County Specials From Srains Man Correspondents
Ceresco Aug 18 local notes report visitors from Chicago Battle Creek Marshall and Kalamazoo plus weather damage including a killed cow and a new drain pipe installation by Michigan Central. Funeral for Thomas Bretherton and updates on ill neighbors are included with bridge material progress and social visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie Young
Chicago
Lewis McLeod
Battle Creek
Phelps
John Whelihan
Jackson
Hiram Hayes
Frank Moulton
Toledo
D. Vollick
Moulton
R. McLeod
Battle
M. C
Frank Bell
Kalamazoo
Mabel Goodwin
Marshall
Thomas Bretherton
Saau Weed
Btone
Emmett
Markham
Ceresco
W. O. Culver
Spencer Sweet
Richert Aug 1 Died at 78 in Har Aug 6
Obituary notes the death of Richert Aug 1 at age 77 78 at the home of his son Delton Yates with funeral Aug 8 conducted by Rev. A Byers. Also mentions visits, travel to Battle Creek and Lansing events, and illness reports and a medicine claim by A O Hyde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
E. B. Osticer
Lansing
Sibley
Albion
S. EB. Southworth
Battle Creek
May Wickman
Burlington highlights and local notes from Aug. diary
Burlington news from August reports a reunion planned for Aug 10 20 and 21 and Bay City arrival of Creighton Sanders. Burial of Mrs Jacob Myers. visits by Mrs Elen Thomas to Clarendon. Shedd Rogers buy grain in Burlington. George Morey family visits from Mecosta. Buffalo Bill show draws delegation near Battle Creek. Tambo meetings around Burlington. Electric storm injuries losses to Peters Bros horses. Republican caucus draws large attendance. Old man Snow injured jumping from a moving train near Osborn Crossing. De Witt’s Colic and Cholera Cure praised for summer complaints. A O Hyde signed off.
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Burlington
Creighton Sanders
Bay City
Jacob Myers Wis
Elen Thomas
Clarendon
Shedd & Rogers
Sam Beach
R. Elwood
George Morey
Mecosta County
Buffalo
New York
Osborn’s Cross- Lng
Beut
Southdowns Rams at reasonable prices near Marshall
Domestic and imported rams offered by E G Wheeler in Marshall Michigan with address Box 742. Five miles north of Marshall at Clute's Corners. Notes include Miss Mina Goodrich hosting a friend from Marshall, weekend visits by Viola and Nora Goodrich, a damaging storm affecting fences and trees, and regular preaching at the Evangelical church. Also mentions monthly German and English services and a wartime style motto about boys.
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Wheaton
Marshall, Mich
Marshall
Clute’s Corners
Mina Goodrich
Mrs. Pealing
Viola
Nora Goodrich
Clarendon
Elis
Evangelical Church
Hood sarsaparilla proves benefit claim from user
A testimonial from C. W. Wilson of Alton Michigan credits Hood s Sarsaparilla with reversing illness after two years of incapacity and failed medical care. The notice cites improved health by the second day and lasting recovery after two bottles, while promoting DeWitt s Little Early Risers and Witch Hazel for indigestion skin injuries and burns.
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DeWitt
A. C. Hyde
Hood
C. W. Wilson
Alton, Mich
Many & Day
A. Oyde
Eagle Axle Grease at Wasnixon Market on June 26
Local market listing promotes Eagle Axle Grease the best made in five large boxes priced at 25 cents each. Marshall's leading table supply house endorses the sale with a June 26 timing.
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WasnixeTon
Marshall
Jnoe
Nightlife on the Arno in Cor nd Gloss
A vivid Cornhill Magazine excerpt portrays Florence’s postdinner hours along the Arno. Lamps, crowds, and hotel salons glow as mandolin serenades drift to balconies where lovers whisper amid music and moonlit waters. The scene captures the city’s air of racy elegance and romantic intrigue.
An Oda Family and a Village Secret Language
Polly Pry in the New York Recorder reports on a family living in a village where private affairs are public. The mother keeps two daughters apart and speaks a private language with the children while neglecting the eldest child and showing dislike for her husband.
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Sbems
Polly Pry
New York Recorder
Butler’s Marriage Grants Wealth to Neighbor’s Son
A whimsical tale from southern England recalls three wealthy spinster sisters who hire their butler as adviser in every crisis. When one sister marries him, he rises to master the house and inherits vast annual wealth. After the match and several deaths, the butler’s fortune, exceeding £12,000 yearly, goes to the neighbor’s eldest son.
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England
New York Times
Modern Art Taxidermy and Three Horse Teaming Compared
The piece notes that modern taxidermy uses dermo plastic to form a framework then skins the form to resemble the target animal, likening it to sculpture in detail. It also reports fire department drivers finding driving three horses similarly demanding as two, with the middle horse pivotal for safety and balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.arter Beard
Scribner's
Fire Department
New York Sun
Paper etiquette note on mourning and writing quality
A brief, archaic instruction about letters on gilt or common paper. It mentions a person of quality should write on gilt paper unless the writer is in mourning. The fragment shows etiquette guidance or a stylistic social custom from an older text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thougny
Bulls and Wit in Political Speech Across Nations
A witty essay contrasts true and false relations in bulls and witticisms. It cites Sir Boyle Roche in the Irish House of Commons and various international examples to discuss how bulls reveal or mislead about real connections. Fortnightly Review is referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney Smaith
Boyle Roche
Iriah House of Commons
Schopenhauer
Ancient Surgery Across Civilizations and Eras
A fragment discusses knowledge of surgery in ancient Greece and Rome, medieval Europe, and among Arabs during the first crusades. It notes surgeons’ varying skills, brutal methods for wounds, amputations, and crude treatments. A 11th century manuscript is cited showing cross cultural surgical awareness and mixed outcomes.
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Robert Fletcher
Luigi Sambon
Syria
Osame
Tha Denight
Mixed Fruits Jam Advice From Pittsburg Dispatch
A Pittsburg Dispatch note suggests pairing raspberries with red currants or gooseberries for versatile jams. It mentions apples or gooseberries mix well with many fruits, and recommends making jelly to blend into other fruit while boiling for best use.
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Pittsburg Dispatch
Tribute to a Nap of Craftman in Train Disaster
A narrator from Tales of an Fhginos pays tribute to a nap of his own craft as a steam train crosses a bridge toward a tunnel on a shadowed hill. The engine halts when cattle lie asleep on the track, the engine is saved by the fireman and a brave engineer who dies calmly after ensuring passengers are safe. The pilot’s quick actions avert a greater catastrophe.
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bin Lite
Bi Oharga
Qi Waa
Negra
Atm
Ano
Jess Rick
Agretab and the agreeable arts of social profit
Cumberland notes that true pleasure in society comes from a balanced use of wit learning and wishes, warning that excessive focus on any single faculty can hinder agreeableness. Also advertised are Wucklen’s Arobe Salve claiming cures for bruises sores ulcers and many skin ailments with a money back guarantee.
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Cumberland
Wucklen
Liv
Lmiku
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