Fort Wayne Vendors and Merchants Ad of Calhoun Street
A dense listing of Fort Wayne merchants and shops with names and addresses across Calhoun and Columbia Streets. Auctions, music, groceries, clothing, millinery, medicines, dental and optical services are advertised alongside various wholesale and retail houses. The ad highlights J Scubeffer & Co auctioneers and many local trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Loag
Columbia Street
Dei
Wald & Co
E. Druegists
Frootr & Wooster
Esouthwest
Main
Calhoun Streets
Meyer Bro.'s & Co
Keyatore
Colaxrbia St
Jpantel Vollmer
Calhoun and
Berry Streets
Pry Goods, Root & Company
Grocers, BeliTz & Uro
Calhoun Street
Ames Barper & CO
Phenix
Park M. Leonard
R. Bort
Sarzeon
Eclectic School of Medicine
Edinburgh
Scotland
Alo
Jefferson Medical Cur'ese
Philadelphia
Fort Wayne
Offie
Morgan & Beach
Old Time Weddings Dressed In Modern Busy Fashion
A reflective piece contrasts ancient wedding rites with today’s crowded rehearsals and formalities. It laments modern, businesslike ceremonies while praising the theatrical splendor of classic rituals, noting cloying postreception stiffness and four-handed, perfunctorily practiced rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerrold
Feradoth
The Baby Shoe Poem and Ghost Tales in The Sentinel
A curious verse about a baby's shoe blends with a long column on ghost stories in periodical literature. The piece contrasts nursery motifs with legends from Germany and early English writers, examining why tales of hauntings endure in modern imagination. It also recounts a Cincinnati anecdote about a life insurance scheme influencing a widow’s remarriage, presented as a cautionary tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Disragii
Vivian Grey
Spenser
Bulwer
Blackwood
Abertus Magnus
Fitz-James O’brien
Rank Shifts Among Nation's Leading Cities
A report surveys population rankings of the largest U S cities noting St Louis moves from eighth to fourth and Chicago from ninth to fifth while Baltimore drops to sixth and other cities shift. It also mentions Vanderpool alleged confession surrounding a Kalamazoo murder case and a lawyer Balch’s claimed statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Chicago
Baltimore
Boston
Cincinnati
New Orleans
San Francisco
Buffalo
Washington
Newark
New Jersey
Louisville
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Jersey City
Detroit
Milwaukee
Albany
Jersco City
Tut
Grand Rapids
Eagle
Vanderpool
Kalamazoo
Field
N. A. Balch
Seale
Saturns meteoric origin and a Japanese noblewoman’s room
Lieutenant David argues Saturn’s rings formed from a meteor encounter and places their creation millions of years ago, while a separate note links solar energy and sunspots to meteoric activity. A Lady of Hon James Brook’s party in Japan inventories a sparse boudoir, detailing mats, drawers with a metallic mirror, powders, wax, false hair, pins, and a wooden neck pillow for sleeping on mats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Saturn
Solar System
Strummer
James Brook
Japan
A Lady in a Trance and in a Coffin
A Wisconsin woman, Mrs. Nelfie L Reynolds, was believed dead and placed in a metal burial case bound for Rochester New York. She revived in transit, caused a ruckus in the coffin, and the courier released her. She returned to Chicago after her recovery, keeping silent to surprise her husband G E Reynolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester Union
Nelfie L
G. E. Reynolds
Qoxuakee
Wis
Rochester
N. Y
Chicago
Married woman in New York seizes fortune and sails abroad
Gail Hamilton recounts a case where a wife, independent of her husband, controlled thirty thousand dollars. She recalled the money when he thrived, then after he became paralyzed she took a discreet lover, sailed to Europe, left him with a three hundred dollar debt, and supported her paramour using her former fortune. Great is affinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Crawford County
Newville
de Kath
Posey County Fair
New Harmony
Lafayette
The
Terre Haute Journal
Clay County
Mitchell
Col. Snodgrass
Bloomington
Indiana
D. R. Eckels
Oakland
Putnam County
William Beeler
Criminal Court
Tippecanoe County
Lifayette
Wild Cat
Toledo, Wabash and Western Railway
Jackson Township
Hancock County
William Whitely
Moses C. Fort
Fort
Esquire Landis
Terre Haute Express
Brit M. Harrison
Cherry Street
Masonic Fraternity of
Washington
Washington Monument
Pantheon
Monument Society
Congress
California
Elkhart Review
Sanford
F. A. Sanford
Moses A. Martindale
Institute For the Deaf
Dunb
Indianapolis
Omaha
Hanna
Pittsburgh
Grace Church
New Haven
Leek
Smith
West Point
West
N. Y. Com. Adv
Walt Witman
Immemoris
Cincinnati
Spring Grove
Augustus
Napoleon
Europe
Gail Hamilton
New York
Usurpation fears in Schurz speech on Grant use of power
Carl Schurz warns that wartime expediency has fostered executive overreach threatening constitutional government. He cites the San Domingo episode as dangerous precedent and vows not to support Grant’s reelection. He argues vigorous action is needed to arrest drift toward personal rule and warns of monarchy if ignored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Schurz
