18 Dec 1884
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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1884
Page
1
A poetic exhortation praising Joy as a steady companion in daily labors. The speaker urges nurturing Joy within the heart, allowing time for growth, and anticipating Joy’s song at dawn and in work. The text frames Joy as a divine grace guiding effort and rest.
A staff witness recalls the 1854 Balaklava charge by Cardigan and Lucan with Nolan at the lead. The heavy cavalry clash, cannons roaring, Nolan falls, Cardigan exposes grit, and the light brigade’s doomed advance ends in a heroic retreat as Bosquet calls it magnificent but not war.
Samuel Wannamaker, a noted forger, departed Youngstown this morning to begin a fifty year sentence at hard labor. His wife and three children mourned at the hospital as he was carried to the train. Physicians doubt he will survive the journey to the penitentiary. A petition will be circulated to urge Governor Hoadly to grant clemency.
A minstrel show in this city presents a debt tale where six dollars are settled with one dollar through a circular exchange. End men and the middle man pass the dollar to satisfy all dues, ending with the original dollar returned. Also included are brief humorous exchanges about witnesses and railroads.
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