28 May 1873
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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1873
Page
1
A fragmented reader’s reminiscence mixes a perilous Chester to Durham stagecoach escape with highwaymen and a saintly old lady. The narrator recalls fear, prayer, and a near catastrophe as passengers plead for safe passage through Satan's kingdom, ending in a narrow, reflective escape.
A colossal iron block weighing about 240 tons will form the bed of a new rolling mill at Woolwich England. Engineers at the Royal Arsenal have labored to cast and mount the massive anvil plate, with a thirty five ton hammer driving the work. The enormous apparatus is expected to shake the area as it powers up, a feat unmatched since ancient myths.
A San Braneser correspondent reports on native women accused of torturing and murdering wounded soldiers. The piece recalls the death of a Twenty-First Infantry soldier and claims four captives are unharmed at camp while others threaten future violence. It asserts punitive intent toward the squaws and urges no sympathy for them.
An angry stranger who failed to gain entry to a church yesterday left muttering about a religious club house. Police are investigating the disturbance at the place of worship.
A To-day writer notes water absorbs gases from the air, becoming purer in composition yet filthy in quality. Colder water holds more gases, so water left in a room or in a pump overnight is unfit for use, making pure fresh water essential for health.
lsef David Murray, professor of Mathematics Natural Philosophy and Astronomy at Rutgers, sails for Japan to become Superintendent of Education for three years. He will oversee all school matters in the Empire, with a $10,000 annual salary and expenses covered by the government. The plan envisions eight districts, 32 subdivisions, high schools and 206 divisions, with compulsory elementary schooling for children over six.
A Logdon therapeutist claims hot sand baths offer an infallible rheumatism cure by stimulating perspiration without suppressing it, unlike hot water or steam baths. He says the body tolerates higher temperatures longer, can be applied to infants or entire bodies, and is easy to use, potentially relieving countless sufferers.
In Mozart's study a mysterious, well dressed old man arrives claiming to carry a commission from a great patron. He asks Mozart to compose a requiem to memorialize a dear friend's death, offering one hundred ducats. Mozart, moved and weakened by the task, labors night and day, foreseeing the work will outlive him. The four weeks pass and the stranger returns, setting the next phase of the commission.
A Boston Post correspondent relays a tale of a famed crow at Versailles Petit Trianon once favored by Marie Antoinette. The bird reportedly followed the queen from 1785 onward, feeding at her window, then accompanying her on walks and at breakfast. Napoleon and Marie Louise later heard the legend, with the crow reportedly continuing to appear and be cared for by gardeners for visitors.
A detailed, period portrait of Pope Pius IX rising early at six, reading in prayer, dining on lute and Bordeaux wine, and receiving cardinals and orders. It notes his age, mood, and the influence of Cardinal Antonelli in preserving favor, with a wary view of Rome’s religious fêtes and public sentiment.
A New York Tribune corresp describes Chief Justice Chase living a simple steady life. He rose at six or seven depending on season, walked before breakfast, read and dictated letters, then served on the Supreme Court bench from 11 until adjournment, with long private work sessions and quiet dinners followed by chess and late labor into the night.
Constance F Woolson discusses the erasure of the Erie, once part of the Neutral Nation by Lake Erie. She notes their decline after Iroquois conquest, the scarce traces of fortifications and artifacts on western islands, and Parkman’s cautious, stylish account of their extinction.
Eli Perkins in the Graphic lampoons social weak spots with ragged humor. A Madison avenue pupil reports classmates swearing, triggering maternal and grandmotherly alarm as they fret over the moral danger and the danger of corrupting influence from damning language and public reading rooms.
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