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Newspaper
Wakarusa Weekly Sun
Location
Wakarusa, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1875
Page
5
A short poem titled The Sea and Shore by Annie St. Clair appears in the Saturday Evening Post. The speaker laments lost loves and time, wandering the cliff and shore as the north wind moans and sea gulls cry.
A rustic tale in verse about temperance pledges rejected by the moment as men recall a year-old vow to abstain from drink. The narrator recounts companions named in a rough frontier circle and notes the break at the pledge’s end as noon nears.
A Kansas City Press style critique discusses Ex President Davis declining to address the Winnebago County Fair in Rockford. It condemns Illinois Radicals and Inter Ocean resolutions, comparing Southern families to generous Texans and Horace Greeley, while defending Davis and lambasting opponents as traitors and cowards.
A snappy note suggests Texas claims 70 000 gran geresses and questions how many men will become grangers. The piece contrasts the new navy uniform with its high collar and the orthodox sailor, imagining the look fading into memory.
The saying highlights that luck comes from action not waiting. It notes one person makes chances while others wait and that fortune favors those who act with resolve rather than rely on luck.
Readers lament the pervasive abuse of farming supplies and patent hides schemes. The piece argues for a safeguard approach to stop robberies and pillaging impacting rural areas and farmers.
An editorial voice urges strict enforcement of laws in Southern Illinois by the regular army, warns against mob rule, and mocks political factions. It blends satire on Chicago’s nickname origin, a tale of century-old soap, and a quip about a man forcing his wife to mend clothes while he sleeps.
A Boston girl writes to friends asking for new cuffs and collars while Mama approves. The piece warns that many failures come from men entering wrong trades without proper education, noting farmers who fail as hotelkeepers and machinists who struggle as grocers. It urges patience and sticking to practiced work.
A chaotic scene unfolds as Mrs B returns home to find a burning cry goods box in the yard and a frightened infant. Two neighbors lurk behind currant bushes in painted faces with bows. Lean Wolf, misled by a tale of Pawnee vengeance, dreams of scalps and revenge after a misread article in a New York paper.
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