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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1894
Page
3
The column traces jokes through history from Archimedes and Demosthenes to Elijah and Judean lore, recounting Archimedes bath scenes and the origin of the term eureka. It surveys classic jests across ancient and modern knew about by scholars and humorists.
A misplaced exclamation and garbled quotes describe a brief moment where someone discovers a place that surpasses their new rubber boots in value or utility. The fragment conveys light humor and a casual street voice without concrete details.
An excerpt from a Washington Star dialog shows a clothier remarking a pair of gloves do not match evening dress. A boy asks about a locomotive drawing and the uncle answers the locomotive draws the cars.
In Kate Field's Washington a remark compares the $100 bill design to art. Van Daub counters that artists have no view since none have seen a $100 bill. The exchange highlights public opinions on currency aesthetics.
A pair of anecdotal quotes discuss hard work in rough posting and lifting, and health warnings from doctors. The Indianapolis Journal notes the effort in handling a rammer while Mr. Grogan emphasizes lifting as the hard part. The New York Press cites a young man and his girlfriend debating doctors and kissing.
In a sudden turn, a couple faces a breakup as the Detroit Tribane reports a divorce after a tense moment. The man asks a sharp question while the woman responds in confusion, marking a decisive end to their marriage.
A Detroit Free Press item notes Sam the waiter in a wild western hotel who diffuses a cross east guest with calm diplomacy. The guest demands the land lord, who is busy in the kitchen, while Sam relays the landlord will attend shortly and keeps the peace. The story shifts to Isle of Man voting rights for women, noting married women cannot vote while widows and spinsters who own property may.
Newton Kan Oct 11 Rapidly passing away are the marks of the Santa Fe emigrant trail and the Chisholm cattle trail from Kansas to Texas. The pens of wagons and the long single-file trains marked a vast westward exodus toward new lands under peril from Indians and fires. The Santa Fe route started at Westport and wound across the plains in a costly historical passage.
The article traces the old cattle routes across Kansas linking Wichita to Dodge City, noting saloons and rough towns along the way. It then shifts to Parisian high society, detailing embezzlement at four clubs, detention of Maraninchi, and a web of aristocratic scandals surrounding the Prince de Sagan and Baron Hirsch.
Seafaring developers announce a proposed artificial island 11 miles south of Long Island and 17 miles east of Navesink to host a fireproof casino hotel and related structures. Foundations use iron cylinders sunk in shallow water, with top 38 feet above high tide, and crews expect completion in 1895. The projectors include Captain R. D. Evans, Captain Howard Patterson, and C. M. Coen, who tout exemptions from three-mile U.S. jurisdiction and potential uses from lodging to a venue for prize fights.
C. M. Hares notes the vast system of overland routes used for cattle drives and emigrant movement. He mentions the Chisholm Trail as the principal path, with many parallel routes from Kansas to Nebraska and beyond, alongside the Pony Express and Oregon Trail networks serving gold rush era traffic.
Special correspondence from Paris reports on the Cercla de la Rue Royale, a leading club in Paris, noted for its smart, up to date status. Its palatial quarters overlook the Bus Royale and Place de la Concorde at the Champs Elysees. The president and the club’s activities are described as part of the latest social scene.
A young woman enters a gun shop seeking a revolver to end her life. The clerk franks a 22 caliber option, remarking on reporters who sensationalize such acts. The dialogue ends with the woman threatening to leave, while the clerk’s casual, cold talk highlights a chilling exchange.
The piece profiles General Thomas Howard Ruger slated to succeed General Nelson A. Miles in Chicago commanding the Missouri department when Miles moves to New York. Ruger’s career spans West Point 1854 service in the Civil War, later posts at Fort Leavenworth and Fort Assiniboine, and key commands in South Carolina 1876 7 and the Pine Ridge campaign of 1891. If moved to Missouri, Ruger would be third in the army behind Scho field and Miles.
A historical sketch traces the American Institute of Architects from its 60 year origins at the Astor House in New York to its 28th annual New York meeting. It notes founders like Davis, Walter, Strickland and Haviland, the wartime suspension, and the growth of chapters nationwide. It highlights publishing efforts, fee schedules, and the Rotch traveling scholarship, with leaders Burnham, Post, Schofield, Treat, and Stone guiding the institute.
Evangeline O Giary, exhausted after a ball and a long telephone shift, frets over Archibald Rooney's distant behavior and a moonlit longing. Morning awakens her to a quarried routine, and she mulls over love and duty before facing another day at the downtown exchange. The piece closes noting Littre as a monumental French lexicographer.
An elderly woman riding a country train confides to a neighbor she has only ridden once before and fears missing New York. She asks the conductor to halt the train at New York, promising to remember him for his help.
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