Dred Scott case link noted in Norris obituary history
The obituary recalls Hon. Lyman D. Norris of Grand Rapids and his early role in the Dred Scott case. Norris, born in New York and Yale and Michigan educated, helped Emerson’s family defend the slave in 1852 and 1856 Supreme Court proceedings, a chapter shaping national history.
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Lyman D. Norris
Grand Rapids
Dred Scott
Mr. Norris
New York
Yale
Michigan University
St. Jula
Finerson
St. Louis
Emerson
Rock Island, Jr
Fort Snelling
Minn
Nan
Tuvois
Mr. Emerson
Old Town
Emersons
New England
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Taney
Norris
Rarley
County Schools Hold First Diploma Examinations
The county's first diploma exams for the year are set for Friday Feb 23. Teachers with pupils to write must notify the commissioner ten days ahead so questions reach in time. Exams follow the new school manual, with spring institutes planned statewide and an April start for the first week. In Albion the institute will occur, while Clarance township reports the largest enrollment. Battle Creek supplies the district’s sick leave.
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Calhoun County
Albion
Lewis Simons
Dist. No. 8
Battle Cresk
Walter Butterly
Clarence Township
Burlington
Daisy Bushee
No. 1 Jr
Bedford
Mina Georgia Carver
Mistler
Agricultural Society
Rice Creek
Cercavo
G. Randall
el, McPherson
Institute
Battle Creek
Maraball
Langing
Commissioners Association
Lawa
Free Tariff Bill Promises Canadian Economic Boom
Robert Perkins reports from St John New Brunswick on Canadian cheers for the Wilson tariff bill. Canadians anticipate a million-dollar lime and lumber boom, new shipping to Boston, and cheaper raw materials with a potential end to annexation talk as American mills close. The piece contrasts Canadian gains against American costs, noting farm and lumber sector benefits and higher prices for Canadian sheep and horses. obituaries and local notices follow.
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A EN Perkins
Bb. John
N. B
Canada
St. John
Boston
Rockland
Knox
Lincoln
Waldo County
States
St. Lawrence
Perkins
Botany Bay
Me. Kinley
New York Sun
Advertised Letters and Misc Notes From Unreadable List
Fragmented ad list shows overdue items and names like Bennett Simatend Miss Otrinds Mak Mire Ai Brock Samuel Nerkies Hawton Nan Sarah Bates among unreadable entries. The scan lacks coherent details or clear actions.
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Ineo Tbs
Lettard
Wibat
Bennett al Simatend
Otrinds “Mak
Mire
Ai ‘Brock
Samuel Nerkies
Unis
Barack
Samet
Meg Chasmat Hawton
Nan Sarah Bates
Procrastination and Cures in Early Advertisements
Public appeal praises Cubab Cough Cure as swift preventive and cure for coughs, claiming it halts pneumonia and earns the title The Sixty Second Remedy. Also advertised are Carter’s Extract Smart Weed, Carter’s Cough and Consumption Cure, and various remedies, with local vendors listed and notes on other goods and services.
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United States
Hyde
Jan
Carter
W. T. Drake
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Schely
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