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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1883
Page
6
The text notes an 1881 import by M W Dunham of Wayne District and an entry in the Percheron Norman Stud Book Volume 2. It mentions a horse winning second prize at the 1882 Michigan State Fair among nine competing animals, with vague reference to other horses and owners including Crumpback Winters Co and Jad.
In the Marshall Statesman from June 1, 1883, a woman recounts confessing a great wrong to her husband Humphrey. She seeks atonement while navigating the sorrow of longing, the joyous return home, and the lavish gifts that spark relief and envy among family members.
The narrator recalls a Sunday at home with Humphrey Carstairs, facing a strain between wealth and love. She admits she married for family needs, not wealth, and grapples with longing for independence, friendship, and genuine affection while maintaining a promising churchgoing routine. The day ends with sisterly chatter and unresolved feelings as the narrator searches for happiness within marriage.
A long reader anecdote promotes the New Home Sewing Machine Co. and their Union Square New York catalog. It extols the machine as unequaled, notes door-to-door sales pitches, and includes testimonials and assorted product plugs for salves, bitters, and remedies, with vendor names such as F. G. Beaman & Co and Elys Cream Balm.
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