11 Oct 1876
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1876
Page
1
The piece chronicles failed out‑door meetings for Harrison and the Republican ticket in Fort Wayne. It notes abandonments at Swinney Park and Colerick's Opera House with little attendance, while Democratic speakers Schurz and Pratt press reform and denounce Grantism and carpetbag government.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt urges voters to back a Democratic administration to reduce federal spending. It argues that high costs burden families, cites past overspending under Grant and Republicans, and claims a Democratic win would continue cuts while a Republican regime would keep lavish outlays. It also notes a claim about John A. Logan and Northern forces in Civil War history.
A Sentinel reporter interviews Superintendent Irwin detailing Fort Wayne Public Schools growth. The district expanded from two buildings to Clay Street and Jefferson Street with 84 teachers serving about 3,600 students. Upgrades include science lecture room, expanded laboratory, new primary and Kindergarten spaces, grammar revisions, and facility improvements across multiple schools. A southern Mechanicaburg school proposal is urged to relieve crowding.
A fragment lists students and residents tied to schools and streets including Jefferson, Clay, Washington, Harmon, Hoagland, Bloomingdale, and Bloomingdale German, naming Carrie Sharp, Mary Thompson, Maggie Cochrane, Nettie Mark, Frank Hamilton, Maggie McPhail, H Duno, Eset Germany, John Webers-Wet German, Carl Schwarz, Rev. E Rubin.
A Glasgow paper reports Hugh Hert of Paisley, once from the lazy weaver political clan, returning as a preacher after army service. He uses a shop doorway as a pulpit for an evening sermon while old cronies inquire of his kirk messages. He later joins a dissenting college and seeks ordination.
At an April 1876 New York produce exchange gathering honoring Gov. Tilden, Edwards Pierrepont extols reform and honest government, argues parties should yield to citizen interests, and praises Tilden for fighting canal ring frauds. A second note recounts a New Hampshire girl’s joke about a dress and a quack’s remark prompting reflection on scrutiny of candidates and merit.
U N Pattengill of S M Pettingill & Co Boston writes that after a year of debility he used VegeTine and recovered. He states the remedy cured his general weakness after several doses and endorses it as superior for its advertised ailments.
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