19 Oct 1876
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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1876
Page
1
The poem reflects on the equality of all people after death. It asserts that beauty, power, piety, folly, and virtue fade alike, and the living repeat the patterns of their ancestors. Across generations, thoughts and paths echo, while life shifts from health to death, from privilege to the grave.
Government awards a contract to Springfield for twenty thousand revolvers. The deal involves a large defense procurement and specifies delivery terms and fiscal implications for the state.
The Chicago Tribune praised Gov. Tilden for exposing and prosecuting Tweed era thieves. It cited his personal time in court, his push for official integrity, and his influence in uniting New York against the Tweed faction. The piece contrasts Tilden with pardoners of the whisky ring.
A woman traveling with her husband explains she wore men's clothes to avoid abuse and travel more easily. She says two men together face less trouble and describes past arrests near a cemetery as the reason for dressing as a man. The Louisville Courier Journal quotes Republican utterances about civil war and political figures.
In Good Ground last Friday Frank White Wes ley Hulse and Frank Wells rode a row boat to set a bluefish net. A heavy sea and a wave knocked White overboard while he held the shore line. Hulse lost an oar and the boat drifted away. White attempted to swim to shore but vanished and was not found despite daily search.
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