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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1888
Page
3
A garbled montage of political commentary and social asides references Averrirn at Peteraling and Senator Markham. It lampoons election talk and public figures, notes a new invention for wood splitting, and mentions a German general and New York’s political running mates.
This essay discusses the Sunday school lesson for December showing Samson as a symbol of faith under oppression. It contrasts Israel’s bondage with moments of spiritual failure and highlights biblical figures such as Samson, Samuel, and Joshua while urging steadfast trust in God amid national decline and persecution. The piece cites Hebrews 11 and urges readers to remember the cross of Christ as strength under trial.
An early scene shows a wife asking for a little money this morning, highlighting a moment of need and tension between spouses. The dialogue suggests urgency and a plan to secure funds, with the unnamed husband weighing the request amid household concerns.
The article reports Faliana veterans weighing in on a revolt within the Grand Army of the Republic. It notes limited support for party factions, names several ex-officers and politicians, and highlights concerns about political influence in veteran circles while signaling broader Democratic ties and organizational divisions.
The report details appointments including W. H. J. Schudler to the National Council of Administration from Arizona and a note on General Orders about inspector general schedules. It lists a Pension Committee report with members Merrill, Thaser, Counts, Burst, and Blue, plus a grant of membership certificate for the Grand Army of the Republic. Telegraph items note suicides in New York, mills burned in Stroudsburg and West Bay City, a fire in Altoona, and the homeward return of Mrs. J. T. Pimarg.
An excerpt from the session outlines proposals in the Senate for a Department of Health with a Burgan of Health chief, salary details, and drought relief measures. It notes related bills in the House and Senate, including an amendment for direct presidential election, and references to territorial admissions and executive business. The text also covers legislative moves on treasury expenditures, court actions, and procedural votes, with scattered notices and unrelated items interleaved.
A circular letter by Bill Nye asks if marriage is a failure and Mrs Burley Jones of Camp Reseycrants replies with a vivid, if tangled, reminiscence. She defends married life, praising her wedding yet lamenting postwar strain, noting conflict between ideal romance and daily routine, duty, and household strains.
A fragment notes a man’s devotion to cigars as supreme in affection and recalls an Englishwoman named Watson who sued for breach of promise after her lover chose tobacco over marriage. The piece cites George Eliot and claims a man wedded to cigars may fail if his wife dislikes tobacco.
A garbled excerpt discusses weighing in a sport context. It mentions a four hundred pound weight estimate and a wish to proceed with a weigh in despite unclear details. Reading is limited to these readable fragments.
In a wrap of local notes, Rev. John Foley is newly installed as Bishop of Detroit, a Muskegon lumber yard fire destroys seven thousand five hundred feet of lumber valued at over seventy thousand dollars, and dock damage runs into hundreds of thousands. A Norh area elderwoman’s life story is sketched, Alpena water works begin bay distribution, Rogers City pushes for a United States harbor, and Cheboygan sheds season operations. Logging, new factories, and town growth fill the rural Michigan scene with notable names, places, and numbers.
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