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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1911
Page
13
The column lists visitors and guests including Misa Cecil Swan of Chicago visiting Mize Mary Doyle, Hardy Smith, and others. It notes a fire in a hen house, a Niagara Falls excursion planned for Aug 17, and various personal notices, meetings, and minor mishaps among residents.
The article notes July activity at Gall Lake Willow Beach and Pratilin Beach with many cottages and boat owners, a surge in visitors, and a busy season for cottage owners. Judge North plans a summer at Higgins Lake with an auto tour of southern Michigan, visiting Detroit Corunna Bay City and other cities, plus a family reunion at Higgins Lake. The last day of circuit court will be tomorrow with minor matters on the docket. In Princess Theatre Mrs. Grantham rushed out with her grandson Earl Ellwood after a frightening incident. she collapsed later at Guatin's drug store, was taken home and attended by Dr. Harmon, with condition updated to morning.
Mrs. Van Sycle vanished last night prompting county officers and relatives to search Kalamazoo River banks and nearby towns. A statewide river and rural district hunt was launched but hours later she returned home refusing to explain her whereabouts.
July 12 reports from Frank Suhleisinger director of the Allegheny Observatory describe a fairly bright comet observed just before dawn in the eastern sky. It lies in Auriga near Capella with right ascension in four days and forty five minutes and a declination of 3 40.
Estate of MontsoratT Garfield deceased claims allowed with closing hearing ordered. Estate of Wim H O Keefe deceased closing hearing of claims ordered. Estate of Augusta F Mead deceased claims allowed with closing hearing. Estate of Rose Eyre deceased will admitted to probate appointment of executor noted.
Ana L. Sayers sues Edward Sayers in a divorce action while Cillian L. Ledingham petitions against Elmer C. Ledingham and Lena Bartlow seeks a divorce from John Bartle. Proceedings list four parties and involve dissolution of marriage.
The Amoriéan Brothers hood delegates Abe totney Willard Knight and W A Crout from Jackson to the supreme Denver convention. Roads Kalamarie to Battle Creek graded with gravel hinder travel and will improve after packing. Battle Creek jewelers report two strangers tried to pawn a diamond and vanished. A Cleveland Review note mocks odd English usage in political chatter and a Galvestonian’s mule for sale miscommunication.
Detroit July 13 reports describe massive fires sweeping South Porcupine Pittsville and Au Sable Oscoda with thousands homeless. Many flee by boats across lakes to Golden City as supplies dwindle. Special trains deliver milk ham bread and clothing while Bay City implements relief efforts and state firefighters battle remaining flames.
A report from the Kennebec Journal notes two Rockland women in a rare case. One woman aged ninety died suddenly while the survivor, who is fifty five, had made baby clothes wedding clothes and later dressed the funeral shroud for the deceased using her own hair.
Fragmentary text presents cryptic archaic phrasing and scattered names. It references triumph and defeat, a possible political or rhetorical context, and mentions feeding an enemy and quenching thirst as symbolic acts of double satisfaction. The source is incomplete and stylized.
The article argues there is little ground for belief that valuable metallic deposits lie very deep in the earth. It notes deposits become leaner with depth, with working below 3000 feet less profitable. nine inches in ten feet show poorer yields in the third thousand feet than in earlier depths.
A fragment notes a confrontation where one speaker accuses another candidate of lacking appearances or shows, claiming the aim is to call attention to the critic’s lack of public visibility. No clear names or dates are provided. The line reflects partisan sniping in a historical political debate.
A compact reflection on persistence and effort shaping achievement. The piece argues that steady practice and continual toil test and strengthen our abilities, emphasizing resilience over luck and speed. It underscores duty, discipline, and steady cadence as the path to notable success.
Walter Paultzer refers to Hié20 as a fool and argues he is better off disagreeing with the king than losing Bly’s friendship in a curt old World War era feud note.
In a lighthearted chat Mrs Blase frets about caring for her seven year old daughter and her dog as the next year approaches. Mrs Hipbupp tries to reassure while the casual tone hints at family routines and concerns over a pet’s longevity.
In this fragment, references name Als and Als’ confeagor seeking heavenly happiness. It notes a critic’s habit of harping on every detail and calls Malherba “the tyrant of words and syllables.” The passage quotes a confusing exchange about style and taste.
A fragmented OCR item hints at a quotation about overcoming life’s hurdles. The garbled text mentions “great obstacles of life” and a response attributed to a Drummond figure, with unclear surrounding context or attribution.
Local market prices include farm produce at two cents per 39 units, hens and spring chickens 14 to 15 cents, hay No 1 at 28.90, No 2 at 12.00, corns and wheats varying with corn per bushel 0.35 and white red wheat 0.80, oats 0.40, old potatoes 19 cents, new 2.90, live steers 5.09 to 5.50 per 100, cows 4 1/8, veal at 3 1/? and hogs 4 cents per pound.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss fertile Pecos Valley irrigated land and migration to the Union, with scattered phrases about lands, investment, and circulars issued from a city address. The source is garbled but centers on land potential and national immigration themes.
Wanted partner with two thousand dollars to open an electric supply store in a town of 25 000 people. Only one store there. Address EON Sage 1418 Soster Teteda Ohio. Reference Exchanged.
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