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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1879
Page
2
A verse asking what rights women possess and how they should use them. It lists rights to labor, love, comfort, and guidance, the care of the weary, and support for the vulnerable. The poem asserts that if these are women’s rights, they should be used well, implying sufficiency without seeking more.
A historical list records American women married to British peers or their heirs since 1825. It names Mary Caton, Louisa Caton, Mary McTavish, Elizabeth Wadsworth, Ellen Dwight, Miss Jerome, Miss Consuelo Yznaga, and Sophia Wells Williams, with husbands including dukes, earls, and viscounts, spanning 1828 to 1877.
Boston Herald Washington Correspondent notes many high profile men who married treasury workers since 1867 including Baron von Vre Madam Camilla Webb Tyner Christiancy Fairchild Chamberlain Brewster and others. The piece argues independence appeals to marriageable women and cites widespread shifts as widows and daughters of officials join government departments.
The article analyzes Bertillon’s data on remarriage, comparing widowers with bachelors across ages. It notes widowers marry more often than bachelors, especially after age 25, with widowers at 21 and under showing high relative rates. Divorced men show lower marriage rates before 26 but surpass bachelors after. Data from Holland, France, England, and Belgium are cited.
The London Times reports on Bertillon type studies showing married men and widowers often regret less after remarriage, while widows, especially in ages 25 to 80, tend to remarry at higher rates in many regions. Berlin widows over 30 resemble spinsters, France shows a slight deviation, and divorced women track similarly to divorced men in life-long remarriage trends.
A Indianapolis Herald correspondent recasts the dansita as Central America’s unique dance. The piece describes swirling waltz like steps, changing music time, entwined partners, and vivid, passionate imagery of contact and gaze.
The illustrated scene contrasts country and city women in Vera Cruz. It notes showy but not elegant dress, riding styles with box-like saddles, and the practice of the cavaliero removing his hat for a woman. It also describes a young girl in embroidered attire, and a church moment with magnetizing black eyes observed in the morning light.
A vivid portrait of a proud poblana woman, heir to humble origins yet living richly in romance and music. The narrator hints at inner passion, daring, and ambition mirrored in her gaze, while noting her fears of the cold earth and longing for love, jewels, and serenades. The tone blends romanticism with social observation.
The article surveys spring fashion, highlighting bonnets, short skirts, and new damasse bunting dress material. It notes colors for gloves, mixed mummy cloth patterns, Canton crepe bonnets, Paris trends, folded linen kerchiefs, spring jackets with buttons and pockets, broad brim hats, and satin gloves. It mentions preferred flowers for bonnet decorations and summer fabrics and parasols in various patterns and linings.
A New York Times letter recalls Mr. Conway predicting a grand eighteen hundredth anniversary commemoration of Pompeii. A wine jar from a rich villa believed to have survived the eruption may be opened and tasted at the festival. The piece muses on Roman poets and philosophers imagined by a phonograph celebrating ancient revelry.
Dutch settlers highly value physicians for illness while stingy in other ways. A doctor can gain fortune if he gains repute, sometimes through odd circumstances. General Cunynghame heard of a practitioner blamed for advising liberal ablutions to an elderly lady, provoking a fierce protest from her husband who defends longstanding customs and abstinence from water.
A minister once trusted a colored servant with his manuscript. He asked for critique on a sermon about devils entering the herd of swine. The man hesitated then replied, If I must tell, I think you made your work among the hogs the devil did.
A former Boston Journal correspondent tours St Augustine Florida describing Dr Anderson and Ball estate orange groves. He notes large fruit quality and winter paradise scenes with lush avenues, gardens and marsh trails. He recalls an alligator hunter incident and warns of moccasin snakes as dangers in nearby forests.
Guidance on complimenting women with sincerity and tact. It urges quiet, genuine praise delivered thoughtfully rather than formally. The piece contrasts discreet kindness with empty chaff and cites anecdotes about tactful remarks and awkward replies.
A columnist recalls a Massachusetts poet once named Thomas Paine who sought a Christian name amid public disdain. The piece also mentions Mary Oliver, a Washington clerk in the treasury office, linked to Simon Cameron, and notes her harassment by interviewers amid a scandalous suit.
Comic guidance urges quire singers to giggle while dressing hair, mock the tune, and observe others. It advises sisterly chatter, giggles at sermons, and daring behavior to stay lighthearted during singing, with humorous outbursts and practical jokes as the main theme.
Howard Pyle in Harpers Magazine portrays peninsular Virginia as lightly manured but quick to crop, with a lingering old farming order. He notes poor whites, subsistence patches, stump-filled ground, and widespread ignorance, comparing the peninsula to a Rip Van Winkle sleep awaiting awakening.
Prof Pancoast demonstrates Carolina twins at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. The two headed sisters share a single backbone that forks like a Y below the shoulder blades. Born back to back, they twisted to walk and now stand side by side. Touch below the union point affects both. above, each has separate sensation. He believes they will die simultaneously.
A collage of wry jokes and witticisms from multiple sources. Bits touch on acting, barrels, forgers, and trains of thought, with stray lines about lovers, soldiers, and odd anecdotes. The piece strings playful asides through a parade of epigrams and doodles.
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