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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1897
Page
7
A man recalls an accidental pocket pick in a crowded South Penn Square saloon. He says his friend Jim accused him of stealing a watch, but the culprit explained the chain snagged and the watch slid from Jim’s pocket into his tail pocket, exposing an inadvertent pocket snatch.
Lieut. John M. Ellicott writes of lighthouses and the heroism of keepers. He notes most lights have a keeper with two assistants, often supported by family, in lonely sites on headlands or rocks. Some lighthouses rise on sunken reefs, exposed to storms. Eddystone and Minor's Ledge are among the most isolated, rebuilt after wrecks.
Justin McCarthy writes in the New York Independent about the thrilling divisions in the House of Commons. He notes ordinary civil affairs lose all calm as intense voting moments stir deep personal and national passions.
This article describes soil preparation, planting, thinning, and cultivation for sugar beets, noting optimal row spacing, seeding rates, and the use of horse power or manual weeding. It explains harvest timing, postharvest handling, expected yields, costs, and a plan for analyzing sugar beet composition at the Experiment Station in Lansing in 1897.
Engineer Ned Barnett of the Santa Fe recounts an owl superstiton incident that halted a westbound overland train after a window was struck by a bird. A landslide soon blocked the track further ahead, off the cradled tale, as Barnett preserves the two owls as good luck charms in his cabin. Ridge of unrelated notices follow, including a long mortgage notice in Calhoun county Michigan.
The estate of John Evans and the estate of George H White face administration notices. Bids are invited for the Evans property in Calhoun County Michigan with described parcels and dates. Creditors for both estates are asked to present claims by October 2 next, with hearings scheduled July 20 and October 2.
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