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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1875
Page
7
Poem fragment narrates a blue-eyed maid awaiting a lover's return across the sea. She endures long delays and rumors of faithfulness while suitors fade, and letters bind memory as time stretches to years. The tale ends with a painful revelation that the absent lover has married elsewhere.
In the South Pacific Tonga Islands a tyrant king orders death for a revolt plan and imprisons a princess Eva who is beloved by chief Hapat. Eva is spirited away during arrest, with rumors she drowned herself. Hapai is freed after one day and continues to search the depths for pearls and Eva.
A Tonga chief Hapai flees tyranny with followers from Vavaoo to Hoonga, docks near the Hoonga cliffs, dives into deep water with his lover Eoa, and returns with her hidden in a sea cave. They secreted her during peril, then sail to Fiji where she becomes his wife.
The New York Sun recounts Lady Blanche Murphy, daughter of the Earl of Gainsborough, and her husband Thoras T. Murphy arriving in America. She supports their modest life through literary work while he serves as a suburban church organist. The Earl offers income and a possible home if she leaves her husband, but she remains devoted to him, choosing love over title.
Lieutenant Payer reports from Vienna about his 1874 sledge journey over the Samiklar glacier to observe Francis Joseph Land. He describes forty degrees below zero, the blinding sunrise, and how extreme cold paralyzes will and steadiness, with travelers unable to smoke or touch metal instruments without danger.
A London Echo report from Calcutta describes a khidmatgar employed by a friend who, in a midnight- to early-morning episode, chants verses from the Koran and sacred hymns, recites divine precepts, critiques worldly time, and ends with a shriek while in a sleep state. The only stop is to turn him on his side to prevent renewed howling if he lies on his back.
Fragmentary historical vignette describes Napoleon during his height of power in Amiens. He surveys a gathered crowd from a square, drawing the attention of onlookers and surrounding inhabitants. The account notes curiosity aroused among observers as he passes.
Napoleon recognises an old Egyptian campaign brigadier among crowd and grants him freedom to work in peace. The workman declines favors, saying his discharge and quiet stonework suffice, reminding of Diogenes and Alexander.
An elderly woman trembles before the judge recounting drink or drown motives. The judge softens and offers conversation after court while a news boy's pennies cannot ease her grieving heart. She declines money, saying only that her heart aches cannot be cured.
7 percent News cites letters from Professor Nordenskiold and crew. The vessel anchored off western Nova Zembia on June 22, sailed north to Straits of Mateschkin but ice blocked passage, then failed to pass Carle Straits on July 25. They found a channel through Jugow Strait in the Sea of Caire, planned White Sea ascent, and return by mid September. Observations cover zoology botany and geology of remote Arctic regions.
The Richmond Inquirer reports strong interest among Pocahontas descendants in obtaining a veritable portrait of the Indian princess. A local gentleman has for months discussed with English contacts the existence of authentic portraits and possible ownership by the Rolfe family. Reports from England say a portrait of Pocahontas and her son still exists, with an original or true copy potentially in circulation.
The son known as the Prince, John Van Buren, once visited Washington while his father Martin Van Buren was president. A morning meeting at Willard's Hotel led the President to caution his son about upholding the family name, warning he might only be remembered as his father.
A Detroit Free Press clipping recalls a neighborly scuffle as a woman storms the gate to scold a misbehaving child while passersby heckle and demand coverage from reporters. The scene turns chaotic with cries of throat cutting and shouted questions about the story.
The Boston Journal of Chemistry describes an ice cavern near Sexe litze Upper Hungary. The entrance is 180 feet high and 40 feet wide, with subterranean passages southward. In winter the air is warm. in summer the cavern becomes freezing with ice forming on the roof and floor. Ice yields in autumn and can reach six hundred wagon loads weekly. The cold is caused by rapid evaporation and moisture loss, varying with opening size and venting.
October 18 1775 St Paul of the Cross founder of the Passionists is honored as a saint by the Church The West Hoboken Passionists begin a three day commemoration with Tredeum high mass and vespers Local clergy including Rev Dr McGlynn Dr Friel and Mer Seton give sermons The Right Rev M A Corrigan officiates and a plenary indulgence is granted on all three days.
In a field opposite Mr. Fouster's brick kiln, Reform School boys unearthed a four foot elk antler and a six and a half inch long stone skinning knife from the one age. The knife is brownish green, flint and lime mix, chipped to an even edge, with a handle socket.
The article describes the grape cure where patients eat grapes rather than drink water, with limits set by doctors. It also notes mud-baths in Schwabach where patients are submerged in black mud, read books or smoke cigars, then are washed and bathed daily until cured or fatigued.
A narrator recalls gifts to his bride that fail to win her affection. He lists mismatched presents from pots and pans to a cot and sheets, ending with the bride jilting him and keeping the lot.
A collage of quips and short items spans jokes, puns, misread lines, and social scenes. It mentions a Boston editor, a dog gathering cigar stumps, a murdered woman’s case, and various playful misstatements about manners, newspapers, and daily life in early American towns.
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