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Newspaper
Wakarusa Weekly Sun
Location
Wakarusa, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1875
Page
5
The Wakarusa Sun reports continued rain and brisk business while urging fall advertising. locals mention lawsuits, property sales, new mills and planning shops, a county fair push, a singing school, and various small-town notices. The piece mixes weather, commerce, and colorful local anecdotes with notices about churches, schools, and neighbors.
Miss Agnes Beckwith, fourteen and daughter of Prof Beckwith of Lanbeth, swam five miles from London Bridge to Greenwich Pier in 1 hour 9 minutes. A steamer accompanied the swimmer, who finished fresh and won a purse of 100 pounds and a gold medal.
A discussion from the Ponkeepsie Eagle on newspaper printing shows the vast number of type pieces used for a 600000 sized edition. It argues printing requires exactness beyond fine cabinet work and notes printers are harshly judged for minor errors while readers miss mass errors.
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