02 Sep 1875
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Newspaper
Wakarusa Weekly Sun
Location
Wakarusa, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1875
Page
1
A rural tale mixes tragedy and dark humor as Mrs. Clark, wanting to escape misery, enters a well and is presumed dead. Her husband reacts with detached practicality, while neighbors debate rescue options. The story ends with a sudden proposal between Clark and Miss Perkins and a comical twist as the well is filled and life goes on.
An elderly man Beckwith from Peninsula counties visits the city with an old flint-lock rifle. A group tests his skill for $15, firing seven times with near-miraculous accuracy at targets from fifty to sixty yards and a potato from his son's hand. The scene ends with the man declining further tests after a sneezed mishap. The piece closes with a Detroit anecdote about a boy and a microscope prompting humorous family banter and a potential future in crime.
A distressed wife, inspired by the Beecher-Tilton scandal, suspects her husband Josephus has fallen from virtue. She resolves to test his faith, broods over imagined wrongs, and contemplates a figurative drowning to prove his fidelity. Clark, a prosperous farmer, is younger and good looking, keeping her in perpetual worry.
The Old Settlers of St Joseph county plan a re union meeting and basket picnic at the old fair ground northwest of South Bend on Saturday September 11 1875 A large attendance is desired With addresses by South Bend Union speakers expected to speak memorializing the event.
A Vicksburg youth confronts a neighbor about harsh rumors his family faces. After he clever in home, he exposes a sharp retort from Mrs. B at the gate, prompting a comic moment as the boy escapes under a shade tree with a sly plan to return for fourteen seconds.
In Philadelphia the centennial is everywhere as women adopt Martha Washington outfits with curtain cake caps and patch hats. The piece notes two hundred twenty thousand costumes including mob caps and low heels, reflecting a city-wide obsession with aging appearance.
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