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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1869
Page
2
A fragment from a school reading recounts moral themes on deception and sincerity. It references historic figures like General Grant and Mrs Lincoln and notes political debates in Washington DC, including pensions and Utah polygamy. The tone mirrors 19th century letters with satire and critique.
A collection of quips and light notes including contrasts between perseverance and obstinacy, wry remarks on turtle soup, a benzinist’s delirium, and jokes about neighbors, velocipedes, and family squabbles. Contains sketches, ad-libs, and brief anecdotes with a New York Times and Boston Post flavor.
Mr Water introduces a house bill to ban selling by weight using spring balances. An exchange article notes markets rely on spring scales that drift with use, deceiving customers. It argues spring balances fail both in accuracy over time and against self-consistency, calling such fraud common and already barred in Canada.
Historic Illinois document outlines United States and Illinois constitutions, fortieth and forty first congress members, state supreme court officers and times and places. It lists senate and house officers, district compositions, reporters, newspapers, and Springfield boarding details with statistical tables and committees.
A collection of light vignettes and quips on marriage, manners, and society from New York society pages. Anecdotes reference Mrs Gen Grant, Olive Logan, Susan B. Anthony, and other figures with satirical barbs on courtship, finances, and female independence. The humor centers on couples, appearances, and social norms of the era.
A miscellany of religious satire and local color covers arraignments, polemics, and gossip. Jokes about ministers, sects, and temperance mix with a peculiar ledger of quirky church notices and a Twain anecdote about Haddam.
A man named Robertson, brought to the Enterprise House in Houston from Galveston under guard, escaped from a second story and hid behind a chimney. He armed with a large club assaulted pursuers as a crowd gathered. Mr Bremond led a raid from the roof, aided by Mr Bakley, but the fray continued until the mob subdued the attacker.
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