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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1900
Page
15
On a dreary day the conductor and passengers roast each other until a stylish girl in a blue rain coat boards. Her presence calms the crowd, softens tempers, and inspires courtesy as everyone adores her charm. The scene ends with a jolly note as the conductor whistles Yankee Doodle.
A speculative statement calculates a global yearly beer intake as a lake four feet deep and 33 miles long by a mile wide, covering 2 219 acres. It claims such a lake could drown 120 million people and provide a beer bath for everyone in the Americas while English speaking populations on its bed.
The article notes Romanian royals endure grueling duties with royal customs demanding constant availability. The queen once lost her voice after long hours, and she often rises at four to work until eight, claiming only then can she be both woman and author.
Franklin county Ale and yet scarcely more than 100 persons are employed in the industry in that state. Outside of the Piney Tree state the principal factories are in Pennsylvania Massachusetts and western New York. Maple and popular are sometimes used in the manufacture of American tooth picks but white birch is the standard timber in all the factories.
A tale blends comic deceit and theft as a man seeks a C Johnson to sign a quit claim for land while a hotel landlord explains there are fifteen Johnsons with matching initials. In South Africa a farmer misconstrues steam power, asking how trucks pull the engine backward in shunting.
The most costly wine resides in a Bremen town hall cellar cask named the Rose from Rudesheim vintage 1633. Its color is like old ale with a rich aroma and it is reserved for Bremen’s sick except for rare gifts to Emperor William I Frederick III and Prince Bismarck. Its imagined value is immense though never sold.
There is a rush of winter tourists toward Havana as plans for a future great American winter resort in the Americas take shape. The note hints at changes in travel and leisure with upcoming settlement in the region.
The Christian Work notes a controversy sparked by Prof. Atwater of Wesleyan University asserting alcohol as a nutrient. A Northfield conference panel reviewed Middletown data, but experts dispute his figures and conclude his studies show no support for alcohol as food and reveal nitrogen loss in tests.
The item surveys multiple states and cities on temperance efforts. Hazen Arkansas becomes dry with few saloons, Indiana exports evangelists for prohibition work, Ithaca saloon cases progress, Philadelphia considers law changes amid opium concerns, and Wisconsin physicians advocate medical duty in suppression. It also cites vast bans in towns and plantations and notes many avoid saloons entirely while enforcement tightens.
Report notes burning inside a saloon to deter patrons and the public, prompting police to keep the establishment closed and under inspection until five o'clock in the morning. The Union Signal quotes the event as a preventive measure amid public concern.
A historical excerpt cites Charles Lamb urging youths to avoid drinking, warning that the initial taste of wine leads to ruin. The passage urges immediate abstinence by highlighting Lamb's fear of descent into vice and death.
William E. Curtis notes in the Chicago Record that for the last fiscal year the United States exported 2,692,029 gallons of distilled spirits to global destinations, with 2,220,021 gallons to missionary regions. Much went to Japan as pure alcohol for manufacturing, with limited amounts of brandy rum whisky and wine.
The year just past has been prosperous and predicts a stronger year ahead for the trade. We have laid in an extraordinary large line of goods purchased at the very lowest cash price.
A dense list of grocery items with prices and notes on roasted Rio coffee and loose bulk sugar. Includes sugars, coffees, teas, canned fruits, dried fruits, fish, oils, syrups, and liquors. Mentions market changes affecting California peaches and grape products.
Fort Wayne Trust Co offers capital of 200000 with 3 percent interest on certificates and deposits of 1.00 or more at Main and Court. It lends on farm and city real estate at low rates and acts as executor administrator guardian assignee receiver trustee and agent.
Andrew F. Hoffman, I John G. Paters, William J. Vesey, Louis Fox, Ernest W. Cook, and David Stadabaker are listed in a civic roster or committee roll call as part of a public governance or advisory body.
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