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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1892
Page
4
The excerpt discusses refined table manners and the blend of elegance with social propriety. It contrasts minimal, precise hand use with the flourish of carving and consuming corn, urging moderation and conscientious conduct to please the board and reflect tasteful society manners.
The text argues the canal across Central America will be built when investors see profit. It notes electricity advances shift speculation, then urges schools to teach writing as fast as possible, stressing literacy as key to self education and moral responsibility. It laments poor handwriting and calls for better public recreation and governance influenced by liberal ideas. Local references to London parks, municipal reform, and the telephones’ impact illustrate modernization.
A cow owned by Levi Mogg of Lydlich Dorset died after breaking its neck by headbutting its shed. Examination found a live two foot snake and six young serpents plus two water creatures in its throat. It is believed the animal swallowed the reptiles while drinking from a tarn.
The habit of pouring a few drops from a freshly opened bottle into the host's glass is often seen as removing cork bits, but historically it served as a host's guarantee to guests that the wine was not poisoned.
Governor Russell of Massachusetts appointed Henry Everett Babbitt of Boston as a justice of the peace. The unusual aspect is his deaf mute status, yet his high ability prompted the appointment to aid others with similar impairments.
A London bookseller offers a fifty volume complete Voltaire collection bound in legal calf. A lawyer originally owned the set and used the sober binding to mislead clients, labeling the volumes as Aronet's Refforts, an apparent phonetic twist on the philosopher's name to deceive readers.
A New Yorker built a clock from 34000 wood pieces comprising 802 varieties. For sixteen years he has had sailors delivering material from every quarter of the globe.
Read reflections from Louis Peltier on the 1849 cholera outbreak in Fort Wayne. It recalls how Peltier and Maurice Cody helped move and bury victims, the hospital setup at Father Benoit’s school, and the courage shown by residents amid the epidemic. Also notes Whittier’s death as part of a tribute to four great American poets.
The Vermont election shows a sharply reduced Harrison majority in a presidential year, signaling Northern New England doubts about his re election. Analysts note farmers faced higher taxes and sugar costs, while Maine and Connecticut may lean Cleveland, with Vermont hints stretching from the Atlantic to the Gulf. In other notes, local remedies tout Hos titer's stomach bitters as preventive medicine amid disease concerns, and Aden, Arabia records only two rain events in 29 years, highlighting extreme aridity.
A fragmented adage traces Cantoria use through childhood illness and adulthood. It cites Castoria as a remedy and jokes about a rumored invention by Roger Baconini, echoing a playful, era-tinged reference to patent medicine.
A collage of Civil War battlefield viz and a British War Office note on a new thrusting sword. Anecdotes recount Union veterans in Vernon Springs and a showman spy tale with Uncle Dick. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address reaffirms dedication and a call for national renewal amid ongoing conflict.
A Gratiot Street jury dispute pits Missouri law against New England legal texts as Morrow’s closing speech blasts Loucks for importing Boston books. The clash follows a trial atmosphere over credibility and jurisdiction, ending with the jury siding against Loucks. Also notes Suwaroff’s discipline and a camp checkpoint reform proposal for identification.
London gossip centers on a jewelry firm order for two batches of lockets bearing a G V monogram in diamonds. G stands for George and V for Victoria, fueling theories of a royal wedding and potential brides among Hesse Schleswig Holstein and Teck princesses.
A collection of brief notes mentions German born residents in the Union army at 8.76 percent, small English representation, and other foreign nativity data. It also covers Rita Kittridge’s postalCard writings for Gladstone, a glass render technique with oxygen gas, Smithsonian taxidermy on peacocks, and a Parisian woman’s suicide by leeches, all presented as disparate curiosities.
Special correspondence from Assillon Ohio describes the Zoar Commune near the Tuscarawas valley. Founded by German Lutherans seeking religious purity, it settlers led by Joseph Baumeier bought 5,500 acres near Zoar for 15,000 dollars with profits shared and property held in Baumeier’s name.
The Zoar Separatist society owns 7,000 acres and is valued around $1,000,000. Trustees John Storm Christian Ruof and John Bimeler head an absolute governing board with a five person advisory group. The 275 members share labor profits and live under a codified constitution from 1819.
Miscellaneous notes report a Silesian miner unconscious for four months while Swiss guards linked to the pope’s household are to be dispensed with. A US standard yard is said to be one thousandth of an inch larger than its British counterpart. Most engines worldwide were built in the last quarter century. Beardless peoples include Chinese Japanese Malays Sia mese New Zealanders and North American Indians.
A garbled 19th century notice mentions Vera Cruz natives and fireflies caught with blazing coal, a Georgia farmer’s wagon accident killing dozens of poultry, a worn Civil War battle flag found among misplaced express packages in Atlanta, and a quirky Egyptian dog at the Nile avoiding crocodiles by drinking where others have left.
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