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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1879
Page
1
A reflective verse recalling five dead treasures of youth innocence faith love and hope laid in a shadow tomb. The speaker listens as time erodes them leaving only lingering memory and a mourning heart.
A sweeping national notes column reports State Geologist Cox's resignation and covers diverse items including bankruptcies in Elizabeth N J Memphis, political moves in Louisiana Illinois and Peru, fires in Hong Kong, bonds, and various court actions. Also notes on banking, rail, and census developments.
Cincinnati clergy petition Pope Leo XIII to reject Archbishop Purcell's resignation, stressing the diocese and national church welfare. The memorial explains the Great Fund of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, its global role, and Cincinnati's $4,000 annual contribution with occasional U.S. allocations such as $2,000 to Little Rock.
A New York Herald report details Frank W. Wood whose long mute period ended suddenly after a train collision near Pittsburgh. Doctors attributed his previously paralyzed vocal cords to recovery. after the wreck he spoke, delighted his family, and fully regained speech within days, with joyous public reunions and a return to normal life.
Ex head Fenian James Stephens declares a united Irish republican brotherhood stronger than any other group, plans a city tour to gauge Fenian clubs and push unity. He cites 1800 Dublin members, claims sole leadership in the U.S., and discusses land seizure plans, Protestant demographics, and Belfast linen as noted economic angles.
A London Mees sketch details Francois Paul Jules Grevy born 1813 in Jura and rising as a reformist advocate, deputy, and rival to Gambetta. It notes his cautious radicalism, opposition to imperialists, support for lawful republican action, and praise as the “French Aristides” respected for justice and dignity.
The Laporte Argus notes no Indiana Democratic paper shouts for Tilden. Editors back Hendricks as first choice, yet many deem Tilden a strong candidate and believe a Tilden nomination would still yield strong, consistent support if Uncle Samuel again leads the ticket.
Washington Dispatch reports Senator Conkling condemning the Tribune Republicans for opening the cipher dispatchs. He calls the move a political folly and warns it could revive Mr. Tilden’s personal popularity. He asserts the only solution in 1876 would have been to seat Tilden and then assassinate him to end the matter without bloodshed.
A Providence, Rhode Island resident testifies that after three months of Hop Bitters her mother, long afflicted with neuralgia and a dull inactive condition, headaches, and nervous prostration, has improved remarkably and feels young again at over seventy.
A survey of quirky lines and brief curiosities from papers cites gum consumption, quips on clocks and philosophers, Beecher leading a cremation society, railway freeze impacts, a West Chester search revealing revolvers, inquiries about Emerson in music, a fat man’s seating, origins of words, a cigar joke about lectures by his wife, Sheffield ministers condemning Afghan war, Elmira on Washington’s lineage, and Florence notices of actress Salvini’s wife.
A Detroit Free Press feature catalogs oddities from the city including a woman who eats a pound of candy daily and raions after recovery from typhoid, a man who never rides streetcars despite long residence, a hábitos of choosing black-haired men and red-haired women, and further misadventures linked to Memphis yellow fever and Miss Constance Mitchell.
A large Putrid corpse incident in Hog Hollow behind DePauw College ends with about nine to ten dead cats found around the premises. Thomas Flinn and William Lang along with two young ladies defended the body as cats attacked through windows and roof as witnesses fought them off with a red hot poker. The scene inspired fear, with neighbor reports of a fog of stench and a window kept open at intervals.
The most refined nations value pleasant odors and sweet scents. Dr Price's Unique Perfumes are praised for rich fresh floral fragrances, regarded as superior to foreign products by top tasters.
An East India missionary presents a vegetable remedy from Dr Fethead claimed to cure consumption bronchitis and nervous complaints. The physician offers the recipe and directions at no charge to interested readers, mailed to W. W. Sherar in New York, with paper reference.
A proposed bill in both houses would remove censorship of correspondence by inmates at the insane hospital. Letters would be read and disposed of by officers, challenging the sacredness of inmates' mail. Proponents argue it promotes transparency, safeguards liberty, and allows scrutiny of asylum conditions, with strong support from Superintendent Dr Everts.
Adj Gen Russ and Inspector Gen Wood push a bill to arm equip and uniform ninety two Indiana militia companies including landwehr. The commander in chief is Field Marshal Blue Jeans Williams. Supporters boast prestige and potential power among neighbors while pledging personal funding by Russ and Wood to cover costs.
A fragment from the Pittsburgh Dispatch hints at renewed public enthusiasm for Connkling or Conkling and his harp like metaphorical appeal to a new political ambition, reflecting the era’s vibrant but fragmented party energy.
The essay notes English anxiety over gas shares until 1878, tempered by claims gas will still power cooking and heating. A Bristol lecturer calls gaslight a scientific discovery akin to electricity and cites innovation by inventors like London’s Sugg with a triple burner and ongoing gas store and engine developments.
An old advertisement touts Buckien's Arzies Salve for many skin ailments including chilblains corns and eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money refunded at 26 cents a box and lists Deeier & Bro as the sellers.
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