25 Mar 1875
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Newspaper
Wakarusa Weekly Sun
Location
Wakarusa, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1875
Page
1
An attorney challenges a court ruling and mocks Blackstone. The judge cuts him off insisting the point is decided. The exchange escalates as the attorney argues using a volume by Blackstone, provoking a sharp rebuke from the court.
A courting gentleman asks for the lady's hand and, after she fears him, she tells him not to frighten her again. He remains still, awaiting her next reaction as she repeats the demand.
A dying clerk recalls a ruined life shaped by love, poverty, and a music publisher's predatory deal. He details Milly's death from consumption, his night-long writing spree fueled by brandy, and the haunting aftermath of his dissolute songs. He vows never to write such music again while enduring lifelong remorse.
Paris correspondent reports on a tiny portable device called the electrical tinder box. A platinum wire heats to light cigars, with a hidden micro battery powered by a spring. It can burn alcohol or petrol to act as a nurse lamp, priced about five pence as a cheaper lucifer match substitute.
Gen Butler explains why he sits in the forward end of the car to avoid foul air and danger from telescoping, preferring the left side where doors open. He rarely speaks in cars, buys his paper on entering, then naps. The item notes San Francisco prohibiting religious singing in public schools.
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