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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1876
Page
6
A poetic meditation on natural beauty as a reflection of divine love. The narrator links lilies violets and stars to sacred themes, asking why beauty and nature evoke faith and guiding souls toward heaven through simple earthly signs.
A young attorney narrates his debut case at the Brower mansion where Judge Brower dies and a forged will scheme unravels. Squire Buckrum and the narrator expose Mrs Brower and her brother as conspirators while Agnes Brower inherits. The Brower misdeeds are revealed, and the household reshapes around Buckrum and Halidash.
A former miner recalls two thirds of so called strikes as accidental. In Colum bia a luckless man found ten thousand dollars worth of gold under a tree. A Mariposa Tuolumne traveler uncovered rich rock gold, while Indian Bar yielded fortunes to four men then a Massachusetts investor, John Sanborn, turned luck into near two hundred thousand dollars in two years.
A Jackson Mississippi man recounts a rural hire dispute over pay terms with a neighbor. The tale includes a bad contract, miscommunication, and a legal singe of town authority as the worker insists on a fourth share.
The Vicksburg Herald argues the Yazoo river diversion through Chickasaw Bayou and a canal to the Mississippi can restore a current past Vicksburg at an estimated cost around $200,000. The plan aims to keep a Mississippi channel open along the city and improve ties to the Yazoo basin upon which Vicksburg relies for support.
An old remedy explains pressing the outer jaw edge over the arteries supplying one nostril to stop nasal bleeding. By applying finger pressure for five to ten minutes the ruptured vessels may contract, preventing further blood flow on that side. The method relies on facial arterial anatomy and continuous pressure.
A collage of curiosities and brief notes from earlier times. Items include legal interest rates in Kentucky set at eight percent, Theodore Tilton’s anticipated move to Chicago, and a million dollars wagered at Louisville races. Other items cover a street orchestra for a horse dealer in Pennsylvania, humorous translations, cocoons and worms in Omaha, ships and mushrooms in Paris Catacombs, and a mix of courtship and crime anecdotes.
The poem praises the cyclamen as a fairy fragile flower with snowy cup and purple ring that brings heart rejoicing and hope. It links its bloom to spring and nature’s pleasures, offering peace and a meditative grace and power. The verses bless its amile and its role as symbol of faith hope and love’s increase.
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