13 Apr 1876
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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1876
Page
1
A collage of quips and anecdotes features puns about currency and sea travel, jokes about Napoleon, a lover’s retort, a Dutchman’s frost tale, a Chicago dying wife, a riddle of sixty apples, centennial musings, postal notices, editorless papers, hair and piano gags, bee keeping fidelity tricks, travel comforts, Polish beauty notes, and a playful war world ending line.
Thaxton KF Robinson and Jesse Mitchell met at Providence Church near Rustbury to settle a long running feud. Robinson was shot in the abdomen and Mitchell was wounded in the hand cheek and breast with a pistol. The latest reports say Robinson is dead and Mitchell is not expected to survive. Robinson was a U.S. Army lieutenant long absent on duty on the Texas frontier and Mitchell had just been appointed a U S gauger.
Saturday last John P. Baird of Terre Haute was brought to this city in charge of his brother and Hon. B. W. Hanna to be committed to the Insane Hospital for treatment. Colonel Baird was a well known Terre Haute bar member and longtime partner of General Charles Cruft.
Pomeroy's Democrat claims Republicans say debts will be paid only if Democrats win power. If Republicans fail soon there will be no debts paid of any kind due to lack of funds.
The city debates bargain apparel as vendors promote inexpensive shirts, while critics denounce the trend as a cheap craze that insults manhood. A push to maintain respectable attire argues for garments like press collar shirts and properly buttoned vests.
A drowning woman struggled in the water when her husband cried New bonnet awim for life then acted, pulling her to shore safely. The bizarre exclamation accompanies the rescue, highlighting a tense scene in the water and the couple's quick exit to safety.
A Chicago doctor warns superstition often kills people fit for long life. He portrays a fearful scene where a man hears his grandmother's ghost at midnight muttering about refunds and time, illustrating the power of fear over health.
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