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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1875
Page
1
A dramatic narrative set in Poverty Row follows Tim Mulligan’s fall into drink, his abused wife Nora, and the lost child. A recovered dove-like infant and Tim’s repentance drive a small-town redemption arc as Mulligan reconciles with Mary Malone and neighbors.
In a South Carolina plantation tale set in slavery times, Dr Rutherford, billed as the witch doctor of Boston, stages a theatrical fright to quell superstitions among enslaved workers. Edward and Mr Smith orchestrate a dramatic ritual with powders, a skull crown, and fake omens, ending with celebration once fear gives way to mock triumph.
A fragmentary excerpt features Jennie Woodville remarking on men and recalling Dick Kirby visiting after dinner to prank Rutherford. Edward reacts with amused disbelief, illustrating light domestic humor and social attitudes of the era.
Mr George Dawson of Birmingham spoke at Queen Street Hall to the Philosophical Institution on America praising English influence in the US while criticizing Yankee braggadocio and racial limits. He warned of political corruption in Washington and foresees a strong future with western United States expansion and improved schools for blacks, while noting tensions over black franchise and labor. Gov Hendricks later reviews Indiana’s 1874-75 legislature, praising some acts while critiquing costs, noting tax, assessment, jail, and school funding reforms, and defending license laws and attorney fee provisions.
A St Louis Republican piece recounts a Turkish monk on Xeropotamo in the Holy mountain who has never seen a woman. Discovered by a traveler, he is said to be intelligent, aged thirty to forty, with long black hair and beard, raised in monasteries since childhood, and curious about female humanity.
In a Troy Times item overheard discussion mocks homemade shirts. The piece describes ill fit with jokes about waist, neck, sleeves, and skirts, noting men privately tease wives yet praise their effort. It portrays a humorous domestic quarrel over sewing and fashion.
The Fort Wayne Sentinel and the Lafayette Journal echo a stance favoring compulsory education, presenting a level headed defense against party antipathies and urging universal schooling.
Washington correspondence recalls Thad Stevens entertaining guests and playing poker at his house near the capital. He once handed funds to a hospital sister of charity after a night session, then walked away saying God works in a mysterious way His wonders to perform.
The Cincinnati Commercial profiles Percy Bysshe Shelley Pinchback son of a white father and quadroon mother, noting his octaroon heritage, poker winnings, steamboat service, and rise to a poised elegant presence in the senate with dark glossy hair, beard, and keen perceptive faculties.
An Indianapolis Sentinel editorial argues against Fernando Wood as speaker, warning it would ruin the democracy, noting Wood’s reputation while denying New York leaders would back him. A Pennsylvania farm report describes two rats killed by a dog in a box trap and a mother rat avenging her offspring. Connecticut butter costs three cents a pound. An unfortunate man seeks a place to have a fit after a bompeane seizure.
Port Jervis New York Times correspondent reports supervisor W H Nesrfass and canal superintendent L Q Rose rode two miles by sleigh to observe a surge of ice moving down the river toward the bank. They fled as a wall of ice chased their path almost touching the sleigh with blocks raining behind.
In a Cincinnati Commercial analysis, Andrew Johnson is praised as a pioneering figure in American public life, younger in appearance than Hammlin and peers, with a steady backbone through shifting eras. The scene recalls Johnson and Hamlin taking the oath together, Johnson bearing flowers, amid a broad, diverse reception from the public.
J G Holland critiques the press for prioritizing sensational headlines over sober truth. He argues many Western papers cultivate curiosity and shock with grand, startling displays, sacrificing accuracy and calm reporting in pursuit of readers and profits.
Washington correspondence in the Chicago Tribune recalls Mrs Stephen A Douglas, wife of the Little Giant, a tale of a Catholic fair table with no change policy. Her wit and charm shine as she explains the by laws while a donor realizes the fifty dollar bill was used to support church and poor causes.
The Philadelphia Ledger houses a volume of poetical obituaries used for death notices. Several fragments show recurrent tributes to wives, husbands, and children with adapted lines about love, loss, and divine protection. The pieces reflect 19th century sentimentality and family-centric farewells.
Translation of Alphonso XII’s autograph letter to the U S president dated January 16, 1875 from the national palace of Madrid. He declares accession to the throne after Queen Isabella II’s abdication and pledges to reestablish order while respecting religious liberty and fraternal relations with foreign states.
A Pottsville mother recalls her six year old Dove pondering Eden and the tree of knowledge. The child muses on being excluded from paradise and suggests tossing flowers over the fence, then would choose to eat the fruit and join her parents.
The St Louis Republican essay examines hair trends among men and women, arguing long locks signal ethereal or radical traits while short cuts mark conformity. It cites Tilton, Beecher, Eggleston, Disraeli, and Darwin, noting women’s rights gatherings mirror male grooming fashions.
The Messager de Taiti describes oyster cultivation for mother of pearl in Tuamater waters. Oysters grow best on coral beds three feet under, in moderate currents, in creeks, with byssus facing the current. Beds are divided by age. spawn is contained by enclosures. After twelve months oysters reach plate size. by three years shells yield market pearl lining.
A four year old girl named Clark visiting in Homer is fatally mauled by a dog at the Joselyn residence. The dog attacked after entering a hen house and bit the child’s arm scalp cheek ear before she died from injuries after a night of pain.
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