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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1876
Page
7
A long survey of international exhibits notes Japanese paper used as glass and teak of other nations, the medical department, livestock and dog displays, and a Detroit eyewitness account of Custer’s last fight with Major Reno. The piece blends travelogue and war memory with daily fair progress and personal observations.
A historical digest outlines that money paid under a misapprehension can be recovered while voluntary payment with knowledge of facts cannot. It covers note assignments with mortgages, payments to partners, debtor directed application of payments, lack of payment place, delivery on sale terms, and rights of first possession in two equal sales.
Myer Gershon on a voyage from England to New York reports sighting a lone skiff at sea on July 19. A man named Andrews, a Norwegian fisherman from Gloucester, refused aid and vanished after signaling he had provisions and a lamp, age about fifty to sixty.
Advice urges young men to seek guidance from parents and friends yet stresses personal accountability. After weighing counsel, one should meditate alone, form a firm plan, and act with self reliance lacking regard for others opinions. The message emphasizes inner judgment as the strongest authority.
In the Illustrated Weekly story Joe Jefferson, playing Rip Van Winkle at Booth's, faces bank doubt over identity. He jokes that only his imaginary dog Schneider would know him, and the cashier finally accepts his claim after hearing his distinctive voice.
An advertisement from Paris promotes a beauty vaccination claim by Madame X with promises of white skin rosy cheeks blue eyes and a healthy appearance. It touts vaccination of the arm to transfer charms while warning of counterfeit cosmetics from Caswell Hasard & Co New York.
The WEEKLY Wisconsin offers six months postpaid for fifty cents. Advertisers Cramer Aikens and Cramer in Milwaukee promote the cheapest Northwest paper.
A collage of unsolicited remedies and endorsements from 19th century periodicals. Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery praised for lung strength. Dobbins’ Electric Soap samples offered. Johnson’s Anodyne Liniment recommended. Moody revival plans. Shallenberger’s Ague Pills touted. Sheridan’s Cavalry Condition Powders for horses. Viegenine Sea Weed Tonic advertised for debility and travel health with Mandrake Pills and warnings about water quality.
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