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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1876
Page
7
A dated verse describes a harsh Sabbath morning as the North Wind scatters snow and ice. The speaker notes winter’s chill, sparse sun, and shut doors while recalling how autumn and summer presses are missed and the family huddles indoors. Strong imagery anchors the scene.
The Alert and Discovery arrived at Queenstown in October, revealing grim Arctic voyage details. Ice blocked progress north, forcing a long, grueling push through floes, with sledging distances misrepresented by loads. Polars Bay depots and Hall’s grave marked a harrowing science voyage ending with numerous scurvy-hit crew.
Sorensen of Copenhagen patents an improved process to make artificial leather using freed parings and a homogeneous mass, mixing with dissolved India rubber and ammoniac water to form a usable composite. The article also mentions Merchant's Garouise Oil as a long trusted liniment, notes its stain-free claim, and advertises Cragin & Co. sending free samples of Dobbins Electric Soap. Wealthy ladies hire French artists to model figures for dressmakers.
Closing weeks at the exposition see growing crowds and exhibitors eager to publish judge awards. A. P. Dickey Fanning Mill and Esterley & Son harvesters receive top honors for grain cleaning and seeders. The Vanguard fate dominates overseas news as masts will be blown if lifting proves impossible.
A Boston officer swore he saw the man on trial prowling streets for over a year, leading to the prisoner’s perjury charge. The man proved he had been discharged from state prison last June, just four months prior, triggering a dramatic legal exchange amid scattered ads and medical cures.
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