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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1885
Page
2
The column surveys diverse topics from NY senatorial stance and Vanderbilts’ Wall Street woes to presidential widows and resolutions. It notes Andrew Samson’s wife and daughters, quotes Artemus Ward, and reviews Secretary McCus Loce’s debt reductions. It covers Utah polygamy verdicts, Mormon practices, and Edmunds Act impacts on voting and officeholding.
A New York court case before Albany General Term examines whether a Massachusetts divorce bars remarriage and whether a New Hampshire marriage between a plaintiff and his wife is valid for damages claim. The plaintiffs contend recognition of the New Hampshire marriage and living together as spouses in New York constitutes marriage.
Congress adjourns with little business done as Nicaragua treaty gains national importance. Supporters see economic benefits from a cheaper faster waterway linking Atlantic and Pacific. opposition cautions foreign complications. Public sentiment splits along party lines with youth and business groups favoring the project.
After March 4 the civil service reform measure is seen as an electoral tool to rotate Democrats into office under Fernellean administrations. The Civil Service Commissioners set a June 1 deadline. The TAR Methodist Church celebrates 100 years with rapid growth, claiming about twenty million adherents in America. John Wesley is praised as a reformer, founding a church that appeals to workers and the poor, contrasted with English religious indifference. The piece asserts Catholic and Methodist evangelism among various groups as most effective. The verdict in the Mignonette case holds Captain Dudley guilty of murder for killing Parker to eat him, with judges upholding murder under self defense, while urging clemency due to famine and temptation. The condemned deserve punishment, but hanging for a murder committed under extreme hunger is seen as a moral disgrace.
Dr Browne argues New York City public schools push a uniform system that ignores student differences and early brain maturity. He urges medical screening to detect physical defects and prevent overpressured progression from college or normal schools, citing headaches and fatigue in lower income pupils as evidence.
An important chapter in English history reports Gladstone's great franchise bill becoming law, extending suffrage to about two million men previously excluded. The text notes the reform shifts political power to the working classes, contrasts with 1832, and cites sweeping implications for England's voting strength and peaceful reform.
The essay extols English aristocracy for restraint and compromise guiding the nation away from revolutionary violence. It credits Gladstone with expanding suffrage, church disestablishment, and Irish reforms, contrasting him with Bismarck and praising his parliamentary leadership and oratorical power. The piece links reforms to constitutional stability and notes the distribution bill's impact on Commons membership and tenant rights.
The New York World article argues that a Cleveland presidency will not dramatically reorganize federal offices. It critiques the World’s poster like rhetoric and questions its authority while weighing Democratic party factional power, civil service policy, and southern reaction amid a struggle over patronage and office distribution.
The piece argues on how executive power can suspend officers during senate absence, nominate replacements, and how confirmations or rejections shape a possible “clean sweep.” It cites George Ticknor Curtis and notes about 100,000 offices under partisan control, with civil service limits to avoid swift removals. Chicago Tribune quotes criticize chances for no sweeping reform.
A seek through the city reveals local merchants and tradespeople at work, detailing their activities, focus areas, and community roles. The piece surveys shopkeepers, artisans, and service providers, highlighting how they influence daily life and local economy.
Report from H J Sanders on State Street about new Singer sewing machines praised as reliable, simple, and powerful. Highlighted are self threading, adjustable parts, oscillating shuttle, strong stitch, wide needle space, and ability to sew leather to lacework, with claims of superior durability and quality over imitations.
Over the past two years sales in the county have risen as the shop offers Singer machines at low figures with easy weekly or monthly payments. The store emphasizes honest dealing, full line of machines, attachments, oil, and repair services. McCallabazar patterns and embroidery supplies are well stocked. The Singer room uniquely offers silk and twist for embroidery.
The Marshall lumber trade centers on Hontague and King near the M and O depot with yard access from Michigan Central and BM and O. They handle three to four thousand dollars in goods, including rough and dressed lumber, shingles, lath, doors, blinds, and coal from Pitteton and Ohio mines, backed by a modern office, sheds, and a large scale, promising prompt honest service and lasting business relations.
The Marshall businessman John Hertkorn, longtime butcher and stock judge, recently opened his new meat market No 134 State street. His career spans 28 years in the trade and local friends and patrons quickly supported the venture. The new market is described as commodious and neatly kept with quality meats and a well equipped workspace.
John Hertkorn's new market in Marshall showcases prime beef, mutton, and pork, with poultry, game, corn beef, and various sausage products at fair prices and trusted weights. The shop emphasizes fair treatment of customers including children, while also noting Hertkorn's strong community reputation.
An 19th century advertorial snippet touts Spaser’s port grape wine as a health tonic for debility and restoration. A. O. 22idee, Bydlee F. G. Seaman & Co, and Acker’s English Remedy are cited with claims of guaranteed cures and blood purification.
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