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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1911
Page
3
Local notices describe tree celebrations and gifts for pupils at the district school, visits among families, and Christmas events. At East Newton and surrounding areas residents attach to holiday gatherings, with several families sharing meals and gifts as Christmas activities unfold.
Mrs Albert Hornberger and Mr and Mrs Fred Richfield spent Wednesday in Battle Creek. Bertha Smyth visited the Inn and Nola Britten Sunday and Monday. Anna Hornbrook visited friends in Marshall from Friday night to Sunday. Carrie Sheriff and son Herman visited relatives in Homer Sunday. Cheries Hoyt was in Albion Sunday and found his daughter Myrtie Touch improving. Etta Herron was guest of Frank Back in Marshall Saturday and Sunday. District No 4 school closes Friday for a two week vacation with a tree and Christmas exercises Thursday night. Lutheran church to hold a Christmas tree event Saturday evening at the church. Mr and Mrs Harry Larder were guests of Mr and Mrs T Yost Sunday.
Tekonsha resident Ronand Shaffer spends the week with aunt Mrs. C Halter. Jake Yost visits sister Mrs. Lem Lowe in Marshall. Mr and Mrs John Yost visit Willam Dromus near Tekonsha. Mrs M Burkhart and Afr and Mrs William Jones spend Christmas with Philip Luxie near Burlington. Ralph Gribbens host a Christmas dinner for relatives and friends. Myrtle Hoyt returns from Albion after illness to spend Christmas at home. Ernest Lux and Mire Nola Britten visit William Jones' home. Nettle Thunder hosts Britten in Newton for a few weeks.
24th with Wm Clark and family of Fredonia. Mr and Mrs Ernest Hollenbeck of Athena are spending a few days with Osea Shaw and wife.
Alva Raff and wife visit from St Johns as Mr Alice Long hosts a holiday gathering with gifts. Several families share Christmas meals and visits across Marshall Kendal lyte Buffalo Olivet Heeperin and Greenman Scott. Tennie Smith closes her school for a two week vacation and Santa appears at exercises.
A weekly Austin district report lists Miss Arline Bauer visiting Detroit relatives and numerous Christmas gatherings. Families including the Baxers, Hammonds, Walkinshaws, Harts, and Vogts travel to Marshall Romulus Battle Creek and Albion for celebrations. The 4 H S meets with Mrs. C Sweet on January 4th.
O H Brown of Massadine Alabama credits Dr King's New Discovery with saving his wife from a severe bronchial illness and dangerous cough. The advertisement promotes the remedy as reliable for coughs and lung troubles, available in 50 cent and one dollar sizes with a trial bottle free. Guaranteed by J W Bradshaw.
Misses Spellinger of Bartonville vacationing with relatives return. Agnes Starks and Dan Baker attend the event with Mr and Mrs Myron Bolles. A Farmers Institute meeting is planned at the Bedford church in January with a noted speaker lineup and a noon dinner.
Nelson Francisco Newton and family spent Monday with Join Hallern as churches distributed gifts. Lutherans presented a couch to their pastor for Christmas. Oak Grove and Union City families gave funds and chairs. Sunday school trees, dinners, and visits occurred across Burlington and neighboring towns with many relatives traveling. A burial and several visits closed the holiday week.
Fragmentary OCR lists medical cures and products once used widely, claiming long satisfaction over 86 years. The text names remedies for coughs colds diarrhea headaches rheumatic pain malaria and other conditions, with mentions of prices and suppliers such as HUMPS ALTA HOMEO MEDICS CO. for medical supplies.
The item lists numerous local visits and gatherings across Porter and Babcock districts including Charles Baldwin and family in Battle Creek, Miss Austin praised for school Christmas exercises, and various relatives visiting Albion and Mendon. mentions of a Bull case clue by detectives and a note on a new diamond field in New South Wales.
A fragmentary quatrain urges kindness to a loved one and patience before the future arrives. It warns against heartache and suggests forgiveness, reminding that punishment comes upon death and you should reflect on mercy.
Local families from South Sedford Rice Creek and Battle Creek share Christmas visits and anniversaries. Notable gatherings include the Tobias Simons and Buck families, 25th wedding anniversaries for Arrs Borers kin, and multiple kinship visits across Lansing Kalamazoo Battle Creek and Mendon with holiday meals and church events. Walter Simons visits from Chicago for the holiday week.
The community records holiday visits and entertainment at several homes including the Fish, Murdock, Thomas, Patterson, and Godfrey families. Frank Gunnison of Jackson was buried in Marengo cemetery, as were Garda Smith, Mrs. Carpenter, and other Marengo residents. Continuous family gatherings mark the season across South Homer and surrounding crews.
A Conway Tent member was suspended on November 1, reinstated November 30, and died December 1 leaving a widow and two children who received 82,000 in insurance. Charles Head of Willow Tent was suspended, failed to reinstate by December 1, and was killed December 5 leaving a wife and three children with no insurance.
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