17 Apr 1872
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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1872
Page
1
A lyrical verse speaks of unattainable love and a steadfast heart. The speaker notes a swift horse and a yearning spirit, saying no man can love a maiden more than she can be loved in return, a timeless valuation of devotion. The refrain affirms the impossibility of surpassing a maiden's love.
A Cornell student letter recounts the university’s decision to admit women, creating a separate women’s building near Cad Cadilla Place and shared lecture rooms. It praises the scientific figures Hartt and Wilson, notes library and paleontology acquisitions, and previews a lively spring term with Goldwin Smith and students eager for rowing at Cayuga.
An old newspaper fragment advertises products for pneumonia inflammation of the lung fever and bone ache. It mentions Peterman's Tonia oil Elixir and claims five positive relief. Also notes spring stock of paper hangings and fuel engine supplies.
A New York World Chicago correspondent profiles Miss Margaret F. Buchanan, praising her as the most efficient woman in daily journalism. At 25 she writes full editorials, critiques drama and music, and handles financial and political topics with speed, vigor, and independence.
Call at M. 8. O'Keefe & Co.'s to see the largest stock of paper hang times brought to Marshall. A fragmented romantic vignette follows with a woman contemplating love and a man named Edgar, hinting at a dress choice. Mrs. E. Youngs advertises millinery and sewing services at Exchange Square.
A Richmond Enquirer piece mocks fashion excess with a satirical recipe of costly adornments and ridiculous items, urging caution as fashionable tastes mix with moral warnings. It rails at social pretension, then pivots to a tense exchange where a sister and a brother clash over behavior and propriety.
A lengthy critique questions what defines a wife and burdens home life with expectations. It cites a husband’s needs, daily routines, and economic strains, contrasting vanity and domestic neglect with steadfast family duties. The column notes a spring stock of paper rangings received by M S O’Keafe & Co.
The season brings new straw styles with cottage bonnets and a Dolly Varden hat likely to lead. Varied straw shapes such as Dun stable Coburg Milesiam Leghorn and Tuscan appear with many imitations and embroidered straw. dotted black lace bonnets with tulle or crape trim gain favor, and Chicago roses add crimson accents. Straw trimmings and imported decorations dominate bonnets of black lace and crape, making them among the season’s most fashionable ornaments.
Description from Detroit Post of a grand granite bronze monument to Michigan soldiers of the Civil War. The structure stands 56 feet high and 20 feet wide at the base, with three lower ascents, pedestals, and bronze statues. It features bronze eagles, bas relief tablets of Lincoln Farragut Grant and Sheridan, and a crowned bronze Michigan female statue. Funding gaps delayed four allegorical statues. trustees near funds to complete one statue and the fencing. Foundry work done in Munich, granite from Westerly RI. foundation by Alexander Chapoton. Various anecdotes and quotes follow.
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