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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1890
Page
7
A Boston writer recalls a family clock that tolled twelve at each death in the family line. from great grandfather to sister in Japan, the mysterious chimes arrived with fatal events and distant hours, linking the clock to deaths from revolution battles to recent losses.
Charles T. Murray laments a pattern of unreliability and petty cheating among New York tradesmen. He cites instances from his own experience with a plumber, grocer, butcher, and milkman who routinely overcharge or shortchange customers. The piece contrasts provincial honesty with urban cynicism, urging vigilance against systematic small-scale theft.
A reform movement proposed by the Bar Association aims to reduce archaic legal phrasing in mortgages and property claims. Proponents argue old language burdens county records with wasteful paperwork and storage, calling for streamlined terms and efficient record keeping to avoid unnecessary costs.
An excerpt from The Three Loves and How They Acted depicts a couplet of paths at a lane crossing. A blond, a brunette, and a third ward maiden offer love vows with distinct temperaments. The man wavers, the first weeps, the second retreats, the third flees into a chase, ending with the man pursuing her into the distance.
In a coastal village a Mrs Brown insists on riding a boat with her husband Mr Brown. Despite warnings the pair board a small craft. She missteps, the boat tips, and she sinks to the bay bottom amid oyster shells while the boatman rescues her and ruins her dress.
An American girl in Leamington proves practical travel smarts by arranging ground transport for her luggage to the railway station without a cab. An English army officer, surprised at the idea, watches as the porter delivers the bags, witnessing a rare example of American ingenuity in travel.
A Fujian district announces a new Bundey school superintendent amid reorganization rumors. Teka is referenced in informal remarks as a clue to local leadership changes, with officials stressing continuity in curriculum and safety policies.
A widowed Paris tradesman with two young sons, age put at thirty eight, berths a prospectus inviting single women or childless widows to apply. He promises reimbursement of expenses and arranged engagements, citing his busy business as reason to solicit a wife. Employees are told not to view the brochure.
In a sleeping car tale from Harper's Bazaar two women awaken and exchange sharp lines over who has the last word. One insists she will win the final say, while the other counters with taunts and evasions as voices drop to softer, casual talk between passages.
A fragmentary newspaper page recounts curious items from different regions. It notes a tall tale about Charles Adams in Omaha and a joking railway exchange, describes the coco de mer nut from the Seychelles, mentions a Lawrenceburg jeweler’s loss and a child swallowing gems, and reports on the Wied royal family’s wealth and Dahomey tax fetishes with ritual executions described in stark terms.
The piece traces Marie Halton’s rapid rise in London society, from a brilliant debutante seen in elite venues to a sensational fall from grace. It notes sightings in theaters and fashionable parks, a private hansom amid diamonds, and media chatter about her dramatic disappearance and rumored reforms. The account connects her career to a broader press fascination with high society transients and a sudden return to New York.
The text promotes Hopotetter's Stomach Bitters as a preventive and curative defense against malaria, remittent and intermittent fevers, and associated ailments. It claims the tonic strengthens the biliary system, prevents disease in new locales, and improves digestion, bowel function, and nervous symptoms where quinine may fail. It targets travelers and emigrants facing endemic diseases.
A man shouted there was something alive outside a Michigan avenue grocery, calmed by several women who spotted a frightened man and a child-like figure. A woman rushed out believing the cry. she recalled her missing baby and verified the sighting amid the crowd.
A collage of old remedies and medical quackery cites Dr. Pierce and his Favorite Prescription, Hood’s and other cures, plus advertisements for laxatives, tonics, and pain remedies. It mentions exams of bridges, trade courses, and a crude joke about protectionism with a Lorain county audience.
A fragmentary column recalls a Beulah trust story about a bad quarter and a Sabbath lesson, then shifts to Lewinson Journal from Linut, Lerox Kanr, describing Victoria, N. B. to Alaska’s unknown regions. It envisions American Swisslike mountains and a lone prospecting party near the Yukon headwaters amid Arctic exploration lore.
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