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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1875
Page
6
A whimsical poem from Milwaukee Monthly urges a maiden to churn butter with vigor and joy. It blends rustic imagery of cows and dairy with moral exhortations about labor faith and kindness, ending on a cheerful note about blooming maid and rural industry.
In a rambling old country house in Sussex, a mysterious living pack triggers fear among Mildred, Janet, and Harriet. Jones, the poised butler, orchestrates a rescue as a bound figure within the pack is dragged out, revealing a planned burglary by accomplices hidden in the house.
The county prison figures show two men convicted and sentenced to transportation. The butler received a handsome reward as part of the same proceedings.
English police trace a boy near Darlington believed connected to the Charlie Ross case. Gipsy caravans, a man and woman selling wares, and a boy of similar age prompted inquiries at North Ormesby and Darlington, but investigators deem the Newcastle boy a mistaken identity.
A dispatch from New York reports William M. Tweed escaped custody at Ludlow street jail on December 4 after dining with Warden Dunham at the Boulevards. He left with his hat, vanished from Madison Avenue, and was last seen heading toward the river aboard a small steamer.
A Stockton Herald correspondent publishes a home remedy claimed to prevent or cure smallpox and scarlet fever. The recipe combines zinc sulfate one grain, foxglove one grain, a teaspoon of anger with water and additional dilutions, given hourly for dramatic effect. The note urges use despite doubt from learned physicians.
A collage of witticisms and notes from the era, mentioning marriage quips, Irish floods, a Boston apothecary, and American photographs in London. It notes oyster harvests near New York, aging veteran Maran Power, Paris boar hunts, a Brooklyn rink find, and quirky devices like a warming cave for gentlemen amid broader reflections on manners and morals.
The chemist Prof Benevides reports a comparative study showing gas distilled from pine tree yields much higher luminosity than gas from coal. He notes density about twice as great with a ratio near eight to one in brilliance, and comments on properties of the gas and related apparatus.
A fragment from the December Atlantic depicts a desolate shoreline scene with wind driven pines and waves, voiced by a melancholy refrain about life faith hope and mortality, as the narrator contemplates an old refrain too long sung.
In early times the watch name appears in 1M2 references with Edward L noted for iron watches. By 1550 the watch evolved from coiled springs to straight weight-powered designs. Early timepieces had a single hand and required daily winding, with plain cases of silver or brass and simple movements.
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