26 Aug 1875
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Newspaper
Wakarusa Weekly Sun
Location
Wakarusa, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1875
Page
1
A fragment from the Montgomery Democrat features a beautiful poem by a longtime contributor. The clipping preserves the poem as published in the Home Journal and notes the contributor’s esteemed status.
Column recounts praise for Walt Whitman from the New York Sun and Joaquin Miller’s visit, noting Whitman’s universal appeal and the poet’s enduring fame. It also catalogs a humorous, extended timeline of Benjamin Franklin era milestones and cultural references from early Boston print history.
Peter G. Eberman, Esq., catalogs a century old will found in the Register's office. The document, written by a man who died by self river death near Columbus, details bequests to Dolly McGinnis and others, mentions Father McDonough, Corney and Robin, and lists items including a crucifix and a razor.
The piece portrays Walt Whitman at fifty six with a grizzled look and frail health yet maintaining a clear mind and renewed poetic expression. It notes his daily rides amid verdant nature and expresses hope for many years to finish his grand work titled As Yet.
A compact historical note lists the dates of major U.S. improvements since the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. The piece urges schoolboys to cut and paste a record for their scrapbooks to recount what the nation has achieved under the alias Uncle Sam.
A fragmented historical列chronicle traces Uncle Sam’s journey from 1620 Plymouth Rock landing through 1692 Salem witch trials and the establishment of a college at New Haven. It notes early acts like Thanksgiving, building a meeting house, and later milestones including printing presses and colonial congresses.
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