18 May 1876
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Newspaper
Wakarusa Weekly Sun
Location
Wakarusa, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1876
Page
1
The poem praises farmers as the nation’s backbone with wealth from the soil. It extols independence, plow work, and divine providence. It urges farmers to push on with courage, as kings should bow to their labor and every man should procure a plow.
A young man takes a temporary editor post for an agricultural paper and endures a chaotic debut. An irate, misinformed reader tears the paper apart while mobbing the editor’s stairs, and a firestorm of uproar over farm talk and misprints erupts, ending with a sharp rebuke from the principal editor. The piece ends reflecting on wealth, work, and thrift versus luck.
A collection of jokes and quips from a past era. The item notes playful observations on manners, beaming doctors, and social scenes. It includes jokes about chewing gum, practical jokes in church, and a frontier take on attending the Centennial Exhibition.
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