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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1872
Page
3
Readable traces show a Mid Wednesday notice from Harshall Calhoun County with partial date and price details. The fragment mentions a listing or sale action and local context but lacks complete names and specifics.
New titles listed for January include Morningaries 4 Noble Women and Land of Thor. Prose works feature Aunt Janes Hero and Real Folks. Also advertised are Free seee Proctor Targabantt and Mortimer Collins Ginx Baby author.
The article reports Alderman Burgein urging payment of unpaid city orders due Feb 1, 1872 with 1 percent interest. It urges support for a $50,000 county court house tax, notes Battle Creek’s stance, and calls Marshall to fund its share. It records council actions on bridge work, engine house improvements, and street lamps, plus police and fire department appointments and resignations.
A late 19th century town page records electing officers for the coming year, committee appointments, and community updates. Names include Fredonia, Calhoun county references, J. Montgomery, Colvin Clark, and A. Patterson. Notices cover church meetings, subscriptions, a geologic note, and a court report on a bigamy case against Fowles of Battle Creek.
Reduced prices on best and cheapest furniture in the county at State Street Eero Marshall. A Philologians debate ends with a citizen's obligation to follow laws. last meeting elected officers W Bouplitoi as President and D A Joy as Vice President with J F Faulkner as Secretary and O Limitions as Treasurer. The third year begins with new members and plans for next week’s events.
At a Saturday meeting of the Dingoture Board resolutions praised Mrs ALG Dickey for her leadership and long service. A motion confirmed she remains on the board while stepping down as chief officer. Also notes a vacant chief officer duties and a request for local rental housing advertisement.
Fragments describe growing greed and violence as criminals terrorize Mareladl with threats to families and communities. References to a block near Perris Bank and shifting charges hint at a widening pattern of harm affecting residents.
A series of wedding notices from Marengo and nearby towns lists marriages including Mace Rogers to Vounie Mo Rogers of Baile Creek and Miss Cora Wester of Albion. Clark of New York to Miss Amelia Me. Cotehom of Allaon. Walter Mareh of Iowa to Moss Mer oh Quek. George Is Rolf to Miss Ida A. Boyd of Marengo. and Charles 12 Stantia to Miss Cornelia H. Sheavenworth, with officiants and residence details noted.
From the annual report of the Prosecuting Attorney to the Attorney General the exhibit lists assault and battery cases with fines, costs, and jail terms. Arson, conspiracy, larceny, and seduction items are noted with sentences, bail, or discharges. Local industrial and personal notices accompany brief obituaries and locality names.
Local items report social events, church matters, and civic actions from Albion and surrounding townships. Updates include choir leadership at the Presbyterian Church, a memorial petition for soldiers’ widows, a local life insurance board, rail progress on the Northern Central, an injury case, a liquor trial, and church meeting rescheduling in Newton.
The North Marshall Debating Society met Friday with a strong turnout to discuss a resolution taxing encumbered mortgaged property to cover interest payments and deducting mortgage amounts. The session featured Hewitt and Huggett arguing affirmative and negative positions, with the affirmative winning unanimously.
A fragmented OCR passage references various unclear terms and names. It mentions arene, scare, Petite Baibe West, and Port cod amid garbled phrases. The text mixes potential place names, people, and dates without coherent narrative or verifiable facts.
The readable text fragment mentions a public or community context with references to a meeting, a person named Chase, a city, papes, and a show. It is incomplete and lacks clear dates or concrete outcomes, but implies a local event or notice.
A fragmented OCR passage mentions names and places in a garbled sequence. The readable bits suggest references to persons and locations but lack coherent events or dates to form a complete news item. The text appears as a noisy transcription with many broken words and misplaced capitals.
Let every sentleman who cares to enjoy his meals age a little of the famous Halford Table Sauce on his fish or meats. The Halford can be had of all good grocers in Marshall. Don't throw away Twenty-five Dollars on a Sewing Machine until you have seen the Home Shuttle Sewing Machine, see ad vertisement in another column of this paper.
A fragmented report outlines a clashing debate with references to presidents, ballots, and women’s rights. It notes an affirmative win, an appeal, and the President’s sustained stance, then hints at future legislative contest and social commentary on modern times.
The Battle Creek Bible Society met at the Congregational and Presbyterian Church with W. H. Skinner in the chair. Rev. EH. W. Lounsbury was elected president and officers including vice presidents and treasurer were chosen for the coming year. The secretary treasurer reported year receipts of 124.88, with 49.29 from books sold, 171.02 paid to the parent society, 30 donated, and a year-end cash balance of 41.67. Book value sold was 49.29 and donated 4, while on-hand value stood at 282.08.
To exchange a nearly new two story frame house and acre of land on Mupl Street Battle Creek for a house and lot in Marshall. Property valued at about 4000. For full particulars call or address C. G. Peavey, Real Estate Agent, Battle Creek.
The issue reports wool prices rising with native Saxony and pulled wools gaining. Dealers anticipate 80 cent to 1 dollar per pound for high grades as mills struggle with scarce supply. Michigan Farmer warns against selling early while urging higher prices across the industry. The piece notes shortages, rising demand, and calls for even steeper prices to curb production.
The New York market scene reports gold surging to 110 earlier, closing near 100 3/4 with steady sterling at 109 and money for 60 day paper around 7 percent. Dry goods stay firm amid South demand despite factory curtailment talks. breadstuffs improve. corn at 73 to 74. eggs at 23 to 25. pork higher to about 14.00. The cattle market shows weakness as Grover notes.
Derorr reports little improvement in trade as cold weather dampens activity while merchants hold firm. Dry goods see some early spring fabric movement. hardware rises teased by English market, cattle and hog prices vary, flour and wheat uncertain, and various commodities show mixed gains and losses amid sparse shipments.
Fragmentary weekly market list from Wm H Raymond at 9 State Street shows prices for goods including cereals, chickens, corn, berries, peaches, potatoes, timothy, tallow, and turkey. Items mention various sellers and units with obscure amounts and locations, indicating a general retail ledger page.
Notice states the copartnership between Wm. Br. McCall and Wm Wagner is dissolved by mutual consent. War. Ko WeCsil takes all stock and assets and assumes liabilities. all debts payable to the firm. Dated Marshall January 26, 1872. Wy. R. McCall, M. W. Wagner.
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