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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1881
Page
6
A poem recounts a betrayal that plagues a beloved field, with the speaker lamenting stolen harvests and poison tares sown by night. The speaker vows sorrowful endurance, blaming no external foe yet recognizing personal responsibility for the blight. The verse frames fate, shame, and the cost of carelessness in a rural setting.
In a mountain picnic tale two travelers, Herr Schenning and the narrator, confront loneliness and longing as a letter from home fails to arrive. They drift toward an Alpine homestead where Katrina and Barbara cheer a reunion with Ulrich, revealing a past love and a future in California.
A collection of pithy quotes and wry observations from various voices. Topics range from courtroom credence and household harmony to luck, poverty, and human folly, with sharp wordplay on honesty, sarcasm, and social custom.
Reports describe deadly and bizarre lightning events across multiple states. A 7 000 acre wildfire followed a strike in Colvin's Creek North Carolina. In Wisconsin a mother and son were injured and killed in separate incidents. An Amherst Wisconsin blast killed Als Smith and injured others. A warehouse strike in Dadeville Alabama injured three men. Adri an Michigan saw a boy killed by a bolt at play. A strike in Bundeford shattered a home interior and hurt Miss Late. Iowa storms recorded many zigzag bolts and a colorful light show. A final aphorism notes that a man may die without complaint.
A night blaze at Krurnum's Museum raged through two top floors as water froze on the street. A trapdoor encounter on the burning stairs revealed a captive gorilla and a dramatic escape attempt amid shouts and firefighting efforts.
A humorous riff on baldness and a vain fly, mixing wit and satire about aging and vanity. The piece describes a speaker frustrated by a pesky insect that mocks intellect while sparking wild prose. The narrator reflects on vanity, correction, and the urge to escape social judgment.
A garbled collage of jokes and wry anecdotes. The text references Haggin and Bullraggsin, a widow Sally Carathers, training with a mule, and various quips about weddings, theater, and misheard German phrases. It reads as a satirical, digressive newspaper filler with many garbled lines and invented names.
A devotional poem urges cling to God the Holy One for relief and strength. It lists attributes such as Gracious Faithful and Healing One and promises peace, sustenance, and joy through a life in Christ. Scriptural references accompany the verses.
An Iowa clergyman questions a dying woman about readiness while she recalls unfinished household tasks. The scene blends medical advice on plasters with domestic details as she weighs death and family life.
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