28 Mar 1877
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1877
Page
1
A lengthy, satirical poem traces a Culpepper born figure who fancies the Wabash and its cannals, builds boats, leads mock horse and mule marines, writes party platforms and speeches, and ridicules the Pope’s imagined westward move, urging a life of trade on the Wabash.
An 1877 survey of New York peanut trade details how roasting attracts buyers, notes shifting street stands from Chatham to newer roasters, quotes wholesale prices from 80 cents to $1.25 per bushel, and explains production regions and storage. It also recounts a strange resurrection tale and lists assorted society notes.
Jonas Nilson a lumberman at a northern camp was crushed by a falling tree. Believed dead, he lay unconscious with death lingering, and camp workers prepared a coffin from a long dry goods box. He then unexpectedly revived, confounding all at the scene and prompting astonished disbelief.
The New York Graphic and Chicago Tribune discuss actors finances. many prominent actors show substantial estates and investments in farms homes and land. Noted figures include Cushman Thompson Jefferson Lotta and Forrest estates. a drift toward a dramatic fund exists but few use Forrest Home Philadelphia houses two inmates.
Thomas G Macy of Greeley Nevada returned from a fighting trip to Custer and Deadwood. At Cheyenne he joined Stevens Reed and Fritz from Boulder. They rode to Rat Creek then Indian Creek where Indians fired on them. Stevens and Fritz were killed. Reed fled. Macy found the scene next morning. Looted provisions and a broken weapon marked the ambush.
Washington special reports General and Mrs. Grant will leave Washington this week for a European visit with their youngest son, who is in college. They plan to stay at least two years, travel privately, avoiding government demonstrations, and seek refuge from public receptions after the Pierce episode in Switzerland.
A promotional notice extols Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds claiming reliable relief for asthma bronchitis and severe coughs. It notes pleasant taste harmlessness and trial bottles free with sale by all druggists while mentioning Gen Pleasonton defending the blue ray theory to Scientific American.
Parisian fashion notes describe bold trends in London and Paris headpieces and gowns. Notable items include velvet mantles, Maltese crosses, comets tail trains, and flamboyant paraso ls with blue linings. Paris shows shorter evening dresses for young women under twenty while black at weddings remains controversial in England.
Benson's Capcice Porous Plaster claims top honor at the centennial exposition, praised by leading medical authorities and used widely in major hospitals. It promises immediate pain relief and claimed cures for rheumatic, spinal, kidney, neuralgia, and back pains, with weather sensitivity noted as a winter preventative. sold nationwide for 26 cents.
A South Carolina letter argues blacks cannot govern, citing insubordination and violence during a Hampton procession and white resistance to black rule. The piece contrasts federal troops keeping order with looming civil tensions. In Indianapolis, a bold Indiana National Bank robbery nets about $25,000. two suspects are arrested while a search continues for the main thief.
A tale from New York lore recalls a daughter of Commodore Vanderbilt asking her father for aid after a business setback. He refused with iron discipline prompting her to leave and seek independence. The next day a public ad appeared offering board and lodging for families or single men, referencing her father, C Vanderbilt, and the matter ended with swift reconciliation.
The Dead Man Kingan. The deputy minister of justice C W Weldon is satisfied the death was self inflicted. The Telegraph notes details of Kingan’s finances and disappearance. His brother Thomas Kingan doubts insolvency motive, cites large cash and bonds from Kingan & Co. era and asserts records exist of Kingan’s transactions in New York. The account describes the train incident, footprints, and money and bonds found on the body.
A fragment advertises Green's August Sa tewer to treat dyspepsia liver complaints and digestive disturbances. It claims plain sufferers often delay purchase despite neighbor success and urges readers to consult a druggist for the product.
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