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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1896
Page
2
The page reflects on subscription rates and printing services, then shifts to a philosophical essay equating wealth with tangible goods. It argues money is only a symbol and real wealth lies in necessities like food shelter and clothing, with gold and silver having value only through their utility in production and exchange. It warns that banks and papers gain wealth by benefiting readers.
Los Angeles pressman Mr. John BE Bennett writes that the West is discontented with high unemployment and idle laborers waiting for opportunity. He notes Los Angeles as wealthy yet protests the failure to create work and the rise of associated charities. He cites President Cleveland’s neutrality stance and the legal limits on filibustering under U.S. law.
The piece discusses Prime Minister Gladstone's longevity and vigor at advanced age. It cites W. T. Stead's reasons including iron constitution, faith in a divine moral order, literary interests, a contented married life, abstinence from tobacco, and sound sleep. It notes Gladstone's cultivation of literature and a tranquil country life as factors in enduring vitality.
Aluminium recovery improved, with abundant supply and claims it is cheaper than copper, non toxic, and corrosion resistant. It is praised for surgical use and future tableware, contrasting with earlier failures. A legal note confirms settlers’ land rights in southern California amid railroad pressures. Also mentions Mangry Jee, a famed con artist, and a health product advertisement for Huad's Sarsaparilla.
A historical account notes the Jameson raid leaders were sentenced to death, commuted by President Kruger, and banished from Travavan. It cites the 1870 Foreign Enlistment Act punishing British subjects aiding armed actions against friendly nations, underscoring the raid’s controversial ethics and imperial tensions.
The fragment discusses a mechanical power hauling wagon as a boon to dry plains in the Americas and western grazing belts, noting scarce wood coal and water. It mentions Cuba, Spain, and Cuba’s war context, reflects on British nobility and Duchess of Manchester, then describes a new sleeping car with sliding partitions, and ends with a note on Cecil Rhodes investigation and new pleasure yachts with glass bottoms.
Virginia Fat daughter of former Senator Fat of California nearly drowned Friday near Newokn Alabama during a bath at Batley’s Wench. She slipped from a raft, lost balance, and was knocked unconscious as heavy surf and strong undertow pulled her out. Lifeguard rescued her, and she was treated at her sister’s villa.
The Brown Hoisting and Conveying Machine strike at Cleveland’s works will be renewed by the strikers executive committee. They reject the arbitration settlement for not recognizing authority of the union committees or discharging all non union men. Trouble is feared as police prepare to use tougher methods. Buckingham fired over the crowd last Wednesday and fled from the works. stones were thrown and he again used his revolver, but no one was hit.
In July a remarkable aerial display was seen across Duplin County lasting about ten minutes. A narrow cloud stretched from the horizon to the zenith, with vivid but well defined flames. Hundreds witnessed the strange sight as the weather remained warm and humid.
The Columbusa Buggy Company, a long established Columbus firm, made an assignment amid heavy losses. Liabilities near 1,000,000 with 1,000 workers at full force and about 600 at the moment of failure. Branch operations reported in Jamestown and Caroline Peters names, plus Irish court anecdote and Shaker Digestive Cordial promotion.
The Journal of Education reports a plebiscite selecting forty Englishmen to form an ideal academy. Ruskin leads, with Leckyard Swinburne nearly equal, followed by Spencer Meredith Morley and Balfour. Notables like Pinero and Lord Kelvin sit low. twelve years earlier many iconic figures were already deceased. Hull's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer is advertised at end.
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