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Newspaper
Wakarusa Weekly Sun
Location
Wakarusa, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1875
Page
1
The Fruits Of Good Work
A Dorcas Society shipload of shirts trousers and socks reached a West Africa mission. Ridely recounted how locals tried garments misusing them as dressy idols and weapons, with chiefs and warriors reacting comically to the clothes while the mission’s outreach faltered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorcas Society
Africa
Ridely
Bryant’s Luck Reveals a Married Love Across Oceans
The New York Sunday Mercury profiles San Francisco mayor elect J. W. Bryant, tracing a century‑old tale of a Massachusetts farmhand who married Eben Bacon’s daughter after defying her parents in Barnstable. The couple’s fate unfolds toward Bryant’s rise in California as Mrs. Bacon faces personal ruin in 1873.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democrats
San Francisco
J. W. Bryant
Massachusetts
Barnstable
Eben Bacon
Bryant
Miss Killen
California
Hottset
Eben
Dorcas Society Weighs Charity Against Heathen Affairs
A fragmented speech discusses missionary raids on a neighboring tribe and the proposal to send aid back home. Negotiations mention sending barrels of goods, with talk of initiating broader conflict across the continent. A Dorcas resolution suggests keeping clothes for the poor rather than giving them abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tof Afar
Dorcas
Adele
Siblings Move From Barnstable to San Francisco Mayor
A Boston telegraph loan helped Bacon advance in San Francisco politics. The elderly Mrs. Bacon in Barnstable exults as her son becomes mayor of San Francisco, following Bryant's visit and support.
Mr Warner Tries A Fire Extinguisher In Comic Home Scene
A Detroit Free Press tale follows Mr Warner and his wife on Baker Street as they clash over a backback fire extinguisher. The device sprays chemicals during a stair tumble, prompting strife yet ending with a vow to tell the truth and keep honest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner
Baker Street
Jacob
Detroit
Alligator Tales On The Mississippi River Ride
A passenger on a Mississippi river trip asks the grayback pilot about alligators. The pilot notes fewer since hunting began, and he jokes about their hides. The scene reflects frontier river life and local humor in a historic Vicksburg Herald column.
Won't You Come Down For One Minute
A boy bursts from a house and climbs a board fence while his mother pleads from below. He refuses to come down until convinced of her intentions. She misses him with a potato masher and waits for hunger to bring him down. The Shelbyville Volunteer editor faces libel suit. Firehouses in Troy each house a piano for resting feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terbacker
Vicksburg
Orleans
Allus
Nancy Jane
Tom
Vicks Shore
William
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