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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1898
Page
5
An old merchant tailor urges readers to order lightweight suits before fall, touting fabrics from American and European makers. J J De Lane advertises as a South Tend Steam Dye and Cleaning Works agent at the Old Postoffice Building. Postmaster note lists unclaimed letters and adds a reminder to mention the advertisement when calling.
The notice provides a list of commodity prices including wheat, oats, corn, beans, clover and timothy seeds, and livestock terms such as hogs, beef, and poultry. It appears as a market summary page titled Day Morning Market Prices with various per unit figures and descriptors.
Various items from Michigan including patent news for A N Clark of Athens and local civic developments in Eaton and Calhoun counties. Mentions Georgia Willitts and Emma B Willitts, the Calhoun institute dates, Athens water drilling, a Battle Creek fire department change, St Joseph bicycle carnival, Toledo and Northwestern rail progress, and Jubilee events with church leaders and a noted preacher.
A poem praising fallen soldiers and the unseen heroes who stayed home. It laments unknown martyrs who endured grief while loved ones went to war, urging tribute to both the slain and those who remained behind for the cause. The speaker calls Beatelco Clayton the author.
A reminiscence collection from G W Christie in the St Louis Globe-Democrat recounts postwar Civil War moments shared by generals of both sides. Vivid scenes include a Washington hotel meeting with a Confederate veteran and his mother, a dying Confederate Captain’s act of forgiveness, and officers chasing a singing voice through camps.
A flood of short notes records visits, arrivals, and departures across Albion, Athens, Jackson, Detroit and nearby towns. Mentions include Herbert Sapp returning, Asa Townsend in town, Miss Nannie Bently’s trip home, Herbert Watson joining the News, and many other locals and visitors from Homer, New York and Michigan towns.
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