21 Mar 1878
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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1878
Page
1
A muddled tale of Clarence McGovern and Arabella clash as love letters spark a mock courtship. An impatient Annie and a meddling mother figure push the plot through a string of melodramatic misadventures ending with a comic, sentimental resolution in a bustling city setting.
A newly found map, traced on a globe from 1701, details the sources of the Mile and Conte and marks the central plateau of Africa. It was executed by Crisparion of Toulon and monks of Bonaventure and Gregoire under Father Pla idé du Saint Amour. Names of explorers are not listed.
In 1809 the Gulf of Bothnia froze and a Russian party crossed on foot to raid. They reached Rathan after a sixty mile march, half frozen and starving. A Swedish Colonel with a 1,000-strong regiment watched the ice gap all winter, receiving and treating the Russians with utmost kindness despite scarce supplies.
A Mississippi legislative committee rejects the bell punch tax on liquor dealers after inquiry. Revenue drops noted in Richmond stimulate doubt among Southern lawmakers about whisky bonanzas. Tennessee and Louisiana show poor prospects for similar measures amid liquor industry pressure.
An editor, sitting contentedly, faces a somber intruder who reveals the mortgage on his home has been foreclosed. The tense exchange ends with the editor jokingly inviting the man to stay and fill two years of free subscriptions while the scene closes on uneasy humor.
A Boston Commercial Bulletin quoted scene shows a bright year old girl mimicking adults as a Mrs Smith and Totty discuss family, marriage, and poverty. Totty boasts keeping her carriage yet admits husband’s failures, reflecting a spirit of resilience amid hardship.
A Belgian statistician lists 1877 global borrowing at 1.5809 billion dollars, up from 1876 and 1875. Governments account for about 1.1547 billion, railways and firms for the remainder, with France and Russia noted for large loans and past Lincoln era paper money references.
A collage of fragmented clips from the New York Herald and other notes. quirky snippets, social anecdotes, portraits, and commentary on umbrellas, a judge, a college book, and a steel wagon proposal from Berlin Australia.
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