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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1911
Page
6
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A satirical column mocks Baron von Wolzogan for belittling American cuisine after dining in Europe. It contrasts European snobbery with American habits and urges better table manners and sharper knives at home. The piece also covers tariff investigations, temper maintenance in heat, and health department debates, weaving in varied topics from express rates to agriculture.
An official notes deposits at the postal savings system have reached about 109 million dollars, with expectations to hit 200 million by spring. The system channels foreign and domestic money into U S banks, boosting liquidity and reducing capital flow to Europe.
The column laments the heatwave and delays in Congress while deriding monetary figures and public figures. It jests about Mr. Morgan paying for a Red Eagle decoration, Champ Clark’s Chautauqua earnings, and the dignity of presidents faced with heat. It ends by noting a Massachusetts case on a wife’s rights amid a satirical tone.
The Marshall school meeting faced heat and low attendance as Secretary Miller and the board presented the 1910 13 report and Gorham treasurer report. The committee recommended tax appropriations for teachers wages janitors supplies and repairs and both Gorham and Miller were reelected. The meeting adjourned. The final remark notes pride in the dead.
Auburn, N Y July 31 Frank A Hooker justice of the Michigan supreme court died in Auburn after an auto trip. He felt heart pain while entering the railroad station and died soon after. Hooker, longtime judge in Calhoun County Michigan, was the oldest member of the state supreme bench. Burial plans await arrangements as friends travel from Lan sing and Grand Rapids.
Reports from Lansing on July 11 show strong chatter about Gov. Osborn naming a successor to Justice Hooker on the Michigan Supreme Court. Circuit Judge Joseph H. Steere of the 800th District is seen as a leading contender, with other names including Judge Willis B. Perkins, Attorney General Frits Kuhn, and Judge George H. Codd. The governor’s exact choice remains unclear as both men and factions watch closely.
A Grand Rapids Press column laments the burden of Aristides Evangelus Phoubridea's name on entering a tough modern economy. The piece notes the drift toward common names and suggests the student might petition the state legislature to change his name, criticizing parents for short sighted naming.
An old small item praises Dr King's New Life Pills with a jest of poetry and notes price two cents at J W Bradshaw's. The snippet mocks earthquakes and includes regional mockery of a camp meeting and a Bay area city.
A probate petition seeks to validate the will of Dr Theodore E Sands. Elizabeth Bifs paugh Sands as administratrix with the will annexed. The will leaves most of the estate to his widow with minor legacies to Kane Sands Oscar Sande and Sarah Lewis. The estate totals about 14 000 cash and 5960 realty.
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