Calhoun County Market Offers Mixed Groceries and Dishes
The Calhoun county notice lists a bill of fare including strawberries and bologna lard herring potatoes and ice cream. The item draws little appeal though some stables may be separate. A poisoning scare follows a Mrs James French incident after washing clothes suspected of poisonous coloring. Additional notes report barn bred horse forecasts and local obituaries and injuries from scaffold accident, plus a $2000 life insurance payout to Mrs widow of Jas Wilson.
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Calhoun County
Coldwater
James French
Rarasde
Kwérs
W. R. Aurand
Nowa
Black Cloud
Sarah E. Switzer
Hilledale
W.C. Aiken
Grand Rapids
Jonas Knapp
Mary Irwin
Clarendon
John Pratt
New York
Batt
Jas. Wilson
Masonic ‘Mutual Benefit Association of
Western Michigan
Albion Thieves, Fights, and Civic Happenings Report
Albion reports sneak thieves active as headlines note the cornet band’s July 4 event in Jonesville. A post office aspirant fight heats up while college donors present a $25 gift. Mary Loomis, ten, fell from a ladder injuring her shoulder. St James church ladies hosted a complimentary Alumni banquet. Albion AOW forms a lodge in Springport with 22 charter members. The Mirror blames soil richness for highway weeds. Opera house experienced a near destruction. a clerk alerted authorities. Ford and Bolster buy Brant Medicine goodwill to manufacture nostrums in Albion. A Petersburg trogin reportedly fell into milk and sat on butter. A school scaffolding collapse injured Will Lacey and a 400 pound stone. Wheat prospects look strong. farmers may harvest soon after July Fourth. Dutton horses caused chaos at Ackley trough, smashing through fences and entangling riders, leaving Dutton bruised and at risk. The incident involved two large turtles and a wagon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Loomis
St. James’ Church
Albion College
Albion A. O. W
Springport
Will Lacey
C. J. Datton
Robert Ackley
Cklay
Mr. Dutton
Nod
Bruige
Millinery Deeds 1 Elegant Sere Pies Sea Nk
A terse local item notes millinery deeds and a remarkable pledge involving an elegant, sere pies sea nk. The brief entry hints at fashion trades and a curious coastal reference, with minimal names or dates specified.
Inca Fortresses Of Cuzco And The Roadero
The article describes Cuzco perched high in the Andes with Inca remnants notable for massive masonry. It highlights the Sacsahuana fortress where Juan Pizarro fell, and the roadero rock with grooved concavities used by Inca youths for sliding, a practice continued by modern Cuzco youths.
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Peru
Juan Pizarro
Cuzco
Arco
George Squier
St. Nicholas
Handshakes Across Lands A Chronicle Of Customs
London Truth describes how various nations greet with handshakes, noting rough, stiff, or delicate styles. It contrasts figures like Thiers Gambetta Clemenceau Hugo and Victor Hugo, and ends with a portrait of Adams as a fearless yet amiable woman in politeness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universal Exhibitions
Gambetta
Clemencau
Adams
Aentleman
Ands
Frayin
Victor Hugo
London
The Discovery of Coffee Origins in Abyssinia
A fifteenth century Arab traveler, weary in Abyssinia, discovers fragrant berries from a scorched tree. Crushed with a stone and brewed in water, the liquid renews his strength. He names the infusion cabnah meaning force, linking coffee to revival and gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abyssinia
Arden
Arabia
Man recounts legal scare and a liquor note on market scene
In a Southern town tale, a man explains how a visit to a lawyer led to a costly settlement after threats from Buck Williams and his wife. He recalls five dollars paid to a lawyer and the offer of hogs and cash, followed by a rushed, coerced settlement after fear of a lawsuit. The piece blends a courtroom anecdote with local ads for medicines, flour, paint, and groceries.
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Buck Williams
Supreme Cort
Detroit
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Cyrus Carver
Charlotte
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M. Dedrick
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Ant ‘Arbor
de Shurtleff
Partelto
Prom Gur
John McVain
Mr. Hunt
Olivet
F. EB. ‘Wetmore
H. M. Birdsall
Bredonin
John
Frank
Martin Flynn
Henry Hess
Gull Lake
Rice Creek
Dicinity
Fredonia Ireaka
R. C
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Mr. Heron
Chicago
Maddie Strong
Ypsilantia
Libbie William
Alli Dillon
Concord
Wm. Brown
Geo. Morlay
Willie Brown
John Johnson
Abscota
Sturgia
Nellthrope
Ladies Aid Society
M. KE
E.R. Smith
The
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Piga
Illinois
Fayette Harris
Eugene Rogera
David Reed
Fred Kingy
Wm. Taylor
Homer
Mark Howard
Arzab Robinson
Samuel Hardwick
John Taylor
W. W. Hayward
Marshall and
Brace Lake
Hayward
James McDonald
Walton
Lake Se Funish
Morida
Reading Club
Jeasie McArthur
Tom Jones
Tekeushon
Sarah
A. Switzer
Hillsdale
AD. Eldred
Randall
Banes
Sven
Olaf Larzalee
Quincy
Tekonshi
M. A. Cogswell
Albion
John Phippe
Queen and
Mary Norris
Albion Atoms
Albion Cornet
Jonesville
the Mirror
Opera
Commercial House
J. H. Ford
G. H. Bolster
Milwaukee
Brant Medicine Company
Petersburg
Togersoll
Lowla
Schuyter
Schuyler
Warren
Ed. Lewis
Michigan
Calhoun
Rexent
George Ingersoll
Horace J. Perrin
Noah H. Perrin
Anid
Naid
Marshall Starkauan
W. R. Ep. Er
Joseph Bibey
Anna Louise Fisk
Caroline XE. Perrig
Darius Perrin
Anus R. Peroy
the Recorder
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Kalamazoo Sivar
Ranni
Baiddrn
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Stare Turk RiSchromei
Ohio
Portland
Hammond
Richard Butler
Mich
Gray Bros
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Syracuse
N. Y
Detroit, Mich
Rochester, N. Y
B. Webster
Anya
Fulkerson
Bock & Adams
Battle Creek
Wichigamn
Hancock's
Eubler
Hayes
New York Board of Hearth
Mnaide
Ileal
Seaman
Bea
T. Fulkerson
Zinmaytf
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Schoch
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Sander
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