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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1888
Page
6
Young readers are drawn to The Dolls Tailor a quaint tale of a English girl learning to sew for a new doll while parents recall lessons of sewing. A second story The Maglio Box tells of a housekeeper aided by a hermit whose sealed box promises better fortunes but reveals only a couplet about thriving through proper conduct.
The article traces fork use from ancient times to early modern Europe. It notes mentions in I Samuel and Penta tech, two handed implements at Herculaneum, the Duke of Burgundy’s forks, and 17th century English adoption under James I. It discusses carving methods, table customs, and ridicule of forks in Don Johnson’s era.
A discussion of luminous clock dials using phosphorus and their drawbacks for movement wear, plus a brief note on etching history. It covers phosphorus as a daylight absorber, cautions on application, and mentions the Boston Courier verse. The piece then turns to Cleopatra's Needles in London and New York, detailing their origins, transfers, and monumental dimensions.
The article lists Richard Doddridge Blackmore as the author of Lorna Downe and Clara Vaughn, notes his birth at Longworth in 1825 and Oxford graduation, and mentions his legal career. It then details U S Cabinet members under President Cleveland, including Bayard, Fairchild, Endicott, Whitney, Dickinson, Wiley, Garland, and discusses the tobacco tax and revenue stamps system.
Miss Royce near Plainfield Neb endured freezing injuries after sheltering six pupils from a severe storm that swept through Minnesota Dakota Iowa and Nebraska in January. She kept the children warm at her boarding house, sacrificed her own safety, and lost toes and part of a hand to frostbite while two boys died. Miss Freeman of Mira Valley Neb tied children with twine, sheltered them by a stove, then carried the smallest to safety a quarter mile through the storm. Miss Shattuck near Emmet Holt County Neb hid in a haystack for seventy eight hours, singing hymns as she endured cold and hunger before finding shelter again.
A Nebraska community honors brave girls who saved pupils from peril and suffered life changing injuries. The Omaha Daily Bee raised funds for Miss Shattuck and Miss Freeman, totaling thousands with a goal to support them and their families through hardship caused by freezing injuries and amputations. The Bee’s efforts included a special fund and a prominent jeweler in San Francisco sent a gold watch as a memorial. The rescue story underscores local sympathy and financial aid to injured educators.
A biographical sketch chronicles David Ross Locke born September 20, 1835 in Vestn NY to Nathaniel and Mrs Locke. It tracks his teen entry to The Democrat office in Cortland, work across the United States, rise with The Toledo Blade, and fame as the Nasby letters, with notes on his European trips, writings, lectures, and eventual decline in health.
Advertises Dr Pierce's Prescription as a remedy for anemia irregularities and nervous weakness. Claims money back guarantee and mentions farm changes, brain and nerve diseases, worry, sleeplessness, and various aches. Notes sale by local agents and a glycerine salve product for skin ailments.
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