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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1872
Page
4
A miscellaneous plea urges farmers to allot a small study at home for reading and writing. A fifteen by fifteen foot room, six fixed bookshelves, a table and simple furnishings suffices. The space would organize papers, magazines, and farm records, benefit children and wives, and turn bad weather days into productive study time.
A humorous, rustic portrait of the weasel detailing its sharp sight and bite, nocturnal vigilance, and alleged cleverness. The narrator recalls chasing and baiting a weasel for years, offering rewards and warnings about its wily nature, with regional speech and a jocular moral tone. The piece preserves oral cadence and local color in a mock folk tale.
A correspondent from Country Gentleman describes a homemade technique to preserve eggs for a four month voyage. Eggs are washed briefly, sugar-coated, and packed in charcoaled dust, avoiding salt for better preservation. The steward reports a few marginally fresh eggs, but most remain as fresh as when packed.
The author describes a distressing complaint with sudden attacks and offers a home remedy. They advocate carrying bonset blissuma Eupatorium perfoliatum blossoms to chew a preparatory dose as bile circulates, noting the plant grows in wet pastures and should be gathered in early August for drying and storage.
A wretched theatre stage recreates Romeo and Juliet with Madame Deharme as Juliet. Rain leaks from a roof onto her nose and eyelids provoking wry facial winks. The amused audience latches onto the dripping gag as the tragedy collapses into farce.
A Scotswoman confronts a minister over a written sermon and a claim he will not enlarge. The tale, amid old prose, discusses water drinking as a habit, its effects on the body, kidneys and fatigue, and advises moderation in all seasons.
A 19th century note argues that ripe fruit aids health while unripe fruit can cause illness. It counters fears about berries, apples, peaches, cherries, pears, and melons, claiming fruit supports healing, vitality, and resilience against disease in scarcity. Fresh ripe fruit is deemed healthful.
A construction train on the L B M L road wrecked six miles east of Paxton causing seven deaths and about twenty five injuries due to excessive speed. The front box car jumped the track, collapsing the light wagon and triggering the smash. In a separate report, an Indianapolis to Cincinnati express collided with a St Louis excursion train near Elizabethtown killing a band member named Zenter and injuring several others. Both engines were derailed and damaged. A note from Kotiush, Agent, mentions a reward.
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