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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1899
Page
14
A seasonal relish recipe uses ripe tomatoes onions and vinegar with red pepper mustard allspice cinnamon and cloves cooked into a thick mix. It advises straining corking hot bottles and note that onions may be omitted. Additional notes include garlic more onions brown sugar peach leaves and optional extra pepper.
Instructions describe making a grape preserve by removing skins, boiling pulp until tender, straining, boiling skins with vinegar and spice for two hours, then recombining with pulp and sugar. The mixture is boiled slowly and ladled into bowls and glasses.
A historical recipe describes boiling five pounds of grapes and mashing them, then adding two and a half pounds of sugar one pint of vinegar and a tablespoon each of cinnamon cloves allspice and pepper plus half a tablespoon of salt. Boil until thick.
A local kitchen recipe lists nine pounds of tomatoes skinned three pounds of sugar two ounces of cloves two of cinnamon to be cooked in three pints of vinegar.
A fragment lists steps for preserving tomatoes with half bushel skinned tomatoes, one quart vinegar, one pound salt, one ounce black pepper, half ounce red pepper, and a quarter pound allspice, then continues with unspecified directions. The text reflects a historic domestic kitchen method.
The 129th Indiana Volunteer Infantry holds its 26th reunion at Ligonier on Thursday October 5. The 100th Indiana Volunteers marks its 14th reunion at Albion on September 20. The 88th Indiana Volunteers and the 21st Indiana Battery reunite at Wolcottville on September 27. The 30th Indiana Volunteers meet at Millersburg on September 19, and the 44th Indiana Volunteers gather at Waterolo on October 5 and 6.
A concise preserves note lists two dozen large ripe tomatoes two onions six red peppers without seeds three cups vinegar four tablespoons sugar and three tablespoons salt. The mixture is combined and cooked slowly for three hours to finish.
A short set of canning steps describes brining two hundred small cucumbers with two pounds sugar and spices. Cucumbers rest in brine overnight then are scalded in vinegar, followed by scalding other ingredients in fresh vinegar. The final step adds chowchow for flavor.
Eighteen large ripe tomatoes, two onions, four peppers chopped fine, four cups vinegar, two tablespoons salt, four of sugar, two of ginger, two of cinnamon, one of cloves, one of allspice and one nutmeg. Boil one hour. Yields three quarts.
Instructions describe peeling six large cucumbers and six onions, chopping finely, salting to draw water, squeezing dry, mixing, adding pepper and enough vinegar to cover, then bottling and sealing.
London imports ice from Norway after regular supply runs out due to intense heat. The shortage triggers shipments abroad to meet city demands while local stocks deplete and temperatures remain high.
A tissue film, a veil between living and dead, hints at glimpses of what lies beyond. The poem muses on life's vanities and fears of death, asking if one is prepared to pass the veil today and cherishing unknown truths beyond.
Oliver A. Kingsbury argues that a true Christian remains active in family life society and business while prioritizing eternal aims. The motive shaping daily conduct determines whether home, society, or work becomes noble and gracious, blending earthly duties with heavenly hope.
Fragmentary quotation underscores that for a Christian child of God, blessings from God are ample and abundant in proportion to need and trust. The text reflects a devotional tone from the Times, emphasizing reliance on divine grace to live.
A Congregationalist sermon contrasts genuine humility with spiritual pride drawing on the Pharisee and Publican parable. It argues that real Pharisees may not show piety outwardly while pride, whether ostentatious or subtle, is dangerous and offensive to God. The key lesson is dependence on divine mercy over self assessions.
A Youth's Companion excerpt discusses omniscience as a moral constraint and contrasts it with colonial views of spying in faith. It tells of a wealthy English man with a hidden photographic wall device to chronicle a servant's day, illustrating divine vigilance. The piece emphasizes God knowing our frames and provides a hopeful note for the Bethany maiden awaiting the Master.
