06 Jan 1876
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Newspaper
Wakarusa Weekly Sun
Location
Wakarusa, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1876
Page
1
Poem reflects on memories of a happy family home and a mother’s toil. It laments children leaving the nest and imagines reunion in the afterlife, preserving affection for the old root-tree and the fireside. The speaker hopes for eternal family unity in a future bright with love and remembrance.
Captain Downes and the sole survivors recount the storm that shattered the clipper Morning Glory near Turnaboat and Saddle Island. Mrs Clifford and Edith endure aboard a lifeboat before landing on Formosa and reaching Hong Kong with aid from the British consul.
A California origin tale describes two beans resembling beech nuts that animate themselves by moving and performing somersaults. Kept in a small box they create such noise at night that the owner must lock them away to sleep. The item, though unbelievable to some, has drawn interest from the public.
A passenger recalls a ferry cross to New York where a rough butcher and a pious man debated faith. The butcher mocks religion, offers a wager that he will see Jesus, and recalls his humane acts and church generosity as evidence of practical Christianity.
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