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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1869
Page
4
The Messengers notices report sheriff sale notices and ads for goods and services. Items include wheat notes, a new bakery opening by Charles Struver, local parsons and preachers, weather notes, and calls for residents to settle debts and attend sales in a small town context.
In Marshall notes, Dr. R L Payne may join A H Keater's Drug Store as a trusted partner. News includes grasshopper chatter, peach buds, counterfeit money warnings, a call for sidewalk improvements, and a curious romance letter from Darwin with Detroit ties.
Bay area reports Clark and Ott will complete the St Louis to Terre Haute line west of town and begin the bridge from this point. Wabash Bridge, the heaviest yet, to be finished within weeks. Track layers reached Vandalia last Thursday and trains expected to reach the St Louis line by late March. Engineer Summer begins final survey for the Chicago Danville Vincennes railroad near the Traquins River with construction in spring. Timber delivery contract for the Iroquois river bridge awarded to N J Pace. Marshall Massentr writes Clark County history as a key local piece.
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