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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1899
Page
9
Mr Bowser returns home late and endures Mrs Bowser’s relentless critique as she unmasks his worn clothes and mismatched socks. He denies fault then lashes into a formal divorce threat but retreats to a quiet, uneasy truce after a day of petty squabbles and improvised repairs.
The landlord confronts Major Crofoot who proclaims a new venture and a plan to fund a 5 million dollar rat and mouse trap trust. Crofoot promises stock to the landlord, outlines a path from trap profits to cheese profits, and urges the landlord to become treasurer as rent becomes secondary to opportunity. The climax sees the landlord expelled, Crofoot asserting the trust will bring wealth.
In a colorful Sandy Bend scene Judge Hoke proclaims the court open and orders decorum as Tom Harner, Yaller Bill, and Tom Harper clash over poker and a shooting claim at the Red Hoss saloon. The judge fines Harper for contempt and warns of jail if further trouble arises.
A vivid clipped tale centers on a poker game featuring Tom Harper and Yaller Bill. Bill holds a weak hand yet resembles a royal flush to trigger wagers, while the court avoids action. Tom wins early, Bill banks on a stronger hand, and the stakes climb to about $500 as tension peaks. Amid the bets a cry of mother’s death interrupts, adding local color to the scene.
A judge recalls living by Silver lake for fifteen years before a fishing trip. He cast with a frog bait, waited five hours, and never felt a bite. The frog apparently hopped back aboard the boat and returned to the judge, ending the tale with his unhooking the amphibian and going home.
Fragmentary item recounts a Civil War era ball that struck G. Stead man of Newark Ohio causing long lasting ulcers. Bucklen's Arnica Gel is credited with curing ulcers and various injuries though the readable text is garbled and ends abruptly.
An old time advertising blurb touts Dr. King’s New Life Pills as tiny yet mighty, claiming each coated globule boosts energy and fights fatigue. The copy promises renewed strength and brain power, urging readers to buy a box from Dreier & Bro.
County commissioners establish Ladigé road in Like township and appoint viewers Charles F. Moellering William Eggemant and Jacob Gable to oversee the process.
Jacob Houder, who began studying law in Fort Wayne, is visiting friends there. He is now an associate judge of the court at Columbus, Nebraska.
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