11 Nov 1875
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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1875
Page
1
A collage of humorous quips and curiosities from papers like the New York Herald and Norristown Herald. Witty bits mock gas meters, balloon antics, licenses, and odd facts about people, places, and the era.ENDS
A fragment notes a coal stove at W T Martins with references to the boat gut and new style. Details are unclear and specific actions or outcomes are not provided.
Detroit shopper exits shop with a pleased expression as the milliner suggests a winter hat can be pressed into a $20 style. Local eyewitness notes the quick transformation and shopper’s look of approval.
A fragmented excerpt shows a speaker addressing a mother or guardian about paying indulgence and staying up late. The lines resemble a distressed personal note with scattered punctuation and incomplete phrases.
Mrs Jones rose at five to view an eclipse. She returned cold and shivery, arguing with Mr Jones about staying up. The couple quarrelled over waking hours while onlookers recalled the event and Jones limped away near Troy Times.
Sabbath visit to Henry Plasters residence to inspect a large Mason and Hamlin organ recently sold by J C Smith. The instrument has modern improvements in style and tone and offers value for those seeking a parlor organ from Smith.
In a witty exchange the wife accuses her husband of not coming home at night. He retorts that before marriage she used to cling to him at three in the morning and beg him not to go, but now staying until two is a terrible affair.
James Lookard Jr now a Terre Haute resident announces his partnership with Grape. Their store on North Main Street between First and Second sells country produce, groceries, and provisions at low prices. Call on the enterprising firm when in town.
We have examined the cabinet ware rooms of Mr. McCann and find his stock complete in every respect with furnishings of all grades from common to the best. He is a skilled practical workman and buys only top quality goods.
The original inventor of steel pens is Sir Josiah Mason of Birmingham now aged over eighty. His grant factory produces Spencerian Double Elastic Steel Pens, with models supplied by Wiggin Blakeman Taylor & Co of New York. The pens are praised for flexibility durability and near the real quill feel.
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