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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1891
Page
7
A lively fashion critique notes a New Year trend of flower decor in drawing rooms, varied headwear including felt and velvet hats with ostrich tips, and the rise of fur turbans. It covers jackets with fur trim, white cloaks, and elegant detailing like pearl pins, jabots, and lace trims, all in a late 19th century feminine vogue tone.
A Sunday school reflection analyzes Elijahs departure in 2 Kings 2 1 11 highlighting his faithfulness and Elishas reception of a double portion of the spirit. It links historic examples like Washington and Francis Wayland to enduring trust in Gods call and asks who now bears the mantle.
A curious London letter mocks fog woes and safety gimmicks, proposing farcical gear like a pumping apparatus and lighted hats to navigate foggy streets. It contrasts with a health pitch for Stomach Bitters, praising its supposed protection against climate strain and bodily ills while urging readers to try the remedy.
A garbled line about a wourbe married to a one legged man shows a reader’s misread or damaged item. The fragment hints at domestic tension and fading temper but provides no clear names places or dates.
A lurid anecdote describes an Indian whooped and scalped two young women in a house, then laughed off the violence as a joke. The piece also advertises Kemp’s Balm for coughs, Dr. Bull’s Worm Destroyers, and various goods in a collage-like mix of items and anecdotes from an old newspaper page.
During a Sunday service in Mortlake England a bear escaped from a neighboring public house stable and entered the chapel. Crowds fled the aisles as the animal roamed to the choir stalls before the owner tranquilized and removed it. The minister had been mid sermon with the text Be not afraid when the bear appeared.
B W Baldwin of Carnesville Tennessee swears by German Syrup calling it the best medicine he ever tried for coughs and colds and recommends it to everyone with these troubles.
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