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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1900
Page
4
A collage of questions on women’s rights, fashion, work, law, and social roles, echoing debates on skirts, policing, strikes, and politics. The piece reflects concerns over women’s independence, dress, taxation, and public life, interwoven with political notes and commentary on judges and governance.
Letters from a self described Spanish prisoner claim a hidden fortune and demand small payments for the secret location. United States Minister Storer in Madrid asked Washington to issue a general warning after receiving about fifty such letters since arrival, prompting blank reply forms from the legation in self defense.
Notice announces the annual convention of the State League of Republican Clubs of Michigan to be held in Lansing on Wednesday January 2 1901 at 10 am. The meeting will elect officers, review reports, and conduct league business. Clubs pay fifty cents per member and must be enrolled to participate.
An eight year old girl, Hattie Scholder, daughter of a barber, has won wide acclaim in New York for playing the most difficult piano works with remarkable skill. Her father works hard to fund her musical education and plans to send her to further study.
A long 1890s era extract notes Princess Louise of Bis wick-Holstein and Prince Aribert of Anhalt, their separation, and Windsor people presenting an address. It details Anhalt duchy geography and counts among its rulers, with Holmes and Chicago Times Herald dip into a fictional aside. The piece blends royal gossip with observations on duty and lineage.
A Detroit Free Press quote recounts an elderly physician recalling a patient who quit a wagon, argued at the door, and sought the doctor due to stomach upset and lung concerns. The patient described taking a laxative remedy after meals and at night, claiming his late wife used it for the lungs and liver. The doctor notes the stomach and lungs influence each other in treatment.
The St James Gazette notes a southern MP expelled in the 1700s for forgery kept a handwritten prayer. It pleads God to spare Middlesex and Essex from plague, earthquakes, and Herefordshire from mortgage woes, asks mercy for counties, and wishes a prosperous voyage to the Mermaid while hoping banks meet their bills.
The piece argues that 19th century fleets could be built cheaply relative to ironclads, with coal and large shells driving refits. It notes that modern battleships require teamwork and credits steam power’s rise as the start of the naval evolution, referencing a prior incident with Mrs. Mea Bendal in Dublin.
Governor-elect Bliss announces names for state offices including railroad commissioner Chase S. Osborne of Sault Ste Marie, insurance commissioner James V. Barry of Lansing, labor commissioner Scott Griswold of Grand Rapids, dairy and food commissioner W. B. Snow of Kalamazoo, and deputy dairy and food commissioner George H. Bussey of Detroit. Staff appointments list Commander-in-chief A. T. Bliss of Saginaw and brigadier-general ranks in the military board overseeing contracts and state defense.
State Board of Health debates township hospitals to replace pest houses with sanitary facilities for contagious diseases. Attorney General rules supervisors lack authority absent legislative provision. If counties fund hospitals for township and village use, an amendment to law may allow it.
A roundup of local club events unfolds with the Monday club meeting at Mrs. C. E. Gorham's home, G.A.R. installation set for January 7, and Ustawego club gathering at the Mose residence. Masonic open house planned for New Year’s Day, plus W C T U aims to distribute a new booklet with work notices and merchant ads. The Indies of the W GC T U admire a charitable chair gift from Peter Malvany. Also noted are remarks on Professor Moulton’s University Extension and profiles of Arthur Sullivan and regional giant trees. A distant report tells of Jay Jansen at Caps Haven since 1897, facing possible starvation after the Lily of the North wreck.
Unclaimed letters at the Marshall post office dated January 28 1900 include Bennett Ed Burner G E Hall T J Kapapp W L Pazo Chem Co Vining 0 8 Weaver Blanche. Postmaster W H Asraor notes a one cent charge for each advertised piece. Also referenced is Count Kaseda a senior Japanese statesman once adviser to the privy council and public figure during the Japan China era.
A donor to the late Gibson Peacock's memory established a $1,000 fund at the University of Pennsylvania to assist a deserving student pursuing newspaper work. The recipient is Bay an Indian Chief Negangigifig, 6-year-old chief of the Chippewas on the Lac du Flambeau reservation near La Crosse, Wisconsin. He succeeds Chief Charley, killed by a white man, Causa, who survived an Indian outbreak.
A brief note explains ring etiquette for engagements and weddings noting the rings are worn on the left hand’s third finger with the engagement ring removed before the wedding ring and worn as a guard. A short verse counsels patience and truth, warning that all cups may leak if rushed.
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