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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1891
Page
2
The Supreme Court affirms Congress may enact civil service laws and bars government employees from campaigning. The piece notes current House numbers, Senate totals, and upcoming elections, plus related political commentary and regional civic notes.
S P Suenely, secretary of the national democratic committee, called the executive committee meeting at the Arlington hotel in Washington on December 8, 1891. The committee comprises twenty five national members and is chaired by Senator Price.
Fire roared through the Bastile block in Syracuse destroying the building above the second floor including the Standard theatre and many offices and stores. Lodge rooms of several fraternal orders were ruined. total lodge losses near ten thousand dollars with heavy water damage to shops including Rosebloom & Sons and H G Lone. Several firms reported large stock losses and insurance payments. In Baxter Street New York a tenement fire killed Barbara Bergio and displaced 150 occupants with minimal injuries to others.
The supreme council adjourned at 10 o clock to meet next year at Atlanta Harrisburg or San Francisco chosen by the executive committee. A grand summer encampment was set for a special committee to decide time and place. The national legislation committee includes President Polk Muncie L P Featherstone Page and G Wynn. The council refused to endorse the Reform Press association prompting H W Ayer to resign as private secretary to President Polk.
Dr Price s Cream Baking Powder is praised for making hot buckwheat cornmeal or wheat cakes biscuits doughnuts waffles or muffins with no fermentation. It claims pure cream of tartar and neutral tasting leavening that yields light tasty results unmatched by rivals.
Hon William A Peelle chief of the Indiana Bureau of Statistics presents a 1891 crop report praising record yields across wheat corn oats barley rye buckwheat flax seed and hay crops. The data lists acreage per crop average yield and total bushels or tons, noting exceptional harvests and favorable climatic changes despite earlier fears.
The First Baptist church held a major gathering to keep Rev. Northrop as pastor, pledges secured to raise his salary to 2500 dollars, and the audience applauded the decision. Citizens praise his decade of leadership and expect continued growth for the congregation.
The piece argues that small bodily troubles lead to major illnesses if ignored and urges early care with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to prevent severe outcomes. It cites biliousness constipation and dyspepsia as precursors to rheumatism malaria and kidney issues, warning of life penalties for neglect.
Nine Mirs Indiana reports a village scene with visitors from Coffeyville Kansas and local residents preparing to depart for Valparaiso to study. Mentions a sprained angel nurse and Fogwell buying stock plus a Lewiston planing mill pile of 200 cords of sawdust.
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