01 Jul 1875
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Newspaper
Wakarusa Weekly Sun
Location
Wakarusa, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1875
Page
1
A voiced meditation on enduring words after a beloved dies. The speaker recounts a haunting, living voice from past lips, the sun rising in red and blue, birds singing of love that lasts beyond death, and memories spoken in the woods. The verses explore love, loss, and the permanence of words.
Three robbers plan to steal a sheep a donkey and the man’s clothes. The first cuts the bell cord moving the prize, while the others plot further theft. A passerby mistakenly helps the thieves. the man loses sheep and donkey, and the honest traveler loses his water gem and his clothes, leaving all ruined.
The piece presents a mock moral guide urging young girls to endure petty wrongs, share scarce toys, and obey mothers with sly humor. It mocks childish rationalizations about fairness, mud, and mischief, urging respect for elders while lampooning self serving logic.
The text assigns a satirical line to Archbishop Whately claiming that larger income makes living within it harder. The source presents the aphorism ascribed to him rather than a formal quotation.
The Bennington Vermont financier U W Park is described as one of the wealthiest men in the country with property valued at 17 million dollars.
Obituary notes Dean Swift of Elkhart born October 2 1815 Clarkson New York died 7 30 am in Elkhart in his sixtieth year survived by wife Emeline Winegar and two daughters Mrs Milo Haseall Goshen and Mrs Geo B Wood local esteem cites him as honest civic example and devoted Catholic with lasting community influence
A humorous clash over an advertisement for a lost cow ends in a German subscriber canceling his Journal papers after paying for three years. The piece recounts a creation myth where the Great Spirit creates man in stages, ending with the red skin as the most perfect type.
An essay contrasts modern womanhood with past stereotypes, praising a rosy faced, quick minded, outspoken woman who speaks her mind on important topics. A comical anecdote follows about patrons and a satirical exchange with Richard La Rue over paper subscriptions and social norms. Two coroners chase a body misdirection, racing to an inquest.
Fragmentary lines speak of sweetness in a marriage and a man keeping his word. It mentions borrowing money and buying more, with odd monetary symbols and unclear arrangement between husband and wife.
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