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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1895
Page
2
A survey of decaying grand hotels and apartment blocks, noting the Grand Pacific in Chicago and other edifices facing decline. It also covers electric light aided greenhouse crops in Boston markets, Atlanta’s World’s Fair progress, and assorted editorial observations on politics, citizenship, and notable figures.
An article discusses compressed air as a potential rival to electric streetcars, noting it could propel cars and replace belts and shafts. It describes power transmission through pipes, uses in workshops, painting at the White City, rock drilling, and dusting cars, with Parisian use as a model and potential cooling benefits at home.
A London Agnostic Journal writer questions whether anything lies beyond life, contrasting intelligent seekers with happier believers. The piece laments darkness and uncertainty, pleading for guidance from the departed as readers confront despair, poverty, and the fate of meaning. The passage shifts to reflections on U.S. constitutional debates, income tax, and naval armament in the 1850s era.
A 19th century moral exhortation urges readers to begin the year with sober, virtuous choices. It extols turning over a new leaf, avoids old companions, embraces good books, and cultivates patience and temper. It cautions against drunkenness and deceit, urging self-improvement and charitable conduct for a better life ahead.
A Brooklyn Kale piece discusses how punctuation and vocal emphasis alter sentence meaning. It cites cases from law, religion, and education showing misinterpretations and dramatic shifts in intent through tone and inflection.
The 6,000 pound meteor struck Chiminga near Port Powell Wash causing horror and odd phenomena. It exploded at about 500 yards height, sent a searing fire across the region, and buried itself in a village pond. Water bubbled hot hours after the fall, and dredging yielded no fragments. Authorities question if it still burrows underground.
News from Europe notes Jean de Tereke's bride and Countess Mall but unconfirmed details linger. Reports say M. de Reszke renewed a Poland project and a modern castle residence is planned as a tribute to the singer’s favor in America. Wedding timing remains uncertain amid other operatic rumors.
Two weddings feature unusual age disparity as Colonel John Warford marries Miss Malissa Reddishwhoust, ages forty three and thirteen only. the bridegroom’s third marriage, with a new wife who arrives at the colonel. A Kentucky union sees David Wyate and Pareles Bently wed, with the bride’s father boasting a clan of 12 sons and 13 daughters. Bucklen's Armica Salve advertises as a cure-all for various skin ailments with a money-back guarantee.
Dr Price's Cream Baking Pandeat claims the World’s Fair highest award and describes its product as a quick relief and permanent cure for throat and lung diseases. It promotes Utte's Cure, touting wide distribution, free samples, and 50c and 5c bottle sizes with consumer testimonials.
A Long Rapids township resident, Mrs. Jas M Todd, long crippled by rheumatic illness, reports dramatic relief after using Williams Pink Pills. The letter to the Dr Williams Medicine Company recounts years of pain, then rapid improvement, and urges others to try the remedy despite skepticism.
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