Wakarusa Sun notes and local 1875 happenings
Local notices from the Wakarusa Sun with community events, births, visits, market updates, and social commentary. Mentions moonlight picnics, a 7 pound birth, the Northern Indiana firemen tournament, preaching services, Miller and Saw Mills activity, market prices, and memorials to local figures. Includes anecdotal items about advertising, charity, and regional gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Stealy
Wakarusa
Anthony Myers
Indiana
South Bend
P. M. Henkel
the Sun
Grand Pic-Nic Under Lutheran Church Leads Park Island Attendance
The Grand Pic-Nic in Elkhart, managed by the Lutheran Church, drew over two thousand people to Park Island. A 12 o'clock procession led by Sherwood and Con's Martial Band stirred patriotic spirit with tunes like The Red White and Blue. Speakers including M. F. Shuey addressed the crowd, praising child rearing and urging further picnics for girls and boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Church
Elkhart
Park Island
Sherwood and
Con
Mike
How to Stop a Newspaper Subscription
The notice explains methods to end a subscription and warns against returning the paper to the postmaster or writing on the wrapper. It advises sending a postal card before expiry with full name and location, or a letter with arrears if the paper has been overpaid, noting one issue may still be sent before action.
Sun Growth Drives Local Ads in Wakarusa
A countywide boost in subscriptions over the past week fuels pride in the Sun newspaper and prompts local businesses to advertise. Brubaker and Eyer’s hats feature in the appeal as ads promise strong profits from sustained readership and a thriving town business climate.
Learn a Trade and Stay Grounded in Honest Work
Horace Greeley extols choosing a trade as a solid foundation. He cites newspaper, job, book, and press work as sturdy paths, arguing a trade provides health, vigor, and independence. He urges leaving academy life for craft or farming, then branching into any chosen profession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Greely
Academy
The Great Remedy for Lung Diseases
Dr. Kine presents a new discovery for consumption and all throat chest and lung diseases. For sale by all principal druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kine
Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption
Speedily and permanently cures coughs colds asthma bronchitis and similar ills. Grand Opportunity now offers this medicine called Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Ask your druggist for it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kings
Wakarusa Market Corrected Weekly By Brubaker and Eyer
The Wakarusa Market section is corrected weekly by Brubaker and Eyer, updating prices and listings for local buyers and sellers. The notice confirms ongoing data revisions to ensure accurate market information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave
Doty
Main Street
Brubaker & Eyer
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Baptist Church
Henry Ritter and Son
Mr. Ritter
Russ Davis
Goshen
Chicago
van Pelt
Carondelet
Millersburg
Times
Col. M
Hascall
Syracuse
Wantro
Drishman
H—L
Fort Wayné Sentinel
Pittsburg
South Bend Tribune
Levi Knowlton
Sun Office
Ben
Houghton
Crawford County
Ind
Sals
Grand Pic-Nic
Tion
Brubaker & Eyer's
The
Sun
Belew IV
Sherife
Elkhart County
Court House
Door
Hariet McPherson
James C. Dodge
Harriet McPherson
Isid
Sameul Hoke
Samuel R. Miller
Clifton House
Ancy Davesa Goods
LYONS
Barga Do
Elkhart Indiana
J. L. Wolf & Steiner
Proprietors of the
Boot and Shoe Store
Elkhart, Ind
Susaller Ortsd Insida
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