21 Feb 1866
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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1866
Page
1
A fragmented report blends a comically grim tale of a coffin procession with political rhetoric. It recounts a New Orleans style funeral misadventure for Johnny M and then shifts to Civil War era sermons urging ministers to defend rights and emancipation, mixing veteran petitions, Reconstruction debates, and congressional actions.
The text lists various dessert and pudding preparations with ingredients and steps, including Blueberry Batter Pudding Apple Sago Pudding Boiled Plum Pudding and Cream Pie, detailing quantities such as milk flour sugar and currants, plus methods like steaming baking and boiling, reflecting a historic household cookery page. It preserves dish names and mixed measurement notions, showing era-specific terms and scribbled notes.
In California a driver recounts a perilous trip where the coach skirted a cliff amid darkness and snow. He notes lawsuits against the California Stage Company cost money, and generations of injured, maimed, or dead passengers. The speaker vows to study passengers after overturns and finish with defiance toward fate.
A historical column recalls a proposed patent pulpit gag in a county and recounts a diplomatic audience with Emperor Maximilian and the Empress. It notes a Yale alumnus visiting his alma mater and a gymnasium tale, ending with plans to increase cadet numbers and honor fallen soldiers.
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