Draggists and merchants advertise wares and shops
The notice lists several businesses on Calhoun and nearby streets including Foote & Wooster wholesale and retail at Malin and Calhoun, Meyer Bros & Co at Keystone Block and Columbia, Vollmer at Calhoun and Berry, Kane & Bro at Calhoun opposite Keystone Block, City Paint Shop at Clinton Street, and assorted shops for paints, pictures, and dining venues with Calhoun and Washington street references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China Ware
N. Ward
Calhoun Street
WARD
Calhoun Et
Bash & CO
Pelta
Columbia Street
Foote & Wooster
Malin
Calhoun Streets
Meyer Bro's & CO
Keystone Block
Columbia Sr
Daniel Vollmer
Calhoun and
Berry Streets
Lingenfeller & Bro
MAN & Rubin
Malin and
My Girl Slag and a Christmas Household Tale
A fragmented late 19th century note mixes a romantic dialogue about beauty and devotion with a domestic moral tale. A man and his lover exchange vows as the moon shines and later a Christmas economy debate unfolds between Charley and Sallie over a “hole in the pocket” revealed by a secret expense list.
Hole in Charles's Pocket Reveals Hidden Ouster
Mrs Danforth discovers a missing five dollars from her husband after a night of oysters and wine. He claims a tiny pocket hole stole the money, but she keeps collecting his notes. Over months she pieces together a growing stash of memorandums, revealing a larger discrepancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Danforth
Charles
Sallie
Mr. Danforth
Mrs. Vanforth
Willis
Parker
Eighth Street
Brooks
Danforth Reed
Seals for bonded goods aided by glass photography system
The Treasury Department photographer develops seal devices for bonded shipments. A glass square marked with numbers and red patterns is photographed to create unique copies, enabling quick detection if a lock is disturbed. Two workers prepare the seals for widespread use. Michigan passes a liquor law with escalating fines and liability for saloon keepers and lease forfeiture upon conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Washington
Department
Bond
Jock
New York
Cincinnati
Bismarck Threatens Man Then Breaks Mug in Barroom Outburst
A royal displeasure story notes Bismarck in a beer saloon where he vows to smash a mug on a taunter. He breaks the mug after the insult and then asks the bar for payment. The piece also notes a shift in fashion with buttons replacing hooks and eyes and idle capital in Massachusetts hook and eye factories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Massachusetts
Death by Own Action in Demographic Groups
The data show men more often kill themselves than women with methods including drowning and self-inflicted gunshot. Single and divorced individuals have higher action rates than married or widowed persons.
Murder charge rocks Buena Vista as Yancey details clash
The Indiana Sentinel reports Sheriff D W Patty of Hamilton county jailed Francis Lord's alleged killer in Noblesville. Yancey, from Kentucky, recounts a Dayton era clash with Maxwell and Lord, claiming self defense after brick and threat, while a prior version offers a different take on the incident and motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Sentinel
D. W. Patty
Hamilton County
Francis Lord
Buena Vista
Ne- D'esville
Yancey
Mr. Maxwell
Charles Yancey
Dr. Freeman
Samuel J. Maxwell
Stave
Maxwell
Andrew Tranbarger
Kansas
Iowa
Lord
Arcadia
Oldman’s
Young Shields
William Cring
Ira Dunn Lord
Ira Dunn
Mr. Crimm
Noblesville
Kentucky
Sandy
Palm Leaf Hats Factories Supply U S Markets
The palm leaf hat industry in America concentrates in Massachusetts with Amherst, Palmer, and Fitchburg as key factories. Cuban leaves travel to New London for processing including bleaching with brimstone and a lengthy sixteen day bleaching, then splitting. A third of leaves are wasted but palm leaf waste now feeds paper production. Fifty
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Rhode Island
America
Massachusetts
Amherst
Hampshire County
Palmer
Hampden
Berra
Fitchburg
Worcester
Boston
Connecticut
A Tale of a Printer’s Downfall and Charity
The Fort Wayne Republican recounts a four printer arriving in Fort Wayne, sharing a friend’s aid, losing his pledge to temperance, and ending in a Cincinnati poor house. He begs $10 to ensure decent burial and a proper disposal rather than a medical college dissection. The moral weighs on temperance and friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Cincinnati
Medical College
Health and Exercise Advice From Historic Column
The piece urges regular bodily activity to maintain health and cheerfulness. It warns against indolence and extols walking as the easiest form of exercise, with horseback riding, gardening, running, dancing, and swimming as other beneficial options. It notes winter use of outdoor activity for warmth and resilience.
Medical Men urged to mingle for progress in science
A proclamation urges practitioners to join medical societies and consult large volumes of literature. It stresses learning from many observations, maintaining rich libraries, and buying foreign and domestic journals. Prof. F Donaldson of Maryland cites periodical press as a forum for broader truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler Smith
Prof
F. Donaldson
University of Maryland
Value of Husbands and the Fragile Family Bridge
The piece stresses the husband as the home’s cornerstone bread-winner and defender. It notes his frail life and the grim consequences of loss, including poverty and widowhood, framing marriage as essential to family stability and social order.
