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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1883
Page
2
Editorial notes cover Christmas greetings, charity emphasis, Detroit port collector, Democratic and Republican conventions, university library dedication, and various political figures. Mentions include Senator Sabin, Michigan delegates, whisky tax debate, postal savings banks, and veteran generals with their postwar roles.
The piece surveys Welland canal details from Port Colborne to Port Dalhousie, notes canal traffic and masonry, then shifts to a lengthy discussion of crime, punishment, and reform. It covers professional versus incorrigible criminals, urges humane rehabilitation, and outlines New York and European experiments in staged liberty for youth and trade training.
A collage of odd notes from Vienna and New York highlights a hotel incident in which a Austrian officer escaped harm by the proprietor’s timely arrival after smashing a lamp. reports claim Mormon missions in the Sandwich Islands list 3600 members and own a sugar plantation. Other items note a Philadelphia coachman injuring a man, a Dayton elopement with a married lover, and a New York gypsy band tale.
The item describes a Missouri resident keeping about fifty barrels of wine, grown on his own property, and avoiding sale or consumption due to state and national laws. It mentions a melodramatic elopement plot in Detroit and a Mexican town tale of Apache conflict, with a boy lost for years resurfacing in Sahinal.
A humorous tale recalls a rich young man dining with actresses and a waiter prank involving wine sent to actresses. The scene unfolds with social observers noting the comic mishap as the bottle is misrouted and returned to the gentleman. Also promotes a monthly magazine with sanitary and social topics and a lavish pricing note.
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