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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1897
Page
5
An OCR damaged excerpt sketches scattered notes on women, aging, health issues, and routine tasks across a wartime setting. It references conversations among seamen and mentions places, events, and a mix of personal recollections with uncertain dates and names.
A fragment describes petrified water forming a transparent stone in Persia. The vivid process yields a brittle surface that allows walking dry, later turning black then white frost like. The marble can be cut into slate-like sheets of red green and copper tones for decoration.
An old advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for stomach trouble and indigestion. It claims thousands cured in Michelin state in 1894 and offers full size packages at druggists or by mail from Stuart Co. in Marshall Michigan with a free booklet on stomach diseases.
In Florida near Sorrento a deer charged farmer Brown as he protected Miss Jessie Taylor, a schoolteacher, in a hammock beside her grove. Brown used his hoe to fend off the buck, the struggle described as brutal with the animal trying to gore him and Brown clinging on for life.
Samuel Simos Sr of Neshamook township, Pennsylvania, observed a half inch blue fly with a slimy body carrying a dead spider. The insect walked a short distance, then dug a shallow hole in the ground as he watched the odd behavior.
A fly carrying four spiders digs repeatedly, measuring his burrow’s depth and enlarging the hole after each pass. He returns to the spider to take its dimensions, vents earth to the bank until the hole becomes too deep to throw out the excavated soil.
The article notes Ireland leads America in linen making with Holland historically dominant in Europe. It explains the term linen and its uses in clothing and decoration, describes flax cultivation across Europe, and highlights women working in linen fields and processes, mentioning varied practices and regions without precise modern details.
In a lengthy discussion the Philadelphia Record notes a municipal program funded by liquor profits, designed to support roads schools and parks. The plan, said to improve morals and finances, faces criticism and a push to curb temperance impact while opponents question its legality and welfare.
A Chicago Times-Trevald report describes quarantined iron toys used in scarlet fever cases. Dealers claim mothers send toys to neighbors with requests they be baked after each use, to “abuse the little one” as the child recovers. The dealer notes the practice is odd but not unheard of in their trade.
A Pesther Lloyd writer claims two opposing spirits animate the German emperor. One favors conservatism, church supremacy, and despotic rule, reflecting Frederick II lineage. The other embodies modern absolutism, signaling a conflict within the ruler’s character.
An essay calls attention to the comfort of electric lighting but notes a lone gas jet in the New York Sun newsroom. The tiny flame, cherished by pipe smokers, persists in the electric era, offering a timeless ritual amid changing lamps and the memory of older gas jets.
A German writer argues that Otto von Bismarck acquired a vast fortune totaling about 150000000 marks through stock exchange speculation after the German chancellor left government duties to his banker Bleichroeder. The piece suggests the wealth stemmed from his position at the helm of the German Empire and questions the extent of confidential brokered deals.
A nervy man intervenes during a cordial wedding car ceremony. He announces his wife to a surprised Jones as the couple exchange farewells, the car remains idle during introductions, and bystanders laugh at the moment. A stray aside notes literacy in Bulgaria and a question about a charming widow's property.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference trains, agents, and a Marshall with mentions of Nett Mail and Aprs. The readable items suggest a local notice or column noting dates and persons involved, though specifics are unclear due to garbled text.
Default notice issued on the Oktoauk Sal mortgage recorded in Calhoun County Michigan. James Wood and Deral L Wood of Tekonsha convey to Charles P Brown of Marshall, Calhoun County, mortgage dated December 2, 1839. The note shows principal and interest due with attorney fees, details of foreclosure proceedings and required actions.
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