29 Mar 1877
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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1877
Page
1
The article sketches chaotic news from the nation and world, including a divorce bill advancing in the House, military and railroad developments, peace talks, and political maneuvering. It mentions politicians like Mandal, shifts in leadership, and international tensions affecting policy and markets.
A fragmentary 19th century notice details multiple crimes and accidents. Includes a fatal locomotive wreck near Cameron Missouri and a rail collision near Hannibal. a 17 year old girl alleged robbery attempt in Texas. and drownings and injuries in separate incidents across several states. Names and places are inconsistently reported due to OCR errors.
A collage of brief items covers satire on beef sales and fashion, a pilot’s quip during a harbor disaster, a soprano’s tour earnings, theater condemnations, missed audiences, and curious vignettes of daily life. It weaves anecdotes about gestures, debates, and odd incidents through a string of short paragraphs.
Provision was made for printing a volume containing the proceedings of the electoral chain and the proceedings of both houses of Congress relating to the center of cooperating investigating the charges. All Senator Grover was left over at public education treating verivas. Sominnieasy ae coats Tipecnaf Ute ad ae fare.
The fragmented text shows a note of thanks and an adjournment without day from a session. It mentions Baroxpay, March 17, and a senatorial context with references to renewal and future improvements, but the meaning is obscured by garbled OCR.
Honolulu desk reports a grand Mauna Loa eruption begun February 14 between 9 and 10 PM at the Old crater. Fire columns rose to 18,000 feet, seen from the steamer Kilauea at Kawaikao. Lava flowed downslope toward Kabuku with earthquake shocks, while a submarine vent near Kealakekua Bay spouted red green and yellow jets and steam.
The text compiles scattered curiosities and anecdotes from various regions and figures. It mentions Troy earning large sums from iron busts, Japanese canned pumpkin production, convicts manufacturing doors for Vermont, and misquoted or garbled remarks about world events. It also references Gatling gun inventors, a Pennsylvania woman preserving preserves, and a Nosy mix of political and literary notes with dates and places blurred or misquoted.
A London report describes Mr Whistler’s Peacock Room at Prince's Gate decorated in blue and gold inspired by peacock plumage. The ground floor chamber features a molded ceiling, trellis shelves for porcelain, gilded shutters, and lamps casting a full peacock effect.
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