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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1900
Page
17
A mountaineer recounts Zeb White and a moonshine operation thwarted by a swarm of bees. Bees drove revenue men away, the mule survived, and the tale ends with the old woman’s quip that the land and bees saved them. The piece blends tall tale with frontier humor.
The Gleanings note cites John Ruskin calling tobacco a natural curse of modern civilization and reports that every saloon in Tullahoma Tennessee has been banned on Sunday liquor selling. It also mentions The Times and Raglan ears of licence phrases from England.
A humorous scene in a city street dental office features a man named Tam who insists on five teeth being pulled without gas. He jokes about ropes and dynamite while the dentist protests, and the patient ultimately pays a dollar extra for the odd request.
A successful executive recalls his early drinking, and a firm warning from the head of the house led him to quit. The piece cites navy inquiries, ship losses, and insurance suspicions tied to officer alcohol use, noting underwriters demand total abstinence and officers face dismissal for drinking on duty.
Navy department inquiries point to strong links between officers drink problems and government ship losses. At least two disasters involved intoxicated officers, with wrecks occurring under subordinate command and after heavy drinking. Officials note grave judgment errors and historic cases, including the Royal George capsizing attributed to intoxication.
A religious reflection likens tobacco to a dangerous seed that grows unchecked. It describes how people chewed it, became sick and weak, and how spitting and sneezing spread embarrassment and fear among communities and in holy places.
A fragment from the Volunteers Gazette describes a grim scene where a group sets fire to a structure, worsened by smoke and a booming trade in its products. It laments the poor’s deprivation and divine disapproval as cooks, shopkeepers, and children suffer from lack of bread, shoes, and books. The text ends with a call to reform and separation.
A socially prominent man asked a young woman to marry him. She rejected him, citing habits she will not share, including smoking, drinking, debt, and unsavory companions. The piece mentions dangers of drink, and notes a shift in industry from waste materials to useful products. Investigation commissions in New York have cost about $1,000,000 over twenty years.
White Fruit House announces a prosperous past year and forecasts further gains. The firm claims to have laid in an extraordinary large line of goods bought at the lowest cash price, signaling optimistic outlook for shoppers and suppliers.
An old time store advertising list markets coffee and tea brands with loose sale of green Rio coffee vs packaged. It lists sugars, canned goods, dried fruits, oils and harness items, and a row of teas, fish for Lent, lard oils syrups and wines with prices per unit. The entry notes no market change in the year.
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