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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1891
Page
3
An essay on refined theatergoing and the evolving taste in costumes. It discusses hats, wraps, and accessories for matinee wear, notes on child fashion at the theater, and contrasts Rousseau’s views with modern stage decorum. It highlights the role of theater as social influence and the importance of durable, artistic accessories.
The passage details Indian silk in cream tint with scattered red pink hand painting. It notes a gown completed with a white lace collarette and a cut-out deck, arranged in clusters, highlighting a refined beautifying effect for room products.
A Detroit legislator previews a bill to elect presidential electors by congressional district, aiming to break New York influence and reshape national politics. Milnes signals railroad law amendments affecting consolidations, while Miner seeks a stenographer for Supreme Court clerical relief. The piece also reports appointments, reform efforts, fines, and debates on the State Board of Health and game laws amid Democratic control after 36 years.
The assembly gathered on the eighth for a formal opening with Speaker elect Phil W. Watchel and Clerk Lyman A. Brant taking positions. Gov. Strong led a brief Senate service and urged wise lawmaking within a four month session. Governor Winans’ inaugural message advocated major public‑board reforms, tighter economy, and tax policy changes including mortgage taxation and removal of several state boards. it also pushed to end needless exemptions for railroad and other private properties.
The article narrates a dramatic encounter where a cat battles a fer-de-lance in tropical terrain. It describes the serpent’s varied colors and the danger of local forests, then details the cat’s fearless counterattack, ending with the reptile slain by the feline’s claws and teeth.
Bride and groom discuss how to handle differing religions by each attending the other's church, proposing to tell their ministers they will attend the other church so they won’t be missed. The fragment ends with stray garbled text about land and value.
A condensed digest from Michigan happenings recounts Edwin R. Winans, born 1828 in Avon New York, rising from cloth maker to Albion College student, joining a California gold party, surviving Indian attacks, marrying into the Galloway family, and returning to Hamburg to farms and later serve in state legislature and Congress. The item threads minor notes on other figures, local industry, and incidents including a salt and lumber firm failure, a gas explosion at Newberry furnace, and hospital corpse allegations.
The Cincinnati Jackson and Mackinaw Railroad presents a filing related to Walston II and Reown receivxn. Details indicate corporate actions or collection matters affecting liability status and property rights. Further specifics are not provided in the readable text.
The American Protective Tariff League publishes four valuable series of tariff documents arguing protection for farmers, workers, merchants, and professionals. Each issue compares wages and cost of living to support protective policy. Single issue available with stamps, or the full list for several cents postage paid. Order by number.
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