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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1911
Page
4
The article praises American farmers for patience and discernment amid widespread advice on agricultural improvement. It contrasts farmer humor and resilience with urban professionals, urging a shift to value the rural standard over city pretensions as young men seek emulation.
The text criticizes society’s swing to extremes from Memorial Day to Thanksgiving in reform and revolution. It denounces the pure food movement’s rhetoric, alleging it distorts health standards for notoriety, citing a Western address by Alesturer and concerns over labels like glucose and corn syrup.
The Board of United States General Appraisers in New York ruled that sheepskin split and dressed as chamois skins are legally chamois skins of commerce and subject to 20 percent ad valorem duty. The Unporters argued for 7 1/2 percent as split sheepskins, but witnesses testified that dressed split skins are commonly treated as chamois skins in trade, regardless of origin.
The Forestry Department at Michigan University begins a quarterly magazine for student interests. The piece urges practical work on Michigan’s waste lands and pine lands, highlighting opportunity and need for forestry efforts statewide.
Rheims the champagne center hosts ninety producers and twenty firms in wine making with vast chalk caves. Visitors descend a hundred sixteen steps to subterranean cellars stretching over ten miles, many named after Thiers Carnot Washington Paris New York. Each cave remains clean and orderly as aging and storage continue in the famed wine trade.
Longtime jurist Henry C. McKinney dies after a career in southern Ohio's criminal courts. His memory recalls a murder trial where one juror's capacity to weep secured acquittal, and he notes his marked success as a criminal lawyer. The piece portrays his wit and zeal as he faced global news.
A historical tale recounts how South American Indians feared telegraph and electric light lines as evil spirits. After stealing a line and setting poles on fire, troops and an American engineer used a controlled shock to chiefs to demonstrate the plant’s safety. The Indians then ceased attacks, believing the spirits tamed.
The article discusses an old treatise by Jean Jacques Rousseau titled Le Nouveau Dedale about early thoughts on flight. It notes Rousseau’s curiosity on lighter than air bodies and the challenge of controlling ascent and descent, with the work remaining unpublished until 1801.
A Northbound Broadway car scene unfolds as a young woman in a red hat demands and receives six transfers while five companions abandon the plan. The conductor confronts her and asks where the others are, and she replies that the transfer man gave her all.
A fragmented OCR fragment mentions a phrase about size and satisfaction, then references Alien Fort-Ease and patient leather lines. It lists an address with a name Leroy and partial street data, rendering little clear meaning beyond a possible trade or correspondence note.
Mortuary notices the passing of Mr. Ruddock aged 86 of Calhoun County on March 12. Born October 30, 1825 in northern Ireland, he moved to Rochester New York, became a U.S. citizen, married Elizabeth Finley in 1852, and moved to Michigan in 1858. Survived by his wife, four sons and two daughters, he was active in Presbyterian churches and Sunday school, praised as a devoted husband father and neighbor.
Republicans will meet at the Fredonia town hall on Friday March 24 at 2 o clock PM to nominate candidates for township offices and handle other business. Township Board.
In a humorous chat, Frank Butcher jokes about price talk and a butcher named Mr Suet. The pair exchange playful lines on meat costs and frankness, with a lighthearted tone about everyday shop banter and courtesy.
A passenger traffic manager dictated a letter to his stenographer about promoting suburbanites. The draft claimed the road was making special efforts for suburban knights. the signature copy sparked derision from the assistant manager who suggested changing knights to ladies for a lighter boost.
The article warns that common mold rapidly destroys rubber insulation while moisture has limited effect. Wires can survive weeks in moist iron rust but fail within minutes when in contact with mold. Painting before walls dry is advised. carbolic acid is a temporary preventive but does not save insulation, requiring constant application.
A man visits a shop to buy goods for his wife. He struggles to specify quantity and purpose, arguing with a saleswoman who suggests using a cart. He corrects her, saying he needs the item for a dress rather than an awning.
Charles TL Smith of the Murray Mackey Co and Miss Mae Edwards of Lindsay Ont were married Wednesday in this city. Justice Willetts presided and the ceremony was witnessed by the entire company.
The Reddeck family thanks those who kindly assisted them after their loss. We appreciate the singers minister neighbors and all who offered aid during the time.
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