A collage of religious verses and sermon-like reflections uses seafaring imagery to discuss faith, perseverance, and reliance on Christ. Quoted figures from Psa 107 to Beecher emphasize trust, rest, and progress, with a fragmentary closing note on strength and guidance.
A Christian Work essay uses the palm tree as a metaphor for spiritual renewal. It notes that palm wine comes from the tree despite brackish water at the roots, illustrating how inner life can transform harsh surroundings. The piece urges believers to endure mire and temptation while fostering new life through Jesus Christ.
A fragmentary report cites Dr. Cuylet describing travel through a coal mine district and noting a dingy tongue and unclear observations. The text is garbled but references a journey with perceptual remarks about the environment and cleanliness.
A foreman demonstrates a plant protected by an enamel that repels dust. He sprinkles coal dust on the flower and it falls away, leaving the bloom pristine. The owner contemplates care to keep it clean in such a dusty environment.
A brief devotional note attributed to Rev John Lloyd emphasizes dwelling in the light of Christ as the path to a noble Christian life and eternal life. It warns against darkness and false views of life and promotes living in Christ’s light as the true purpose and perpetual life.
A religious sentiment declares every man has a life plan set by God and the highest wisdom is patient trust in its unfolding, attributed to Rev. W. L. Phillips.
General George B. McClellan urged all officers to unite in leading soldiers in strict abstinence from intoxicating drinks. He argued such discipline would act as a powerful force, equating to adding 50,000 men to the U S Army.
Last Friday Judge Daw son dissolved the injunction against Shirley City trustees and Robert B. Shirley. Hon. W. G. Colerick cited decisions upholding the town’s right to use the schoolhouse, with Attorney John Morris opposing the points. Trustees Woebbeking may face further trouble Monday as Shirley residents prepare to repossess and potentially seek to bar Woebbeking from interfering. Mrs Mary Long and Mrs Margaret Michael, formerly residents, are visiting Fort Wayne from Sturgeon Bay Wis. They are sisters of Henry and of the late John Kappel.
A dramatic night described with fear for General Burnham's widow in Machias Maine as doctors fear she will die from pneumonia. Mrs. Lincoln recalls her hope in Dr King's New Discovery which she credits with saving her life and curing consumption after three doses. The ad notes a remedy for throat chest and lung diseases priced 50 cents to a dollar with trial bottles free at Dreier and Bros. A comic shop joke follows about collecting tack pranks and a boy's chase.
A Spanish resident, R. P. Olivia of Barcelonia, spends winters in Aiken. He suffered back head pains from weak nerves. He credits Rivérica's Ox veing Electric Bitters as a cure for kidney and liver trouble, blood purification, and nerve strengthening, claiming renewed vigor and life for the body though the text is inconsistently presented.
A 1899 review outlines Sunday School lessons on Hos. xiv 1-9 and Daniel in Babylon through Ezekiel visions and prophecies. It emphasizes choosing a narrow path, devotion to God, and the Spirit’s power guiding believers, with Golden Texts from Danial, Ezekiel, Psalms, and Zechariah.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions terms like turkey fatty and peach and plum with stray quotes. It lacks coherent events, people, dates, or places to form a full news item. The readable bits suggest a miscellaneous note rather than a report.
Miss Augusta Shoppman and Miss Kittie Oswald were riding on East Jefferson street Friday evening when the lamp on Miss Shoppman's bicycle exploded. Her hand was severely burned as she tried to remove the lamp.
Miss Kate Brown wed Charles McDonald in a Tuesday morning ceremony at St Patrick's Church.attended by Helen McDonald sister of the groom with John B Doyle as best man A reception followed at the groom's home amid smilax and roses for close friends and relatives.
Public warning about mercury in catarrh ointments urges using only physician prescribed remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo is mercury free and acts internally on blood and mucous surfaces. Buy genuine Hall's products in Toledo or via physicians. testimonials available. price per bottle.
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