12 Aug 1880
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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1880
Page
1
Local Masthead prints a patriotic poem section with lines praising liberty and the Union. The snippet centers on faith, devotion, and praise for the Creator amid storm imagery. Names and dates indicate 19th century newspaper cadence and public domain verse.
A harrowing Prescott cholera scene unfolds as Harry and Nellie Kaws shelter and aid the afflicted amid fear of turning waves of death. Nellie’s tireless work at burial boxes, a near burial misstep, and a dramatic rescue by her husband avert disaster. Their tale ends with lifelong devotion and shared survival through the outbreak.
A series of vignettes on rural sociability and domestic life. It urges farmers to engage in social polish, discusses air to purify beds, and ridicules constant grumbling. It also includes anecdotes on marriage, advertising, trades, and curiosities from periodicals and letters, with reflections on population, settlement, and luxury.
A curio on quacks and belief quotes a patient deceived by promised cures, a friend’s warning, and a legendary tale. It cites Muller’s claim on the unity of Christ’s doctrine with world history, plus Henry B. Smith on faith and philosophy, framing faith as ultimate explanation.
Horace Greeley quips after a woman uses a friend to hint at payment for verses she sent. He bluntly replies they would pay to avoid receiving water, illustrating Grovley’s sharp wit. The anecdote showcases his ready, droll style in social negotiations.
A mountain near the hacienda of Santa Catarina, about twenty leagues east of the city, sank abruptly creating a large opening 200 by 150 metres and 130 to 150 metres deep. Observers saw yawning fissures, falling rocks, and a dust cloud that turned nearby trees white. The origin—earthquake or gas explosion—remains uncertain. no nearby shocks were felt. La Union Democrata, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
The article argues Mars resembles Earth in day length seasons and two suns and may harbor air and life. It notes land areas and expansive plains visible through a telescope and suggests Martian atmosphere could exist, making Mars a plausible center of life and activity rather than a dead world.
Hon George Geidiles describes a detailed plan for a superior farm gate in the Country Gentlemen. The design specifies multiple gate slats sized 12 feet by 6 inches for top and bottom, 12 feet by 5 inches for three intermediate pieces, a 13 foot by 6 inch main brace, a 12 foot by 4 inch cover, hinge posts 4 feet by 6 inches, latch posts 4 feet by 4 inches, and three vertical braces. Spaces are set from the top at eight, seven, six, and five inches, with hinges bound and bolted at the top and ends to secure the assembly.
In a humorous scene two boys challenged a man to prove a math claim by taking two from one. They entered a kitchen where their mother sat with twins and produced babies to show their proposition was correct, earning a claimed reward.
The author presents figures showing France houses about 40,000,000 hens and 100,000,000 chickens, with roughly 240,000,000 francs from hen eggs and a total poultry turnover near 550,000,000 francs yearly. The estimate excludes ducks, geese, and turkeys, which would boost the total further, explaining the abundance of chicken bones seen daily.
A discussion on long lasting plant vitality from ancient mummies. A researcher unwraps a mummy and places a tuberous root in soil, which after rain and sun sprouts into a dahlia. Roots endure high heat, some plants absorb poisons, and birds dispersing seeds spread castor oil plant germination across regions.
Anecdotes show rulers and generals like Charles X of Sweden the Elector of Saxony Frederick the Great and Marshal Saxe engaged in chess amid war and danger. A captain distracted by calculations near danger and a prisoner condemned to death still playing highlight chess as a worthwhile pastime. The Duke of Wellington’s dictum echoes that whatever is worth doing is worth doing well.
A collage of humorous snippets and domestic scenes from a bygone era. Topics include widower woes and etiquette for widows, dental and health quips, farmer remarks, a doctor’s advice, a fox hunting aside, a coal furnace miscue, and a logia class exchange. Also features a joke about pepper preventing staining and a mother’s welfare of a colored servant. The tone is light, old fashioned, and conversational with multiple brief vignettes.
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