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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1875
Page
6
Poetic fragment by WM Winter laments a lost spirit and the ruin of beauty. It reflects on love, sacrifice, and memory, with imagery of faded flowers, banners, and a sacred grief tied to a beloved muse. The piece contemplates reverence for a sacred face and the enduring ache of absence.
In a lush Parisian summer court scene, Lauzun, beloved royal favorite, dazzles with elegance and wit while navigating Louis XIII’s jealousy and power struggles. Once restored after Bastille imprisonment, his rise hints at further intrigue amid the Conde affair and court revelry.
A fragment chronicles Lauzun’s exile, pardon, and dramatic court reentry. Louis XVI forgives the disgraced noble after a spectacle at the Louvre, praising courtly graces and signaling future indulgence despite past follies. The narrative hints at romantic entanglements and shifting loyalties within the French court.
A historical reminiscence recounts how Lauzun restored to favor with Louis XIV at Versailles after guiding the queen. His boldness and loyalty solidified his position, with the king’s protection keeping him anchored at court. Twenty-five decades later courtiers still noted a remarkably agile, ninety-year-old Lauzun on a Bois de Boulogne drive.
The Adriane, a 62 by 12.5 foot iron hulled pleasure yacht built in Buffalo for $14 700, reached Alton from Erie after crossing Lake Erie Huron Michigan and the Illinois River route en route to New Orleans. Owner Arthur Conway sails during winter from New Orleans and plans a 6000 mile round trip, with Capt Downe guiding through a four day gale that damaged doors and flooded engine rooms. The yacht will proceed to St Louis then New Orleans to spend winter.
The report lists total Army strength 1 540 officers and 24 081 enlisted men with artillery 780 officers 2 504 men cavalry 422 officers 7 206 men infantry 848 officers 11 000 men and other recruits. Winter operations in Missouri and Texas pursued Kiowa Cheyenne and Comanche on the Staked Plains ending in disarmament and subjection to authority. A recent visit suggests peace is achievable if commanders control Indian supplies as they do personnel.
A Presbyterian clergyman returning home from Knightstown spotted a trio of monte men cheating a traveler on a railway coach. He confronted them in disguise, threatened police action, and secured the traveler’s money back before the train reached the city.
In a Fayetteville exchange a miller boasted his sect would not need local corn this year. A Fayetteville merchant retorted that the town would supply and buy, while the miller claimed independence and self-sufficiency with hogs and pork. Georgia admitted he had him there.
A Jeune erie' of Keokuk recounts a pull-back incident during a Masonic roent last week. She looked at the bare net tables with horror as the scene unfolded, but it was a very narrow escape with Bethea Piere'cke over the Ser.
Detroit Free Press excerpt describes a crowd of newsboys and boot blacks on the custom house stairs. Cocoanut Jim tells a tale of Mariel a rich orphan who loves money more than people, a rescue by a bootblack, a marriage proposal that yields counterfeit payment, and a moral to never marry a girl worth a million dollars.
A Detroit Free Press item recalls Washington Brown with a cut foot and a jail sentence for a fall campaign, interlaced with witty anecdotes, humorous quips, and brief notes from Bloomington Illinois Nevada and California, including editor Hens for Nevada office and stray quotes on courage and happiness.
The revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685 sent at least 600000 Huguenots abroad, breaking their cause in France. Early efforts to establish colonies included 1555 attempts in Brazil and 1662 Ribault voyages to Florida. Many settled around New Amsterdam, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Virginia, and especially South Carolina, contributing to U S culture and prosperity while known for morality and charity. several American leaders claimed Huguenot heritage.
A Paris columnist recounts an artist roping a stranger into a staged taste test. The artist, claiming Board of Health concern, offers the stranger a cup and extols government care for public health while the other man is served. The tale ends with a social exchange about vigilance and public welfare.
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