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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1876
Page
7
A mother explains that the heavenly ladder is found not in sacred ascent but wherever gentle kindness and pitying love abound. The poem encourages quiet faith and asks angels to take the speaker to heaven, yet the mother reminds that heaven exists in everyday acts of mercy.
Robbie sells pins and pocket-combs in a crowded waiting room. A moral challenge from Harvey tests his honesty when tempted to take short cuts. Robbie refuses theft, values his mother's teachings, and later joins Harvey Holeman as an honest ally.
A late 1840s or 1840s reminiscence recalls skating on the Kennebec in Maine during winter. The narrator follows a stream through frostlit pines, hears a terrifying cry, and spots two dark figures moving quickly through the underbrush, suggesting a dangerous encounter with wolves or beasts.
In Cumberland a rich statesman recalls a tale of his life saved by a loyal shepherd dog. A young man injured in a snowstorm sends his glove home with his dog to summon help, leading to a dramatic farm rescue. The passage blends a folk anecdote with notes on temperance reform in Gloucester and an editorial hire in New York.
The Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition divides space among thirty nations with the United States taking a third, Britain and Canada about seven percent, France and colonies around ten percent, and Germany around six percent. The article lists the east and west nave sequences of nations and notes conical displays maximizing space. It also mentions Russian interest and a prediction on future global geography with massive sea level changes and land shifts over 10 000 years.
The Holland project to drain an inland sea will take 12 to 20 years. About 485 776 acres will be enclosed by the dyke, 440 000 remain after canals, with 50 000 sandy acres for public works. Reservoirs will cover 9 800 acres. Cost about 48 million dollars, or 123 dollars per acre for 390 000 acres, plus interest. Harlem drainage cost 128 dollars per acre. Revenue from added territory estimated at 320 000 dollars yearly.
The Santa Rosa Times reports 2000 to 5000 white workers may find harvest jobs in California from mid May to mid August with wages of 1.50 to 2 dollars per day plus board. Outlook depends on crop yields and season length, with concerns about after September and the luck of outsiders competing for scarce work. The note includes a will by Charles Danforth of Paterson New Jersey from 1867 leaving 100000 to a female seminary, later revoked in 1870, and references political corruption and tax burdens affecting property owners in the city.
The American Insurance Company of Chicago faces slander as officers and stockholders are praised for honesty and solvency. State examinations by Ohio Missouri Iowa and Illinois officials affirmed its financial strength with rising cash income and large insurance assets. Critics are urged to examine rival motives and recognize the company as prudent steady and trusted despite attacks.
Dr Schenck and Philadelphia based remedies promote a Pulmonic Syrup, Sea Weed Tonic, and Mandrake Pills to loosen, cleanse and heal lungs. The tonic aids digestion and blood quality. pills relieve liver obstructions. cure hinges on avoiding fresh cold. Consult at Sixth and Arch streets or by letter. available widely from druggists.
An advertisement touts Juniper Tar Soap by Caswell Hazard & Co of New York, claiming it cures salt rheum and rough skin, softens hands, and notes many imitations made from common tar are worthless.
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