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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1897
Page
4
The Statesman, Marshall Michigan, April 8 1897, lists subscription prices and advertising terms including annual rates and cards of thanks. It invites obituary notices with a 25 cent card fee and urges readers to report missing issues to the office at 285 State Street. The issue also contains political notes on Michigan elections and party shifts.
A Congregationalist statement reports Mary Baker Eddy issues an injunction forbidding adherents of the first Church of Christ, Scientist to disobey her order to sell many of her books for a year starting in March. It credits her authority with compelling obedience or loss of church membership, and questions the motive behind the mandate as profit driven rather than benevolent.
The debate reveals unexpected protectionist sentiment in the South despite John C Calhoun's free trade legacy. Georgia seeks lumber protection, South Carolina cotton, Florida oranges and tobacco, Louisiana sugar, Alabama iron, Texas timber, and Kentucky whiskey. On final vote six Democrats joined Republicans. passage in the Senate now seems likely with little difficulty.
The Dingley tariff moves to the Senate Finance Committee with party division noted. Fourth class postmaster appointments advance under the new administration, and Maj. Benj. Butterworth earns broad commendation as commissioner of patents. President McKinley’s personnel choices face mixed scrutiny but gain general approval.
Hon H Clay Evans newly named commissioner of pensions states the office will administer pension laws justly. His past work earns wide confidence in his leadership and policy shift toward fair treatment.
The McCay siblings John and Mary, both blind, gave a praised performance to a full St Marys hall audience. Report notes their flawless renderings of Overture from Norma and Ti Tu Trovatore, Miss McCay’s flawless Bell solo, and vivid impersonations that left viewers impressed by memory and skill despite sight loss.
A fragile ad praises Brown's Care as a popular family medicine sold in Marshall. It claims the tonic nervine cures stomach and liver issues, promises renewed life and energy, and extols its wide use and parental trust.
A dubious medical advertisement touts permanent cures for sexual and digestive disorders using unsafe methods. It claims guarantee and rapid results, solicits urine samples and case details, offers free consultation, and lists a shifty company, Dre B S Co, with a questionable incorporation history.
A mixed set of probate notices from Calhoun County Michigan dated April 184 and 1919. Claims against the estates of Ivorge H White and Harriet Fisher are invited with dates for presentation and court hearings in Marshall and nearby offices, detailing examination and allowances by the probate court and administrator actions.
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