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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1899
Page
10
Prof Q Hope Jones delivers a patriotic talk with pictures of Lexington, Boston tea party, Washington crossing the Delaware and Yorktown. He mocks taxed tea, urges support for exhibits, and ends with a fundraiser for a local church.
A Southern oil mill man recalls joining the cottonseed oil trust after initial resistance and losing hundreds of dollars as prices surged before the market collapsed. Intertwined are anecdotes of Ebenezer, a tramp, and a humorous bike episode, ending with the tramp fleeing on a bicycle twelve miles ahead.
A Boston grocer recalls meeting a Vermont farmer who wanted to ship butter cheese and eggs. The farmer asked for John L Sullivan's street, saying he might ship if they met the fighter, then declined the deal when no sight of Sullivan could be confirmed after a lengthy journey.
A man declines a boss’s job offer after staring up at a four story scaffold. He fears the height and says it would take too long to descend once a construction noon emergency began.
A farmer-like man boasts of his son Ebenezer who learned to ride a bike quickly. A tramp mocks the boy’s “smartness” and prompts Ebenezer to show off, until the tramp begins to cry, revealing a personal secret about his mother’s death. The fragment ends with unclear dialogue.
A woman asks if the car goes to the city hall and is told it does, while the conductor explains he meant another place and that the current line does not go near it. He suggests the traditional route and invites passengers to sit up front.
A Pittsburg traveler notes their town is not growing but improving in tastes. Bananas arrive daily from Cincinnati, grocers stock shredded codfish and Limberger cheese, and residents anticipate electric door bells and oysters on the half shell, signaling gradual progress.
A South Bend man recounts visiting three Chicago barbers in one morning. The first shaved without comment, the second and third did likewise. He asked why the third would shave him again, and the barber replied he assumed the man would part with more of his cheek.
A Plain Dealer columnist piece recalls anxiety about the Prince of Wales facing a perilous throne path. The joke implies fears of Alfred Austin’s scheming influence looming over royal ascent. The remark frames palace intrigue with mordant wit from 19th century press.
An Indianapolis Journal snippet recalls a speaker bemoaning being born too good and imagining if born this year he would be running in the rock under the name Dewey. The remark blends self-critique with a playful hypothetical about identity.
Chicago Record quotes Whymot noting the Ben Hur stage production lacks polish and proposes converting the famed chariot race to an automobile race, signaling a provocative modernization of the classic.
The Kicker reports a string of wild claims and tall tales from Jack Rabbit Hill and nearby towns. It jokes about escaped convicts, post office breaches, and fake town name changes while lampooning officials and local papers.
An editorial style piece comments that life is a fleeting performance for the public and that even confident individuals falter when faced with a sick child. It references a Gulag machine Inventors and cites the Chicago Times Herald as a source.
A dinner table exchange about piano playing during a writer husband’s work. The hostess explains he wants the music for inspiration, even while busy with composing a tragedy.
The Washington Star quotes an ex claiming baseball is a great institution. He says he once opposed it but has changed his mind and believes there should be more of it as it gives people something to talk about besides politics.
A witty exchange from Chicago News notes a town named Comet City that reportedly sprang up in a single night on government lands after a cyclone and has not subsided since. The dialogue frames a dramatic, instant-town image familiar to readers hungry for frontier anecdotes.
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