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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1876
Page
6
The poem tells of Tom Scribbles, a bank clerk with a sharp eye for cash but a risky habit of sketching drafts. Over time the banker exposes his fraudulent changes and warns of consequences, culminating in Tom leaving his post in distress as his time runs out.
In Damascus a lame beggar named Kadar struggles by a bridge near an ancient burial ground. After a series of trials and misfortune, he survives robbers and a wrongful execution, learns mercy from a sage, and is rewarded with wealth, status, and a dramatic facial and fortune transformation for both him and his blind, tusked betrothed, culminating in a life of happiness.
In Smyrna a crowd of about seven hundred volunteers from the Zeybees of Aratola arrived, provoking a volatile scene as co religionist mobs taunted and threatened them with knives and yataghans. An Armenian man was wounded, a Greek merchant injured, and shops looted until volunteers finally surrendered their weapons amid rising fear of further arrivals.
The piece argues the panic makes all investments risky as money cannot be used to make more money. Real estate and trusts fail to secure safety while stock flurries wipe out fortunes from incomes ranging from two thousand to twenty thousand dollars a year. It notes railroad magnates would become poor if forced to realize assets, and that heavy companies would suffer if compelled to liquidate real estate.
The article compares English and French female education stressing bookkeeping taught to French girls and women’s ledgers in court. It credits French bourgeoise with thrift and business capacity aiding national recuperation and notes French women as loyal help mates to husbands. A Yale graduate’s post is briefly noted as a Harlem Railroad commuter.
A San Francisco News Letter item profiles Long a retired trainer in Alameda County who lives among horses, eats in the stable, and claims telepathic understanding with them. He demonstrates horse vocalizations as if they speak English, while observers doubt the communication, noting only patient training and routine. The piece blends anecdote with a brief geological aside about ancient sea incursions.
Prof J B Newbury of Columbia College outlines a multi stage glacial origin for Ontario, Erie, Huron, and Michigan basins. He describes Laurentian highlands, pre glacial river networks, and a massive ice sheet carving basins from the Mohawk to Lake Erie, with erosion continuing into the post glacial era.
The Cleveland Leader details Emerson's residence and daily life in Concord Massachusetts. It notes his frail health his daughter Ellen as caretaker and school committee member Miss Emerson owning a donkey. To curb donkey mistreatment a town plan has boys ride the donkey to foster empathy and reduce torment with the plan already progressing.
A sweeping, period-style description of Santiago Chile, praising its grandeur and Parisian flair while noting its expensive, exclusive character, contrasts with a memory of disaster and warnings to temper extravagance by Valparaiso’s example, set against the Andes and South Pacific backdrop.
Eduard Mohr profiles a dramatic locust swarm over the Vaal River region in The Victoria Falls of the Zimbezi. He notes smoke-like horizons from swarm ascent, then dense swarms darkening the sky, with natives feeding on them despite tasteless flesh.
A scatter of humorous vignettes and puns from a 19th century page, ranging from witty put downs to social faux pas. The snippets feature mock political lines, fashion quips, a few farm and city anecdotes, light romance quips, and observational humor about manners and daily life. Names, places, and dated references appear in quick-fire style.
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