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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1876
Page
3
A 19th century correspondent reports vigorous clearing and ordering at the Centennial Exhibition of 1876. He lists high value items including steam engines, locomotives, sewing machines, and a Delaw are drawing-room car, with totals approaching two million dollars in exhibited goods. The piece also notes dignitaries, travel costs, and ongoing preparations as July plans unfold.
A Brooxyn girl rejects a thin gentleman's suit asking if she could learn to love him. She quips she might if he were stuffed, provoking laughter and ending the moment.
The Melbourne exhibition showcases Victoria's gold, tin, wool, and agriculture, with 1875 grain and wheat figures, vast land under tillage, and a booming public library system. Victoria rivals New South Wales in harbor activity, population, and liberal land policies, while fostering a robust colonial economy and cultural institutions.
Rev Eveleth recounts a nine kill tiger near Shwaygyeen district in Toungoo Burma. The beast, about seventeen feet long and 80 heavy, attacked lone targets, killed a father and child, and even a police chief feared its presence. A $150 bounty remains unclaimed.
M Henri de Parville notes in Bulletin Francais that American celluloid billiard balls made from guncotton and camphor resemble ivory and have recently appeared in England and France. A London player sparked a ball with a cigarette, it burst into flame and burned for about 15 minutes, prompting questions about its inflammability and the chemist’s explanation.
A pair of silver kettle drums weighing 960 ounces with pure metal mountings has been presented to the fifth Lancers. The drums replace those lost in a Tow er of London fire and are valued for their distinctive ringing tone. Four other cavalry regiments already own silver drums, some obtained from royalty or won in battle.
A San Francisco quake fills a broad street with breathless, stunned crowds reacting in varied ways. Descriptions range from hysterical laughter to paralyzed fear, with people fleeing, observing falling chimneys, and debating the danger's return while authorities and workers regain composure and return to work.
A Paris gathering at M. Frederic Kastner’s house showcased his pyrophone so called a gas jet instrument producing music. Jets regulated by a fingerlike mechanism produce sound with tube length and jet height shaping tone. The device inspired awe as gasaliers moved by invisible wires played God Save the Queen.
The article explains how to gauge health by pulse, noting typical rates for infants to adults and how deviations signal illness. It cites infant 140, seven years about 60, adults 70, and 60 by age four score, warning fever or inflammation if pulse stays above 70 at sixty. It ends with a fragmented aside about the Koh-i-Noor brooch in a society.
Beyrrs public debt totals about 300 million in stock at seven percent. Pekin population drops from 3000 to 500000 in twenty years. Great Eastern barnacles weigh three hundred tons. Gertrude Monenoose becomes Portland Michigans first female Notary Public. Chinese react to American cracker trade. Washington Territory calls for fifty thousand girls to come. Florida orange crop valued at 375000 with 25000000 production. Nelson Bliss marries Susan Work in London and gains a hopeful future. Missionary reports arrive with locals saying more is needed. California mastodon ivory unearthed in Yolo County. Detroit hosts a new tanning operation using quick chemicals. A French surgeon approves horse flesh as meat. A dry goods box economist lectures on Gould Drew and Vanderbilt. Sidney Lanier rebukes cantata criticisms. New York bath patrons overload rules with mud disguises. An Irish drummer explains his reddened nose to a general. Norwich Ball tin lampshade contemplates the past. A gentleman prefers a bone at table, requests a replate. A Heathen Chinese interpreter renders a biblical line humorously. Mary K. Dawes warns a girl with secrets. A Gloucester man plans a dory Atlantic crossing with a ally. Jews seek Spain edict annulment through British payute board. Cunard stewardess retires a £5000 fortune after ten years service. Mexican papers warn invasion and boast of defending soil with native pride. Tidbits from Philadelphia hotel lift a curious scene at night.
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