08 Mar 1871
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1871
Page
1
The notice lists Fort Wayne based merchants and shops from Columbia to Calhoun streets including Giemon & Bros, Ward's Crockery, Meyer Bros, Vollmer, James Harper & Co, Vogel & Son, Linde man Rubin, Pickens, Hofeman Bros, Starkey, and others. Also includes train and mail routes with schedules and depot arrivals.
Defiance County Oklahoma asks builders and contractors to bid by March 21 1871 for furnishing materials and building a court house. Plans and specs available after February 25. bonds required. bids may be rejected. Auditor Joan M Sewell signs the notice.
A pamphlet by Dr Lewis claims radical cure for seminal weakness and sexual disorders. It promises private treatment, practical steps, and a forty year proven approach, priced at 30 cents and mailed in plain envelopes from No 7 Beach Street New York.
Excerpts describe a chaotic parade scene with marching soldiers and cheering crowds, miscellaneous household recipes and tips, local incidents of fire, crime, and accidents, plus scattered notes on politics, science, and travel. The piece mixes sensational anecdotes with practical instructions and brief notices about fires, arrests, and community events.
A fragment from a romantic tale on Champlain describes skaters venturing far onto unsafe ice. A gentleman falls through, and a woman acts swiftly veiling fear to rescue him, tying gear and using her clothing in a bold bid to reach safety.
The Evansville Journal appears in a new dress while Laporte’s scarlet fever scare subsides. Terre Haute records a $16,339 cost to punish a young woman. New Castle reports five fires last week causing property loss. Pike County faces counterfeit fives and twenties. A Norrington of Pike County dies from injuries, and Reinnart Sperling’s self-inflicted death at Lafayette is noted. Trial opens for Orange Stage in South Bend. Leavenworth trailing Dr John Curry & Brother plan a large Crawford County sulphur Wells hotel. Switzerland County lists 80 taxpayers with U.S. tax assessments. principal taxpayer is U. P. Schenck.
A Bengal India report details wars on wolves tigers elephants and snakes fueling terror and losses. Behar wolves and Bardwan snakes cause fatalities and heavy costs while Madras notes man-eating alligators and alligators over eight and a half feet long. Authorities debate who will tackle elephants in Chung Bhukar as tigers multiply and threaten villages.
The narrator describes a mare named Jeri cho with extreme shying and fearless behavior. She shies at telegraph poles and barley sacks, bites the speaker’s legs, and displays a daring, sociable, and dangerous temperament. Despite not being fast, she is hoped to carry through the Holy Land, though the rider fears the horse’s recklessness will lead to trouble.
A New Hampshire farmer reports that two bushels of seed wheat threshed by a flail, sown in the same field and under equal conditions as seven bushels machine threshed, yielded one third more per bushel. The test suggests machine threshed seed may be injuring quality, a matter of potential importance if confirmed.
Dispatches from Versailles dated February 28 describe the Emperor's banquet gesture after peace, honoring Moltke and von Roon. The entry of the Eleventh Corps is planned for Wednesday morning with colors, bands, and a 300,000 strong force. The scene was kept secret to match public sentiment in Paris.
Indianapolis reports that the Indiana Senate moved to adjourn sine die after ruling a quorum loss paralyzed both chambers. The House followed with a 21 present vote and later adjourned until morning. A telegram notes the Forty-seventh General Assembly effectively ends with the Senate action.
In Washington on Feb 28 the Senate discussed Conkling's bill to curb cruelty to animals in transit but failed to vote before a recess. Bills advancing included allowing Jackson Lansing Saginaw Railroad to move its northern terminus and a Cincinnati Southern Railroad construction measure. Additional action supported loyal citizens’ rights and confirming duplicate bonds in lost bond cases before adjournment.
A man travelling to Texas with his wife had his hair eyebrows and whiskers dyed from red to black during a shampoo. His wife, thinking a stranger had invaded, refused him entry. A crowd laughed as he revealed his true identity by his feet, and his wife allowed him in with his head kept out of sight.
A dean's parrot escapes its cage and triggers a household search. Polly is located atop an apple tree, drawing a crowd including Dr Vaughan and visitors. She surveys the audience and solemnly says, Let us pray, as if leading a moment of reflection.
Warnick emerges as the top tobacco growing county in the state, securing the championship title amid a competitive field. County officials highlight strong yields, quality crops, and robust farming programs that contributed to the win. Local growers celebrate the recognition and plan continued improvements for next season.
Folkloric charms warn against witchcraft and misfortune. From Monday to Sunday cutting nails predicts outcomes like wealth, new shoes, or journeys. Sneeze rhymes warn of danger or romance. A Lancastershire bedtime blessing invokes four angels over the bed and protection.
A Versailles correspondent reports Bismarck responding to questioning after a Favre meeting with a noncommittal whistle. The statesman lips puckered to signal “Rest arms” and then, with a hunting call “Tally ho” he implied a decisive stand.
Tur New York Tabet states there is no difference of opinion among Catholics on papal questions. He argues church decrees forbid dissent and that anyone opposing the Pope's temporal power cannot be Catholic. The remark frames absolute conformity as essential to Catholic identity.
The article notes Catholic schools educating four thousand girls in Brooklyn with Sisters of Charity and Sisters of St Joseph. It cites Protestant schools for boys and girls totaling about 100,000 boys and 1,000 girls, while New York City ministers and missions expand. It mentions a college trust to Judge Chamberlain’s estate and Methodists funding a state university as well as Presbyterian and Jewish ministers seeking donations.
A Texas spring about sixty miles from Galena yields water highly acidic like lemonade and nearly white with froth. The site is dangerous to drink and to animal life as it kills insects worms and other small creatures that approach. No fish or other life is observed in the waters.
A garbled OCR fragment references a person traveling west to look after country interests and mentions figures called Mikado and Baerrleots. Content is unclear, with possible political undertones about land thieves and national concern, but specifics are unreadable.
The passage questions a spoken attribution to a Pennsylvania Legislature member. It notes the speaker’s familiarity with the body and calls the lawmakers a useful class, while warning that even the best may present trouble. The text reflects selective quotation and cautions about responsibility for authorship.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.