Mental Intoxication in Society’s Rising Excitement
A London Examiner commentary argues that mental intoxication from constant excitement, rapid news, and social bustle harms the mind more than mere drink. It urges a return to repose, home evenings, and reduced public stimulation to restore concentration and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Examiner
Reb
Nature
Vermont Gentleman Uses Bull Help To Rent Pants
A Vermont man who was helped over a fence by a neighbor's bull recovered three dollars from the owner to replace trousers damaged when the horn struck him. He vows not to cross the fence that way again for three dollars and a half, adding he would rather stay on the other side. Some men are sensitive about such things.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade
San Domingo
Howe
John Brown
Stentor
White
Billy
Stdrman
Atlanta
Columbia
Ben
Munn & Co
Robeson
Taurna
Bea
Repub
Douglas
Massa Wade
Fred Douglas
High Commission and Company
Commissioner White
Old Ben
Siegel
Vermont
Steam on Canals and the New York propulsion act
The New York Legislature passes a 100000 premium for an effective steam propulsion on canal boats. The article analyzes canal water displacement, canal tonnage limits, boat dimensions, and testing methods to advance feasible propulsion designs without harming canal banks or navigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Erie Canal
Hotel Bills in Europe
Alphonse Karr quipped that highwaymen never vanished but changed names and now haunt travelers as hotel bills across Europe. The piece notes lodging charges, exchange rates, and travel ease, reflecting precarious costs during continental trips.
Our Feature Cities Show Chicago’s Growth Slows
The piece argues Chicago’s growth is peaking as abundant colonization surges push population toward new western towns. It predicts widespread demand shifts to medium cities and emerging railway towns, reducing pressure on major cities and reshaping manufacturing and wholesale centers across the continent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Garden City
New York
Chica
Pacific Railroad
Northern
Southern Pacific
Chinese laborers confront planter over alleged violence
The New Orleans Times recounts an incident where Chinese workers warned by a planter avoid vigilante actions against African Americans. A procession delivered a bound "chunk of a negro" to the planter, who ordered restraint while the Chinese leader called the man a racial slur. The frightened worker freed himself and left, prompting anticipation of sensational Northern reports and President Grant's proclamation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans Times
South
Grant
Engineers locate route for Chicago & Southern Railway
Engineers map the Chicago and Southern Railway route between Mount Vernon and a new point where location was uncertain. In days the full line will be ready for contract builders Pauley and Allen of Vincennes to begin work, with trains expected to reach New Harmony in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago & Southern Railway
Mount Vernon
Messrs
Pauley & Allen
Vincenne
Iron Horse
New Harmony
Numerous Local Items From Indiana in Briefs
A wide collection of short notices covers voting counts in New Albany, liquor license notices in Kentland, and the Northwestern Agricultural Fair near Evansville set for late May. Reports claim $20,000 in property destroyed at Valparaiso fire, a Wabash wedding with a 11 year age gap, and a Bradford resident torched out thrice by fire. Other notes include saloon branding in Lafayette, bogus coins found in Greene county, a rhubarb pie anecdote from Sullivan, and harbor work in Michigan City. Additional items mention court cases, suicides, a local election rumor, and other scattered incidents across Indiana towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tront Valparaiso
Wabash
Crrizen
Bradford
Lafayette
Wright Township
Greene County
Lafayette Journal
Willamac
Crow
Crowar
Michigan C. Enterprice
Dany
Hanover College
Hanover
Madison
Anderburg County
Ben Sawyer
State of Indiana
John W. Pheases
Iaura
Geo. Wash. Walker
George Seals
Owensville
Gideon County
Churchen
Goa
Seals
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Weekly Sentinel
Sewrtyrn
Srigedia
Caboao
Wayne Stears
Dumma CY
Carter
Rintea
The
Fort Wayne Business Directory
Fort Waynee
Art Galeries
F. A. Shoafe
Stockbridge
Iewon & Bro
Reet and Shoe Manufacturers
R. Vorderwaik & Sons
Phantx
Promas Mannix
Dwuliul
Th. W. Loag
Wald & Co
W. Oakley & Son
Columbus Street
P. Harper
Aveline House
Harper & Ate
Prenix
Heep Skirt Manufacturere
Oor Skirt
Millinery and Notons
Park M. Leonard
Homeopathic
Phenix
A ‘E. Woodward
Court House
Vogel & Son
Musical Instruments
P. Bexstel
Deger
Etna
Calsoan Street
Toods
Mss
Raleigh
Billard Hall
Cazis
Newcomer & CO
Dept
Sigm and House Painter
ROVER
Washington Streets
J. Pickens
Cal* Houn Street
Wailout
Offman Bro.’S
Main
Ven Buren Streets
Starkey
West Berry Street
Brandriff & Roberts
Columbia &J
Fort Wayne, Ind
Nuyer
West
Eananeny
Msi Uu Sane
Peter Wright
Stove Department
Russia
Ruzsta Lion
Maylowtf
Ohe Sentinel
Bart
Yvi
Lalernstein
Charely
Charley
Cr. H. Danforth
Brooks & Co
A & Et
Michigan
Thomas H. Yancey
MR. Yancey
Humnors
Sikpelea
Rome
Europe
Alphonse Karr
Acathen
Han
Grether
North Indians Baptist Association
St Laporte
Labaie
New Albany
Kentland Now Radio
Northwestern Agricultural Fair
Evansville
Gorp
Dry Branch
Laurel
Franklin County
Meas
Bedford News
Mineey
Tae Mich
Lincoln
Neraska
Don Burlington
Missouri
Marshall County
Sullivan
Sullivan Union
Terre Haute
Massree
Thomas H. Nelson
Mexico
Wipone Tein Gana
Jacob Brey
Hebron
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