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Newspaper
Marshall Daily News
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1905
Page
3
A jumble of notices from Marshall and nearby towns details events this week. High school games, church services, graduations, and social gatherings are noted, along with local political and civic updates, a patent grant, and a military veteran turning to coaching duties.
Eight Albion college students competed in an oratorical contest at the Baptist church with Rev. Clarke J. Hughes and R. W. Boronagh judging. Arthur E. Cobb, formerly of Marshall, won first for The Prisoner of Intemperance, with G A Deffery and Marence Howell taking second and third for works on The Way of the Works and Prohibition and Personal Liberty. The program featured prayers, solos by H. E. Pratt, church singing, a humor sketch by Mrs. Smith, and remarks about county contest work by Mrs. Stuart and Mrs. Sloan.
Olivet College students and a faculty member sparked a campus craze by serving blue racer snakes as sandwiches at a banquet. Reptiles were captured locally, proven edible by an initial tasting, then widely enjoyed though some mocked the risky delicacy.
A reader describes fatigue in a sick woman and praises Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery for restoring regularity and strength after years of illness. A Windsor Ontario testimonial credits cure of irregular menstruation and headaches, noting renewed energy and ability to work. The message warns against substitutes driven by profit.
Milk Merx's Notice proclaims priests and others deserve Sabbath time or rent payments, and states only one Sunday morning trip will be made until further notice dated June 7 1905 signed by B. Baorhens. Testimony from G B Burhans Carlisle Center NY claims four years of kidney cure after taking Feley's Kidney Drops. He reports brick dust sediment pain disappeared and urges Haley's Kidney Care. Ice Cream Soda advertised at Kaumeyer's.
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