This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1890
Page
5
The States naa announces the next issue will be January 17 1880. Subscribers are urged to check their address, renew early, and note subscriptions may have expired. Those who paid since December should disregard this notice.
The article discusses Patrons of Industry as a myth and notes social and financial benefits of literary societies. It highlights Rev M A Daugherty being appointed postmaster of Denison, praising his integrity and qualifications while mentioning other candidates and potential staff retention. Major Mags may remain briefly to allow successor qualification.
An outline describes profit in a trading cycle from purchasing goods through transport, storage, insurance, advertising, display, sale, delivery, and accounting, noting costs for buying and the risk that payment may never be collected. It cites errors in selling, buying, keeping, showing, and goods handling, mentioning M. D. Avery and other garbled items.
Marshall community updates include greetings to families visiting or returning from travels, school and church events, meetings of local groups, and upcoming entertainments. Notable items mention dances, lectures, and a street parade by the New Orleans silver cornet band, along with obituaries and property sales in nearby towns.
Obituary recounts Edward J Tillotson born May 6 1847 in town. He grew up here and later worked in Detroit and Marshall before a long tenure in Omaha. Funeral held at home with friends and family attending, body laid to rest at Oakridge. His parents siblings and community offer their sympathy.
City council minutes show Mayor Wise presiding with Alderman absent. Finance approves bills for A Waidelich Shelly and Eugene Wyckoff, sidewalk damages for John Colgan contested, and firemen room care payments. Proposals for water works telegraph and engine house gauge adopted. engineer request sent to Water Works Company. various police appointments and public safety items noted.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.