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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1888
Page
5
Long list of local notices mentions Manny and Donovan planning a large Democratic county convention next Monday and urging readers to help ratify tomorrow evening. Other items include new funeral car, cigars, a ten cent circus Friday and Saturday, a death in Murata ll township, and upcoming civic events with various local figures and businesses noted.
Frank Crown the driver and trainer plans return to Marshall. The German Lutheran Church society thanks the agricultural society for fairground use and patrons. Ida Van Cortland to play Robert Spaulding in Private Secretary next Tuesday and Wednesday. Clarence Holt directs rehearsals. Children Day observance at Evangelical church praised. July 4 speech by W J Gregg commended. Local teaching changes noted. Republicans marshal ratification event features J W Donovan as orator with Maccabee band and fireworks.
The Battle Creek Journal notes last Sunday two neighboring town baseball clubs played while services occurred at a nearby church. A humorous mingling of sermon and coach talk is described by attendees. Also advertised are The Private Secretary stage production featuring Clarence Halt and Tavernier Branville Company with tickets sold at Amiar’s.
The column records numerous seasonal movements and visitors: M. B. Powell at Gull Lake. Mr and Mrs Geo H White welcoming a son. Miss Maud Richards returning from Jackson. Miss Gertrude Forsythe in Fremont. O E DuMeld and wife at Gull Lake. Mrs Higgins of Chicago with Mrs D B Board. Mr and Mrs Chas Dryer welcoming a son. Mrs Thomas Rollinson visiting Battle Creek. Mr and Mrs George Clearwater at Gull Lake. A E Rochor returning from northern Michigan. Mrs R H Powell at Albion with her daughter Mrs J B Mast. Chas T Gorham and H P Churchill with their ladies at Gull Lake. Mrs Geo Northrup visiting her mother Mrs La Brash. Mrs Colin Sinclair of Marshall guest of Mrs John Yeno. Geo S Wright arrived from Boston to spend several days. Mrs C A Prior departed for Detroit. Mrs A O Marcus of Chicago guest of her parents. Dr Henry Haskell and wife visiting H C Haskell. Mrs Eld Lawrence and daughters from New York guests of Mrs A D Schuyler. S Morrison returns from Lake Helen, Fla. Miss May Gouley expected home. Ald T Shanahan travels on Celtic from New York. Mr and Mrs George Pendleton of Chicago guests of Mrs Ply and Mr and Mrs Tau Bisbee. Barclay Esq. of Lake Odessa visiting his mother Mrs S J Barclay. J I Cobb in town. Harvey D Cunningham of Grand Rapids visiting family. Masters Ned and Relph Wayburn of Chicago visiting. Mrs J C Patterson and son Luo at Wausau, Wis for health reasons. Mr and Mrs H A Tillotson celebrate birth of granddaughter in OnahS Neb.
Special Correspondent tours the U S Patent Office in Washington July 2. The piece extols American invention and notes annual patent figures, fees, and revenue. It describes miles of glass cases filled with models from tombstones to beds and false teeth, and chronicles staff, models, and daily life at the office.
The piece discusses fidelity in transcription, noting many speakers read from prepared text while few deliver word for word. It argues reporters should capture sentences precisely and remain attentive, avoiding mechanical reading or paraphrase.
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