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Newspaper
Marshall News
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1902
Page
3
Various Marshall area items report a salon closure after May 1, legal actions, divorces, and court adjournments. World events include a Battle Creek crime examination delayed to March 28, adoption, births, deaths, and railway talks. Wheat prospects improve while infrastructure projects and property deals unfold across Albion and Battle Creek.
A long column discusses punishment for jail escape and for dyspepsia cures, praising Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It notes a Toronto testimonial, hospital deaths in Albion, resignations, a prohibition debate outcome, celery as a cure claim, and local civic notices including post G A R events, a theater lease, a dustup over fumigation methods, and editorials on brimstone as a germicide.
A garbled list lists marriage licenses for pairs from Battle Creek Newton and surrounding areas including Pearl G Ruseo with Sarah Rounds and Oli A Talmage with Pearl Les. The rest is an unreadable ad-ridden block mentioning studios, piano pops, shoe repair, and various names and places. legible fragments hint at local business offerings and obfuscated personal names.
Mrs James Court born Sept 14 1844 in Swine Brook Oxfordshire England came to America with parents in 1804 and married James Court in Angnata Michigan on Oct 18 1862. The couple settled on a farm near Angraty then moved to Marshall where Court built a large business. their son Frank joined the firm James Court & Sons. Two additional children were born in Marshall, one son James died in 1896. Mrs Court endured months of illness with devoted husband and children by her side. The family arranged a private funeral as Mr Court recovered from illness. Rev L N Pattison spoke, and a silver plate on the casket bore Mother Rest. The obituary shifts to Harvey Evans of Marengo, born 1842, a long-time community figure, noted for business leadership and local service. his death followed later in the piece with mention of his mother Mrs Evans and local commerce. The passage also contains stray ads for local products and shop offerings.
The Delty News notes a bread loaf count at Sturr bakery during a week of limited supply. Delly Nowe 2 conté a were not clearly legible in the surviving OCR text.
A kerosene explosion at J. Babcock’s residence 728 West State occurred Tuesday morning, injuring his left hand and part of his face. Firefighters arrived quickly after a telephone alarm from Phos Shepard. The house, owned by Mrs. Katherine Waltz, sustained about 830 in damage. no insurance coverage on household goods was noted.
In circuit court proceedings Friday the case of Mary Sanderson v Jasper Adams et al was heard with plaintiff witnesses H R Williams and Mary Sanderson and defense witnesses Ed Stringholm George Stringholm A W Lockton and Jasper Adams. The Hamlin v Patcher case reopened with C H Dasham testifying. W A Fowler granted a divorce from Minnie Fowler on cruelty grounds. Court adjourned briefly for a funeral and rescheduled Monday for further trials including Huskindamus cases 19 48 and 23 52. A local advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials from Cheney Walding Kinney Marvin and others, claiming internal blood and mucous surface benefits.
Fragmented OCR text from a Marshall area newspaper appears nonsensical with garbled headlines and mixed phrases. No coherent event or person details are extractable for a proper summary.
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