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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1897
Page
4
A garbled 19th/20th century newspaper insert outlines advertising rates for The Statesman and details on obituary notices. It references circulation claims, contact office at 285 State Street, and notes on mailing and process for submissions, with various unreadable lines about postal campaigns and local affairs.
Fragmentary historical prose discusses the senate and electors, debating dignity, conduct, and consequences for wrongs. It references statute makers, elections, and questions of accountability within a political framework.
A report states that horse members acted as aggressors forcibly entering the senate chamber, defying those who attempted to restrain them, and precipitating a public scrimmage amid tense proceedings.
A discussion in Congress on reimposing protective tariffs to boost the U S merchant marine and national wealth. The proposal, led by Senator Stephen B k ktins of West Virginia, links maritime strength to broader economic gains and calls for a return to early American protectionist policy with impacts on mining, shipbuilding, forestry, and related industries.
Mrs Liz Chitvarys died at her North High Street home in Marshall after a week long illness. She was born in Cambridge, England and settled in Marshall about 1845 with her father and brother. Survived by son Charles F Rickert, her husband Frederick Rickert had died 17 years earlier. Burial was at Oakridge Cemetery beside husband and son. Rickert & Paency advertise a June special sale of binders and mowers and rail ticket deals to Detroit for a convention event of the Mystic Shrine offering round trip tickets.
Henry Moore, noted bicycle expert, becomes a worker at L B Thompsons bicycle shop. The move places Moore in a key position at the busy repair and sales location, signaling a strengthening of Thompson’s cycling services.
President McKinley attends Arlington ceremonies with addresses by Representative Dolliver and Hon Webster Davis. Reports list orations at Soldiers' Home Frame cemetery and Gen John A Tangyan tomb, plus remarks by Cop Woo Pretsinger and others. Senate discusses Gari bill progress and party tactics as names and places blur in a long, dense digest of events and chatter.
An aged advertisement describes a simple urine test for kidney disease and touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a universal remedy for kidney, bladder and urinary issues. It claims relief from back pain, incontinence and nighttime urination, and promises quick, strong results.
A cracked mixed-page notice discusses cheap land and a dubious medical lecture by Drs. Sa Co, promising cures and urging sufferers to seek consultation in Marshall Michigan. It also announces free bicycle and baby carriage checks starting May 25 and rail baggage rules, plus a brief civic date in May 1897.
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