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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1896
Page
4
The Statesman announces a refreshed editorial look with larger type for easier reading. Celebrating 67 years since launch, the paper notes hundreds of new subscribers and plans for continued growth. The dollar a year advance offer is praised as a winner amid local readership enthusiasm.
The McKinley boom falters as Louisiana Republicans elect Reed delegates headed by ex governor Kellogg, while Illinois and Michigan warnings grow about song birds' vanishing due to hunting. Iowa and Illinois sentiment shifts aim to back other candidates. The piece urges stricter winter sparrow hunting limits to protect crops and gardens.
A fragment from a historical reflection notes Gen. Harrison’s emphatic rejection of a presidential nomination equivalent to election, comparing him to Gen. Washington and Gen. Sherman who also declined. Mentioned are Horatio Seymour yielding to convention allure, Garfield’s 1880 challenges, and Lord Salisbury’s Monroe Doctrine stance.
The piece notes four Republican hopefuls McKinley Reed Allison and Morton after Gen Harrison retires, with Indiana likely tilting to McKinley, while Allison also has support. Edwin F. Unt accepts and is confirmed as ambassador to Germany. Mexico bans prize fighting. Schlutter rival healer draws crowds. Gen Alger vows to back the Republican governor nominee but not to interfere before the state convention. The Statesman prints a new type dress from American Type Founders. Kentucky senatorial fight extends like a long session.
A playful spoof blends famous plays and authors in a tangled backstage of mistaken attributions. Figures like Lear, Hamlet, Othello, and Henry VIII mingle with Bacon, Cleopatra, and Merchant of Venice lore, joking that many plays’ authorship is disputed in a chaotic melee.
The Statesman reports Rev. H. W. Tate’s sermon at a Christian church union meeting. He cautions that temptations lure the young with enticing pleasures, but the path ends in death. He argues natural craving does not drive strong drink and that drinkers learned to love intoxicants, making abstinence the safer choice.
A speech-era critique condemns beer as a false strength, cites doctors worldwide, cholera-linked outbreaks, and insurance bias against drinkers. It argues abstinence preserves health, cites German nutrition, Lincoln-era warnings, and a call to build a sober infrastructure for youths and workers.
Probate court entries list wills proved and executors appointed for Roldon P Kingman and Julia H Jewell estates, along with claims hearings for Emma G Goodwin and Amos C Stiles estates. Minor matters include Louise Weatherby and Cord B minors, and scattered references to guardians, with garbled text likely about estate actions and remedies.
A scanned list details numerous real estate transfers across Battle Creek Leroy Albion Burlington Bedford and related townships with prices shown in dollars including multiple two lot purchases and properties in Battle Creek. A pasted testimonial from Reverend Gunderman of Dimondale Michigan endorses Dr Kings New Discovery for pneumonia and la grippe with trial bottles offered at local drug stores followed by thanks for bereavement and neighborly kindness.
Buckten’s Aruoiva salve advertised as the best cure for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter and more with money back guarantee or 25 cents per box sold by W T Drake. Dr Bennett listed as a specialist at the Royal Hotel Fri ed Lis 4.
Notice offers full course tuition at 25 dollars monthly and board options in Valparaiso Indiana. Mooner manager advertises agency for select first-class fire insurance firms paying 100 percent and promising durable opportunities despite garbled OCR text.
In an address before the Rochester Woman's Educational and Industrial Union Hon Carroll D Wright commissioner of labor argued that women entering money earning occupations would temporarily lower marriage rates and raise divorces. He said this does not frighten him and that fewer marriages may occur but be happier. educated skilled women will be better life partners and help bring industrial emancipation of women as they gain independence from reliance on men. He tied emancipation to civilization progress and moral uplift.
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