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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1868
Page
3
The piece mixes Civil War sentiment with verse on Confederate and Union loyalties. It recalls battles, mourning graves, and starry skies as the Blue and Gray clash in memory. A closing anecdote tells of a rat terrier whose life ends by a murderous bite, a stark contrast to public sorrow.
A condemned Englishman Lloyd Fletcher awaits execution after a first degree verdict for the murder of Charles Lancaster. Suspicion centers on Fletcher as evidence includes a pistol near the scene and matching boots. His distraught wife pleads as the warden and crowd watch the hanging approaches.
Lloyd Fletcher, facing execution for a murder he did not commit, escapes from a prison by impersonating the jailer with a glove containing a chloroform mix and a file, then flees to a friend. Mrs. Lancaster’s foster-brother is revealed as the real assailant. Fletcher is pardoned.
A humorous fragment about census takers facing odd refusals and tangled questions. A wary Irish woman retorts with banter on marriage, widowers, and family size while a scribbler notes oddly inserted figures and references to a railroad grant.
A fragmentary Q and A style exchange presents Josh Billings like humor on aging, happiness, crime, parenting, and social pretensions. The dialogue features satirical takes on old age, envy, manners, and practical advice through humorous exchanges about sound travel, fashion, and moral conduct.
Providence Press correspondent recounts Five Points lodging houses with families and children crowded into one room without air or windows. It details rag pickers in a damp cellar, Italian workers, and a mother of two in Italy who saves to regain contact with her children. The piece contrasts hardship with tender hope.
An electric alarm on a sleeping room shelf wires to doors and windows. a sprung laundry window shows the device’s tell tale reveals the disturbance. The Journal of the Telegraph notes the system alerted in time, preventing losses worth thousands.
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