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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1875
Page
7
A summer tale recalls a lost baby replaced by a girl named Grace. The speaker laments time's theft and a mysterious fairy bargain as blue eyes wonder about the missing child and the playful spirit that remains.
An overwhelmed family loses property and faces destitution as Dapple the horse is put up for sale at Grimes & Co auction. Guy May returns from the West and bids seventy dollars to rescue the pet, reuniting with the May family and restoring hope as Dapple goes home.
The Troy Whig recounts a townsman painting his tin roof when his two year old son climbed to the eaves and stood on a rung. The father calmed the child and carried him down safely, suspending further painting for the morning. The incident puzzles observers as to how the toddler reached the roof and stayed perched.
Reports say Prussia plans a law to abolish patronage over Catholic clergy, likely triggering a church revolution. The plan would shift church appointments from private patrons and the state to congregational elections, reducing clerical maintenance burdens.
A collage of aging centenarians and curious cures. Notes cite a 125 year old Irish woman famed for tobacco use, a 112 year old Pesth maid Anna Petrovich with a tragic life, and a mocked annuity suggestion. Advertisements tout hemp cures, hair tonics, and patent remedies with brief moral or literary asides.
An advertisement extols SCHENCK'S PULMONIC SYRUP and related remedies for consumption coughs colds indigestion and liver disorders. It claims the Pulmonic Syrup ripens matter purifies blood and cures consumption when taken consistently. Dr. Schenck’s Philadelphia office is listed for advice and sales through druggists.
The 1874 Michigan census shows total population 1,884,031 with an excess of males 60,337 and 38 centenarians. It lists 103,413 farms, vast agricultural outputs including wheat and corn values, and notes flour mills, saw mills, mines, and approximate mineral values. Dr. Lipperman projects 1875 gold and silver yields near 100 million dollars.
A Portsmouth mill overseas worker Thomas E Moore reports ten year dyspepsia relief after starting Vanermre Veoxtine in September. He claims better food digestion and a gain of fifteen pounds, noting others in his area also benefited.
Describes loss of appetite stomach wind acidity heartburn and tongue coating. Notes distension rumbling constipation with occasional diarrhea cold clammy or sour mouth bitter taste and frequent symptoms such as palpitations headache dizziness and general debility.
A patient letter from Dr JW Carter praises VEGETINE for curing years of leprosy like symptoms after using two bottles. The note credits Rev E48 for guidance and expresses renewed health and respect.
A letter from N H Wilden of Tus. and Heal Estate Agt. Boston on June 5 1972 describes a daughter receiving heartful health benefits from Vroxtine and Veuelinve bottles restoring health vigor and appetite.
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