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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1901
Page
7
The advertisement asserts that a herbal blood purifier cleanses toxins, strengthens circulation, and supports digestion for all ages. It promises permanent cures for skin and blood issues, touts no minerals, and invites readers to request a free book and medical advice from The Swift Specific Co. of Atlanta.
Advertised testimonials claim Pyramid Pile Cure cures all forms of piles without pain or downtime. D F Collins, Thomas Willison, Amos Crocker, and Moody anecdotes tout quick relief, simple use as a suppository, and wide safety. Druggists report satisfaction amid humble, health-focused tone.
An aged advertisement fragment from a pharmacist or company offers a guaranteed money refund on certain syrups and tonics. The text touts Tartrate syrup to cure coughs and references a 25 cent bottle and a money back assurance. Names F G Seanan and J Swaatvour appear as sellers.
A fragmentary description sketches Washington social life, praising Miss Merriam as a refined, worldly figure who embodies the allure of the capital. It contrasts her from a small town upbringing, noting the cosmopolitan mix of foreign notables and polished ambassadors that enrich elite salons.
The piece reflects Chicago Record style era chatter about Washington social life, noting young women like Miss Cooper and Miss Shervant at receptions and salons. It links lip shapes to personality traits, predicting trustworthiness, intellect, or predilections, and comments on dress, popularity, and the abundance of debutantes.
A reader recounts a perilous folk remedy involving sorrel and common lye for cancer treatment. It warns that applying the poultice causes severe pain and damaging flesh, with the author noting unsafe, unproven methods and urging caution against such home cures.
Dr Wittenberg notes leprosy forms in China and describes a grim practice where families plan to bury the afflicted alive as a farewell. The doomed victim is the coffin bearer, takes laudanum at the gate, and dies inside the box. Contagion reports include cases from mother in law to daughter in law.
A London Telegraph note recalls King Humbert inspecting a pine grove and finding a forester ready to cut a tree. When asked what he was about the forester explains the tree is growing too tall. The king calmly replies by asking if his feet should be cut off for taller stature, and the tree is spared.
Lord Russell suggested to Comyna Carr he propose at a dinner for Sir Henry Irving's return from America. Sir Henry, in frail health, said he could not make a speech.
In Manhattan a famed athlete known for changing direction across streets creates a curious land plot near Pitth Avenue and Twenty third Street opposite the Fifth Avenue hotel. The resulting Flatiron block remains a notable local memory among New Yorkers.
The piece at Wall street and Broad way is the city’s premier ground with 1857 purchase price 32100 and later sale figures reaching 690000 then 900000 in 1809. Samuel Newhollas, a western Montbre and former New Yorker, plans a 15 story skyscraper costing 2000000 on the site. The building’s odd shape will leave a two foot frontage on Twenty third street.
Chief Justice Melville W Fuller has eight daughters. several married, one eloped, and another has taken the stage as a profession as society notes a renewed prominence for the Fuller family.
An advertisement-like narrative touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure-all for kidney related ailments. It features a testimonial from a London streetcar engineer who reports relief from backaches, irregular kidney secretions, and headaches after using the product sold by Foster-Milburn Co. In addition a Lincolnshire tale highlights an elderly parish clerk who handles weddings baptisms funerals and church duties.
Thibet is larger than France Germany and Spain with a six million population ruled in name by the Dalai Lama. Lamaism is described as the oldest Buddhist sect. Kellogg's Columbian Oil is advertised as a powerful internal and external remedy said to cure many ailments and give rapid relief with directions for use. The Women's University club of New York reports a push to form a collegiate alumnae organization to build a club house, with seven hundred members at a Brady-Bleu meeting voicing support.
The Missouri State Agricultural College will offer a dairying course to fit short winter term schedules. Dean Waters expects renewed interest in dairying across the state to boost farm incomes significantly.
Dr Humphreys pocket manual offers 144 pages of medical guidance and specific remedies for lay readers. It features a portrait of the author, a half tone cover design, and is sold by Huepbrerts Medicine Company in New York with postage prepaid on request. Also provides domestic letters from Captain William Rowan of a Philippine regiment requesting seeds and fresh vegetables.
Fragmentary OCR text shows trains depart Marshall with scattered directions and station notes. Mentions No. 88, Atlantic, Grand Ra, Jackson, and ticket agents Seaban and Marshall, indicating a local rail timetable and staffing references.
The Weekly Inter Ocean presents itself as the country's brightest family paper, touting comprehensive news and high-grade current literature for readers seeking wholesome, well-rounded content.
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