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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1911
Page
8
In a muddled notice passage the best tailor in the street clashes are described as rivals. Green and White feature prominently as competing tailors in London style lore. The fragment hints at a public display and a boastful beard print associated with Green.
The page chatter explores phrases amid the clent isiaries with remarks on a gift at Annapolta. A Baltimore American note hints at social pecking order and a family dress by 3 o clock.
Buffalo market reports show cattle receipts 106 heat steady ranges $7.50 to $8 for calves $8.56 top. sheep and lambs lower. hogs active around $6.35 to $6.45. Chicago feeders $3.25 to $5.80. native sheep $2.54 to $4.25. Grain averages: wheat around $7.7, corn $0.435, oats $0.463. Detroit and Toledo quotes noted. scattered city notes include a Brooklyn Eagle cartoon caption about a poker game.
A jumble of quotations mocks social norms and legal ideas with lines about milliners profits, penalties, a professor of mathematics, family tensions, and a notion of wild justice. The mix shows humor and critique from several voices, including a Washington Herald reference and a Cleveland Plain Dealer quip.
A description of a natural rock formation resembling a portrait of George Washington on San Vicente harbor in the Cape Verde Islands. The piece notes the monument’s colossal scale and lifelike features against a tropical sky, and mentions the dramatic landscape as a principal sight for visitors. It then discusses calculating lightning force, estimating a single flash could power two square miles and that producing such a bolt would require about 13 000 horsepower for a second, with the effects visible over distances.
Professor John Spencer Bissett at Smith College repeats a tale about Stephen A Douglas. In the story Douglas sleeps in the Capitol corridor as Adeline Curtis, a Washington society figure, covers his face with her handkerchief. Douglas later finds the handkerchief, seeks the owner, and marries her. The professor closes with the moral that young men die, so mark your pocket handkerchief.
The elder poet Tennyson walked with his successor Alfred Austin to the gate and faced a surprised crowd. Austin later told Lady that Tennyson smiled and sourly remarked that the people should have stayed to watch.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note describes an optimistic mood as bystanders on a street corner await news. An admirer urges courage while a friend smiles, and an artist notes the hopeful atmosphere growing stronger with each passing minute.
A young investigator questions Pats about gossiping and its link to business. the std man stresses getting to plain facts. The exchange references London and a chair, with mentions of stage complaints and playful chatter among "the boys" and their treble.
United Railways announces timetable changes effective November 6 1911 with west and east bound local and limited trains. It lists local stop patterns and connections including Kalamazoo Detroit Jackson St Johns Owosso and Grass Lake with specific train numbers and hours, noting Sunday exceptions and limited service adjustments.
An advertisement extols Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets as neutral to the stomach and effective for various foods. It claims the pills avoid prejudice toward digestion and offer pleasant taste with immediate relief, urging readers to mail for a price offer and free sample to Stuart a. 159 Stuart Ride Marshall Mish.
Eckford township treasurer D Stekall at Eckford will collect taxes at First National Bank and Wa State Bank with weekly sessions through January 4th. A reward of 225 dollars is offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for a township fire. Sheriff Laverne Fonda is noted.
Marengo residents are directed to pay township taxes at Caltesh and to the Commercial Bank on Saturdays or JG Cooper's store on Wednesdays. Also listed are a house for rent on North Grand Street and a help wanted ad seeking a representative to take orders for trees and ornamental stock with steady work and pay.
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