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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1890
Page
6
A fragmentary biblical meditation portrays Adamic humanity and spiritual doubt, urging the reader to search scripture for truth. The speaker questions faith, salvation, and eternal fate, claiming fearlessness of death while denying heaven or hell, inviting scrutiny of biblical records.
A weary young poet, Mr. Jacob, declares his vitality exhausted in a grimy Chicago basement literary den filled with Bohemians. He struggles to write as the group pressures him with meal costs and offers to pay for work with two silver dollars and potential future commissions.
A tale narrated by T A Trollope describes a morning excursion to a scenic overlook. The donkey guides the wife to a favored view, prompting a jealous reaction from the guide who proclaims his skill in pleasing ladies and gentlemen with the landscape.
The piece spoofs fashion mania and Easter bonnets, contrasting old world dress codes with modern vanity. It fashions a scene of embroidery, velvet trains, black net hats, and white gowns while lamenting half dressed, half frozen women in cold weather. It closes with a domestic vignette about a husband mistaking a bonnet for a glamorous rival.
After years of study Father Tolton a colored priest is near his reward. He came to Chicago months ago with St Marys Church authorities allowing mass twice daily in the basement. He has built a growing congregation of about 100 with plans to erect a house of worship. Born into slavery in Missouri Tolton rose from humble work to the priesthood, studying under Father Hector at Quincy and being ordained at 27 by Cardinal Parrocchi before returning to Quincy and then moving to Chicago.
A fragmented courtroom exchange shows a prisoner charged with stealing a harness from a driving association. The prisoner claims a defense based on holding stock in the organization, while the judge and bystanders parse the chaotic dialogue and fragmented statements from the transcript.
A jumble of absurd inventions includes a tennis racquet for snow shoes a bean tea or chocolate mix a bricking for stove and ink a rat poison for dyspepsia complexion and quieting teething a table fork toothpick and nail brush and other oddities Also a note on age misreading where a man claims 21 on his birthday but is usually 20 years old.
A garbled passage captures a child and mother dialogue about hearing month and a vague request. The text mixes misspellings and unclear phrases, with a parent responding and a referenced girl or woman named Mir daa part of the scene. The readability is too low to extract a clear event.
An assortment of old notices and testimonials mention a rheumatic cure, Dr Pierce medical discove ry and horse care. The text blends medical advertising with personal anecdotes and shipping mentions, including sealing ech...
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