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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1892
Page
14
The speaker recalls a line about love and fate as a great grandmother was wounded by a Valentine. A distant memory links the wound to a balm from the speaker's great grandfather, implying a mythic family healing through love and memory.
Valerie Claxton, a capable office girl, receives a valentine from her young admirer Jack and is surprised when his father Mr. Postlethwaite reveals romantic interest. He confesses long admiration, asks for a chance to win her, and presents a plan involving Jack’s blessing. Jack insists Valerie marry him instead, prompting a choice between two suitors in a lighthearted, old-fashioned equity of affection.
Portraits and family recollections trace the Philadelphia born sailor Charlie Riggin, a trained seaman who served on the Portsmouth training ship and the Tennessee, and who, after advancing through gunner and torpedo schools, rejoined the Navy before his murder in Chillan. His brother John L Riggin recalls his hardships and love for the sea, as the city mourns a brave life lost to mob violence.
Plans for North Dakota's building at the fair have been prepared and presented to the construction department. The main assembly hall area measures 13.79 by 50 feet with a front space 46 by 21 feet left for an eight foot courtyard. The courtyard is enclosed by the building.
The building features plaster panels between sections with a pictorial appearance. Thatched roofs add a rustic, quaint charm to the overall design and character.
Floriano Peixotto Glyon, an army officer of distinction, has become Brazil's president after a sanguinary war with Paraguay. Born in Goa 40 years ago, he rose from common soldier to general, played key roles in early battles, and led the ninth infantry at Agua Caliente. He served as Vice President and acted as President of the Senate, remaining neutral during the Da Fonseca coup. His accession promises moderation and a model officer's conduct.
M. Patenotre, the new French Minister to the United States, has made a good impression in Washington diplomatic circles. His brief speech to President indicates strong connections with American institutions and appreciation for the honor of representing France to a government long admired by liberty lovers.
A playful family riddle explains a convoluted kinship where a man’s son is his uncle, his wife is both grandmother and wife, and he ends up being his own grandfather through a chain of marriages and generational overlaps, illustrating how complex relations can become.
An Akron resident named I B Miller claims a novel cure for la grippe. Each morning at 5 o'clock he exposes himself in the back yard and rolls in the snow for ten minutes. He has persisted for two weeks, even in below zero weather, and when no snow is available uses a tub of ice water. He credits the practice with preventing colds and maintaining good health.
In a terse exchange the speaker asserts resolve to finish a dispute without personally provoking the opponent. The warning implies a plan to let the other party instigate action while the speaker stays ready to complete the task. Weak wording suggests a charged confrontation over a lingering issue.
A Plymouth Indiana tale extols Dr T A Borton of Warsaw for a treatment called the Borton Cure that allegedly cures alcoholism. The article notes his long practice, church endorsements, and stories of a Plymouth butcher and a telegraph operator who attained permanent sobriety, with Plymouth clergymen promoting his method to Chicago religious papers.
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