Grant
Nashville
Chicago
San Domingo
United States
Congress
Senate
Swortn
London
England
Disrachi
Duce
Disraeli
Prince Albert
Artemisia
George HL
Mr. Disraeli
Mr. Disrael
Gladstone
Great Britain
Earl Grey
Prince of Wales
Mr. Gladstone
N. Y. World
Minced Woman At Freight Depot Leads to Brutal Claim
A sensational tale unfolds of two bags of minced remains found at a freight depot and a boastful confession by a narrator who claims responsibility for the act. He details a chase from Fifth Avenue hotel steps to avoid a relentless book hawker, weaving in lurid imagery and threats of further violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
Third Avenue
Feejee Islands
P. Podridge
Miscellaneous items from a crowded news page
A curious mix of notes and anecdotes, including grains of daily life and oddities. It mentions granville mass workers producing about 900 drums daily, ant control by anise oil, a wooden legged inebriate, and abundant game in the West. It covers prices on London ice, Springer heirs rumors, and political talk on Queen Victoria and Disraeli with implications for England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granville
Mass
Ice Men
London
White Mountains
Richmond
Boston
Revere
Jony Johnson
New York
Germany
Virginia City
Nevada
Hanna
San Francisco
Four Dozen Springers Claim Delaware Heir Title
The Chicago heir, a lady visiting Oshkosh, leads a claim group asserting ownership of Delaware. Claimants met recently and hired eminent legal talent. In a few weeks the case will reach court, while Wilmington fraudulent proprietors face a cold, pitiless world. The dramatic outcome may swell the number of heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Springer
Chicago
Fremont
Wis
Oshkosh
St. Louis
New Jersey
Wilmington
New York
Republican
Delaware
Chicago Republican
Ambiguous Fisheries Figures and Violent Altercation Reported
The article lists fiscal year 1870 catch data for U S and New England fleets including Massachusetts and New Brunswick, totaling 6,080,140 in value across herring and other categories. It then describes a Tuesday night assault in Evansville where Allen Ford and another man hacked at a woman named Helen Sadan with a knife, leading to severe injuries and Ford's escape after attacking her with a chair and throwing objects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
New Brampethire
Crenvervven
Massachusetts
Rcoyerrereenn
Lax
Nevera
Allen Ford
Helen ‘Sadan
Allen
Robbery Incidents Reported in Broominnton Last Week
Local report cites two highway robberies in Broominnton during the previous week. The article notes concerns about business reputation and urges restraint as violence challenges the city’s image.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broominnton
Unclear abuse claims spark public outcry in Indiana
A damaged OCR segment from an Indiana newspaper alleges random harassment and coercive acts against residents, claiming people refuse further abuse and demand an end to perceived mistreatment.
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Ae Weekly Sentinel
Botuorss
Wayne Steers
Fort Waite
RK. Db
Dummw & Cod
Port Sentinel
Weekly Sentinel
Wade
J Scubeffer &C
East Main
Court House
Jia A. Shoaff
Farhion
Stockbridge
Columian Street
Iemon & Bro
Chris Ware
Fi N. Ward
Ron Dog
Calhoun St
Reeler & CO
Bash & C O
Col
Ambia Street
Okley & Son
Wats, Caps and Furs
P. Harper
Avenine House
I. Be, Woodward
G. Vogel & Son
Eestel
Etna
RS. R. Neuberger
Mayer House
Raleigh
Newcomer & CO
C J
ROVER
Calhoun
Washington Streets
I Lingenfeller & Bro
Lendeman & Rubin
A T. Pickens
Cale ©Honn Street
Ajoffman Bro
van Buren
L. Starkey
West Berry Street
Agente
Bert Barnes
Zeigler, McCurdy & CO
Race St
Monroe St
Olen Mills
Summit City
French, Hanna & CO
Woolwanted
Agricultural
Ebave
Baw & Spran
J .C. Brower
Hogart & Cos
Doora
Norgan & Breach
Columbia St
Ft. Wayne
Hallowell
LD Newspapers
Zeus
Hera
Artemis
Solon
Theocritus
Robert Herrick
New Albany
Terre Haute
Viincemnrs
Warsaw
Laporte
Jennie Cook
Sullivan
Vigo County
St. Joseph County
Mishawaka
Samuel Rice
Decatur
Buurglars
Michigan City
Greencastle
Delaware County
Tennessee
John Nice
Lost Creek Township
Jas. L. Myers
Amanda Curtis
Warren County
Thomas H. Yancey
Francis Lord
Buena Vista
Madison
Charles Felix
Wabash Democrat
Chicazo Eanass
South Bend
Aaron Turner
Wesley Chapel
Komoro
7Zibune
William Mack
Henry Dirry
Independence
Indianapolis, Bloomington and Western Railroad
Waynetown
Montgomery County
Morgan County Gazette
Grey Horse
Bob
Porter County
Pennsylvania
Valparaiso
Evaneville
Babytown
Martin Gieno
Fred Griese
Morgan Williams
Centerville
Terre Waute Journal
James M. Hanna
Garret
Mr. Balch
Mr. B
Springer
Del
Annekeans
Drake
Edward Springer
Ned Springer
Queen Victorian
Yasane
S Springer
Dubie
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