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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1901
Page
15
A group of men rib each other over forgotten letter details and stamp slips. The fat man relays tales of misdated letters, unpaid checks, and missed addresses, ending with a joke about a landslide skunk skin wager and a punchline about education and imagination.
A visiting narrator watches Joe Baker and Bill Smith dispute chalk marks on a cabin door used to tally whisky and coonskins as payments. The two men argue over whose tallies are correct, with figures replaced by chalk marks, Xs, and cubes, while a stranger weighs the accounting.
A tale from Bristol describes a planned dog fight arranged to provoke a confrontation between Jim Clymer and Joe Blackburn. Clymer dies from two gunshot wounds after arriving at the house. Blackburn shoots first, leaving Jim badly wounded and facing a possible death or continued conflict.
A diminutive man confesses decades of mistreatment and marginalization due to his stature. He laments missed chances in love, politics, and art, humorously cataloging slights and social barriers. The exchange ends as he exits into the darkness, choosing oblivion over a world that never accepts him.
Noted Quaker minister and anti-slavery advocate Lucretia Moti’s brother Thomas Coffin is described as unattractive yet refusing to share a portrait. A friend asked for his picture but he recalled destroying a previously taken image because it was “too good.”
Krause's headache capsules, unlike any American remedy, were first prescribed by Germany's court physician Dr. Krause long before quinine, and are said to cure distressing cases quickly. Price 25c. Sold by Dreier & Bro. at Calhoun and Columbia streets corner.
The article cites Difford Howard on the first Thanksgiving feast with roast turkey venison oysters and clam chowder, set during Indian summer with Pilgrims and guests. It also notes a South Dakota liquor license clause, challenged by Mrs. Mary Garrison in a suit against three saloon keepers over her husband’s death from alcohol.
A rustic speaker in the Chicago Record-Herald speaks of modest means and pride in his craft. He laments branding limits while wishing recognition for his small earnings and honest toil, despite a life of apparent wealth nearby.
A May Popular Science Monthly series by Dr. David Starr Jordan discusses alcohol's impact on race progress. He notes mixed opinions, cites Archdall Reid and Amos Warner on wine and temperance, and warns of nervous-system harm and complex selection effects.
A long list of groceries and household goods with prices and promotions. Includes sugars teas coffees dried fruits canned fish oils wines tobaccos cigars and window shades. Local offers showcase reduced sugar prices and bulk tea and coffee specials to attract customers.
An 19th or early 20th century ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cool and soothe hot swollen feet. It claims relief from smarting feet tight shoes swollen sweating feet ingrowing nails blisters callous spots and bunions with rest and comfort. Trial pack available and sold by druggists and shoe stores in New York.
Rev. T. De Witt Talmage calls alcohol a national curse and cites history to condemn intoxicants while urging anger at the evil and compassion for the afflicted. He stresses pity for drinkers and urges practical help and divine rescue.
Insurance stats claim teetotalers live longer by roughly 17 years than drinkers. Boston Mayor Taft tells a temperance group that a true gentleman avoids saloons. Rural free delivery is contested by saloon owners who fear more town visits. Two maltese kittens in a Third Avenue saloon inhale fumes from an open cask, get drunk daily, and sleep nearby.
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