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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1878
Page
4
Amid a storm of partisan clashes and procedural fights, Congress debated Bank authorized notes and rail tolls. Military retirement pay and Pacific railroad funding dominated talk as leaders like Ben Butler and James O. were spotlighted in a string of votes and committee reports.
Mr. Kirk of Linsmorn, while returning from woods on a Friday evening, fought a large bear that grappled him. He stabbed the animal fatally with a knife after being unable to escape, the struggle ending with the bear dead and Mr. Kirk sustaining minor injuries until assistance arrived.
A variety show in Pawtucket ended in tragedy when Miss Jennie Franklin fired at an apple on Miss Volante's head using a rifle reflected in a mirror. The shot struck Volante in the forehead, killing her instantly. Franklin was arrested. the accident has halted similar exhibitions.
Two years after inventor J B Fuller unveiled an electric telegraph apparatus he refined it to emit light without gas. Demonstrations at Greenwich Avenue Oyster Depot show a compact armature and electromagnet powered by a steam engine. Multiple lights on one circuit can be controlled independently, with brighter, cheaper light than gas, lighting a street post and blocking out a full block.
Twenty seven years after depositing $100 in a Philadelphia bank, Indy living in another city could not claim the funds until the passbook was rediscovered in old papers. A power of attorney sent to the bank yielded $327 and a few cents. The 70 year old woman was traced from Nashville to receive the principal and accrued interest. In Alabama a professor’s wife found a diamond of huge size on the Googe river bank near Wetumpka.
Epooch of Mr. Denis of Maryland presents opposition to a joint resolution that would reverse the Electoral Commission decision. He cites lack of state legislature instruction, urges peace and unity, supports the Commission’s ruling, and asks the measure be referred to the Judiciary Committee.
A spoof telephones recipe using tin cans, string, and parchment is described, followed by a dramatic tale of three Wisconsin girls fending off wolves with a match light atop a haystack. The Cincinnati pork packing report tallies winter output, lard yield, and costs, ending with a critique of Charles James Fox's parliamentary energy, appetite, and social excess.
The text surveys diverse topics from the Pacific railway with caveats on light perception to chemical room compositions and mining conditions. It cites ozone formation, temperature effects in mines, a Japanese lime bird deterrent, soil nutrient estimates, and a broad comparison of world religions, while offering dubious medical and pest-control tips and general observations on tools, razor fibers, and moth prevention methods.
A selection of George D. Prentice quips resurfaced from the Louisville Journal. The lines critique self-importance, caution vanity, and poke at politicians and editors with sharp, time‑resistant wit. The playful pieces debate manners, journalism, and public speech.
A Chicago Tribune Washington corresp discusses Representative Hewitt of New York proposing to convert Statuary Hall into a formal business chamber with restricted activity, aiming to reduce wasted time and government costs. The plan estimates a $5000 expense and envisions a Smoking-Room like setting for official proceedings.
The clipping surveys a wide array of topics from ancient proverbs and European expositions to modern curiosities. It mentions courtships, divorces, natural curiosities, a bee in Michigan, a behemoth in England, and a proposed reintroduction of the whipping post in Massachusetts, painting a portrait of late 19th century media eclecticism.
A Detroit boy provokes a woman's ire with a failed sale and sharp words about her husband working on Sunday. A London Times note discusses American potatoes shifting from rivals to premium wares, as U S varieties gain favor and are imported in bulk for direct consumption.
A Bayard Taylor dinner in New York hosted by German residents featured a Commers to celebrate his departure for Berlin. The hall overflowed with beer, cigars, and a long beer line as President Zinsser and Taylor led songs and cheers. The toast praised German values while Dryden Bryant contributed German phrases amid a boisterous evening.
A New York publisher uses a column ad for a piano maker who won a Centennial prize to lure readers. By morning the ad clerk has taken in tens of thousands in replica ads, all cloaked in libel and malice, revealing a scheme built on deception and envy.
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