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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1876
Page
5
Local notes report misc. book sale at Young Whit locks and hens, rabbits, quails, and birds entering markets. Quaker City Mills aims for 210 000 bushels of corn. ex-sheriff Bartlett moves east. Walter Bartlett and Hawkins depart to Joliet for a one year forgery sentence.
Brief local notes report various community happenings including residents visiting relatives in Indianapolis, Mrs. Davis's passing, and plans for a cornets band masquerade. Sheriff elect William Flood takes office soon, and quail hunting trips draw young men to the prairie.
D. J. Davidson and Thom as LD. Orndorff have received commissions with Mr. Orndorff serving as Prosecuting Attorney. A large French plate glass panel recently installed on the South front of the Dulaney block enhances the building. D W Sullivan offers custom boot making. County Jail lining with boiler iron will cost about $1,159 and be finished by week’s end. Holidays approach with reflections on poverty and bread rather than luxuries.
The Teachers association meets at Casey Saturday next with attendance urged for all county teachers to stay current on improvements. Prof. Comstock to deliver a lecture Friday evening.
The Oyster Supper at Mrs F R Payne's home for the Congregational Church was a very enjoyable event with all in high spirits. A Crawford County traveler asked who was elected president. a Republican replied he did not know or care. Henry Park is seriously ill and confined to his room and bed for long periods. Trost notes the state vote tally for president at 55 280, suggesting grant would have won all if only 1872 totals were polled.
One week before the election Massencer forecast J R Eden would win by 5000 votes but the result fell short by 49, with 4751 majority. The notice also mentions Groceries supplier Trulman & Cox with agent B G Cox visiting weekly, local druggist Henry Brown reports good business, and plans for holiday goods in Chicago. It notes Knights of Pythias initiation on December 5th 1876 and a social at Sherman House with Miss Mollie Riley performing on Harlan's piano.
The notice warns all debtors to settle amounts immediately to save costs. It states money is needed and must be paid at once and that the writer means business with no mistakes.
Thanksgiving reflections critique Grant era and military vs civilian authority amid South Carolina court actions. Local notices report a stray black horse at Warren Bartlett’s stables needing owner proof and charges. Social items cover the Variety Troupe in town with praise for entertainment and a California-returned resident Charles Whitlock. G A Hippard relocates dry goods to Dulaney brick, promising a strong local stock and competitive Terre Haute prices.
An advertisement claims Americans suffer from sour stomach and stomach liver diseases. It touts two doses of Green's August Flower as instant relief and urges readers to obtain a sample for ten cents from A. H. Keeter, with a regular size priced at seventy five cents.
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