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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1892
Page
6
A long column recounts weddings and engagements including Miss Sophia Meyers to H Hobrock and Carrie Eckart to Louis Schmidt. It notes civic topics, church events, school purchases, local industry plans, and community notices from Fort Wayne and surrounding towns.
A promotional note extols Simmons Liver Regulator as a household remedy that prevents indigestion and dyspepsia, banishing biliousness and sick headaches to keep harmony and good nature in the home. It frames the product as a cos remedy and trusted friend for families.
A large political meeting is announced for Thursday evening October 20 1892 in the Sixth ward with Gottlieb Haller ex mayor Harding and August Becker as presiding speakers. The outline invites all ward clubs and citizens to gather at the democratic headquarters on East Berry street at 7 30 PM to escort speakers to the rally with fireworks and bonfires planned.
The Columbus Grove Record reports Dr J W Younge of Fort Wayne attended a Paulding county country church lecture last Sunday. Three or four disruptive youths tried to take over the meeting prompting the doctor to challenge them and wield a cane to evict them. He resumed his lecture unbothered, expressing belief in muscular Christianity.
Deputy Lindsey traveled to Wallen to arrest George Fair for stealing a watch but returned empty handed after forcing entry. He found Fair fled through a back door, armed with two revolvers, escaping into the brush as the deputy lay stunned.
The week ending October 15 lists deaths: Frances Rosenberger 16 months membranous croup John Wolf 38 consumption Alvin Cothrell 32 railroad accident Martha Ludwick 64 pneumonia Geo Fox 72 jaundice Basil Kelly 6 months spasms Edgar Henderson 52 paresis Ernest Jornod 1 day exhaustion J C Geary 30 heart failure Charles Rice 7 months croup. Also McDonald opines Indiana will vote Democrat and Cleveland election. Cholera scare at Helmetta turns out to be dysentery. Chamberlain’s remedy praised by Walter Willard.
The speaker reflects on a dear one’s birthday since a dark hour when Love’s funeral flower laid on the heart. Mourning gives way to grit as the living vow to endure death and time, seeking comfort in memory and hope beyond the grave.
A column warns against masculine dress and loud behavior of young women and village girls, urging mothers to preserve gentleness and refine manners. It condemns suspenders and masculine garb, notes the value of a gracious, ladylike bearing, and cites a Ladies' Home Journal excerpt. Also offers home remedies for corns, wardrobe storage tips, and a note on Hood's Sarsaparilla for catarrh. A snowbound Mt. Washington train is mentioned.
A collage of verses and anecdotes recounts Katy did and Katy didn’t actions, a cautionary innkeeper tale about changing things, a bull used to influence votes in Oropesa, and notes on icebergs, currents, and a Yankee critic at Bayreuth.
A New York Sun column quotes Lt Elson recalling meeting a prince, noting his quiet talk on music and near sightedness. It contrasts royal pretension with humility and mocks etiquette manuals. The piece also rails at servants named by roles and ends with a French visitor asking to see papal throne ceremonies.
Advertises a new Nickel Plate train service with a Wagner Buffet car. Tickets available at City Ticket Office 71 Calhoun St near the depot. Includes dates 15 17 22 25 28 and a contact point for more information.
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