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Newspaper
Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1875
Page
1
A poem-like tribute expresses deep sorrow for the loss of a child, Clare, and the parents' anguish. It contrasts death's bitterness with lasting hope in an anchor of faith. The verse pleads for endurance and finds solace in heaven as the ships approach the shore. Mrs. Anna B. Evuszie. GRAND Ramps, Aug. 20th, 1875.
A young man of about twenty four visits a newspaper editor seeking to borrow Will Carleton’s Farm Ballads. The narrator recounts repeated requests, feigned truth about a loan, and increasingly desperate attempts to obtain the book amid humorous misdirections and interruptions. The final appearance occurs as press time nears.
Uncle John recalls a May morning when a young May Edmonds arrived as an orphan and later died after a promise kept. The narrative frames his life from founding schooling to a haunting farewell and the hope of reunion beyond the hereafter.
Dispatch from the foreman describes a blast in a cellar area used to hide torpedoes set by the Washington Gazette. The Farm Ballads man was found in terror with injuries and dust on his clothes, as others rushed to the scene.
Orange Judd of Hearth and Home recounts a Tribune mishap that blew a forty line ad to 196 lines when the clock stopped. The resulting surge brought 226 new subscribers by 3 P M and sparked a lifelong path of heavy advertising with a half million dollar outlay yielding returns.
A photograph of Jefferson Davis, then Secretary of War under Franklin Pierce, has been donated to the War Department gallery. The collection still lacks a portrait of Benedict Arnold, former West Point commander under George Washington.
An Indianapolis Journal analysis depicts a deliberate plot to smear the asylum’s management. It traces the anonymous letter to a discharged employee and links board members and kin to manufactured evidence, noting recantations and perjuries as the scheme unravels.
Speaker Blaine tells Sam Cox Nellie Grant and Sartoris narrowly escaped twins. They came within one of the birth, losing only one more boy to make it two. The retold anecdote emphasizes the dramatic near-miss and humorous misinterpretation.
The correspondent notes a nationwide debate on a third term and favors QP Morton for 1876 if the Republican ticket forms with Morton at the head. Indiana support, Morton’s health, and his readiness are emphasized against Governor Hendricks and a rival Democratic bid.
A Florentine goldsmith Maso Finiguerra popularized engraving by chance when melting sulphur preserved inked lines from drawings on metal, enabling prints on paper. His discovery spread to Flanders where many artists used it to gain recognition in Europe.
The South Bend Register reports Justice Palmer has opened a recruiting office to assemble a company of pedestrians to walk with him to Detroit. It notes difficulty convincing people that the walk is worthwhile, resulting in scarce recruits.
The Augusta dispatch describes a feared racial uprising amid reports of a letter ordering massacre of whites on the 20th. The letter names Harris as signer and Rivers, a South Carolina colored militia general, as directing the campaign. Authorities warn of potential lynching as arrests mount across counties.
Briain reports the War Office has invited General Meigs of the United States Army to witness next autumn’s military maneuvers in Silesia.
Portisville Pa August 19 heavy rain in Tamaqua lasts three hours flooding cellars, submerging billiard tables and forcing saloons to close. Trains delayed by landslides as coal tracks buried five feet deep by coal dirt. Central Railroad of New Jersey washed out bridges and culverts destroyed. extensive road clearance needed with a large work force at work today.
A Spanish vessel carrying war materials to Barcelona exploded and sank yesterday. Fifty people were killed either in the blast or by drowning.
The August 22 1875 report notes the aggressive sheriff and citizen action in Franklin county defeating Ku Klux activity. It praises prompt decisive measures as a cure for such ills and expects a healthy business rebound in Chicago with fall trade promising and a belief that hard times will pass.
In Reapine Pennsylvania a widower’s estranged wife Bessinger and her three children drowned after she bound a stew filled basket to her body and leaped into the canal following a family quarrel. A crowd of about 1000 escorted the funeral procession and then looted the husband as gunfire echoed near the cemetery. Police remained on guard amid threats.
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