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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1868
Page
3
A critical view denounces the Louisiana congressman elected under Republican rule and the negro governor, condemning Radicalism and Manhood Suffrage. The piece mocks the candidate’s race and celebrates supposed progress under Sumner and Yates, praising Republican imagery and urging continued enforcement.
The Cincinnati Exquirer praises the paper as staunch and reliable, urging Democrats to patronize it over rival papers. It extols its clarity, editorial stance, and winter-readiness, recommending subscriptions for town readers and country readers alike.
The piece discusses the idea that national offices should remain with experienced, honest officials rather than new, politically motivated appointees. It argues incumbents are capable and should be trusted to guide the country, avoiding a rush of new, controversial leaders.
A Westfield Illinois plea denounces intemperance as a national crisis ranking above gambling. The author warns of a half‑million drunkards in Christian America and calls for abolition of the evil to protect families and the nation’s youth and virtue.
A Montreal journal recounts a dramatic advertising clash between two tobacconists on Notre Dame street. The tale features a showy employee at No 1 and a heated exchange with No 2, amid public suspicion of swindling.
A Detroit Free Press report recounts a woman who withholds her name to protect her story. She learns in Chicago that her husband, whom she married after adoption, is her own brother who had gone to East India as a child, a discovery that shocks all as she seeks reunion with her long-lost foster parents in Elmira and St. Louis.
An Indiana magistrate Heleor encounters a young couple seeking marriage in a local church. The groom, a soldier, is told to obtain a license, prompting a quarrel. The veteran bridegroom drags the bride from the house amid accusations of meeting a profane minister.
A Southern paper advertises for a strong man to collect for the paper. He must bring his own horse saddle bags pistols whisky bowie knife and cow hide. Promised steady work and wages with laborious duties amid scattered misspelled lines and stray names.
A reflective poem recalls childhood dreams and the fading flowers of spring. The speaker mourns lost moments and the passage of time, promising to gather memories like a garland and keep them as chaplets that never fade. The piece echoes longing, renewal, and spiritual consolation from a Christian Advocate context.
Leonora Brown, at Green Lake Minnesota, shoots three attacking Indians from a hidden vantage behind an elm tree, saving her father Walter and lover Harry Watson. She uses a revolving rifle given by Watson and bravely completes the rescue as the war party nears the house. The survivors escape to Minneapolis, returning later to Green Lake with their families.
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