral indictment against the saloon trade. The writer laments a business sale that profits from daily traffic and wrecked lives, condemning authorities for failing to curb the drink trade while urging moral reckoning and reform.
The piece presents Ingersoll and Buckley arguing over whisky as a moral force and a societal danger. It cites a statistic from Edward W. Bok noting alcohol use declining overall while spirits fall and beers rise, attributing abstinence to employer expectations in business.
The article cites Dr Mary Wood Allen arguing that irregular feeding teaches intemperance by rewarding crying with food. It says early feeding regularity shapes morals and may lead to later use of alcohol to dull pain. A fragment ends with a garbled line about men going out.
In a large eastern city a church opens a playground for slum children and a 12 year old boy Billy Loftus, mocked for his father’s arrest, is defended by a girl who shames the bully. The scene highlights hope for better lives through outreach by mission workers and editors urged to remain combative in public life.
James Wakefield of the Little Valley Tribune arrives in Givendam Gulch and quits the Arizona newspaper business after facing harsh local reception. He recalls harsh confrontations and a failed launch, ending with his suspension of the paper and a tearful farewell.
A stranger named Elkins fired 12 shots at an editor during a Tuesday afternoon incident. The editor and staff restrained him after a brief battle, the assailant admitting no grievance and then subscribing to the Kicker for two years. The event underscores editor safety and post office guard routines.
Nighttime clash at a post office ends with a stranger demanding letters and a drink. The resident fires three bullets through the intruder's whiskers and hat before he flees. A rival paper headlines the event as a postmaster murder scare.
A townsman calling himself Awful Abe Jones faced a vigilante stunt in Givendam Gweh as locals trapped him at the usual spot. The rope device was tested and Jones was suspended repeatedly before being expelled from the gulch. The brief confrontation ends with Jones agreeing to leave, while Southern California’s leading products remain citrus fruits and other commodities.
The White Fruit House touts a large stock to counter rising prices. Sugar prices have dipped half a cent per pound. They highlight fresh roasted coffee, various green and black teas, canned goods, and dried fruits with California products noted. Meat, fish, oils, syrups, and liqueurs are listed with current per unit and per gallon prices.
Fort Wayne Trust Co at Main and Court streets offers 3 percent interest on certificates and book deposits of 81.00 and up. Loans on farm and city real estate available at low rates. Acts as executor administrator guardian trustee assignee receiver and agent.
A fragmented roster includes Samuel M. Fuater Charles Baa h Georges W. Pixing William F E Moxaman Henry C Pain Charles A Wilding Andrew E. Hoffman John C. Peters William J. Vesey Louis Fox Ernest W. Cook David Studabaker. The incomplete list may relate to individuals in a historical notice or local record.
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