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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1876
Page
6
A long commemorative piece reflects on the centennial of American independence, praising the republic’s unity, civil service, press, and church state separation. It contrasts American liberty with British governance, extols youth leadership, and celebrates the Centennial Exhibition as a crown of national progress.
The piece lauds the workingman as the backbone of America an aristocracy of godly labor. It urges policies supporting farmers and artisans to foster national growth and unity praising Civil War heroes and calling for peaceful reconciliation and forward looking progress.
A traveler's tale contrasts chamois hunting with red deer stalking in the Alps. The chamois hunter endures long nights and high ledges guided by Swiss experts, tracking elusive sentinel quarry on rugged granite as the hunter values the pursuit over the prize. The piece notes flesh quality, scenery, and the romantic lure of Alpine dangers for true sportsmen, with digressions on genius and daily life.
Patrick Henry declares that liberty must be defended at all costs and urges the assembly to fight for freedom. He argues government war preparations threaten rights, and concludes with the famous pledge to “give me liberty, or give me death.”
Jane Stuart recalls private remarks by Washington Allston about Geneva Washington's appearance noting broad shoulders and large hands but a singularly fine presence. She recounts his first hall entry in black velvet with lace ruffles, reminiscent of Stuart's portrait, contrasting family opinions.
A Cincinnati reader sends a computed table showing women's chances of marriage from ages fourteen to forty based on observations of 1000 unselected women. The table projects a life time likelihood by two year intervals, illustrating how marriage probability accumulates over a woman's years. The Sisterhood of St Barnabas in Newark forms a new organization of New Jersey women led by Bishop r and will meet to discuss it.
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