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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1894
Page
4
Ex-Congressman Wheeler formally took Michigan pension office amid a flood of political argument. Report notes large federal appropriations and cites controversy over the referee system, Coxey protesters, and party tensions as state leaders push toward the Republican ticket.
The article notes unprecedented state official turnover as three officers lose their posts and successors are named by the governor. The supreme court fully supports the governor's power to remove officials for neglect, rejecting public office as property. The unanimous ruling aligns with state law and public opinion, with no dissent voiced.
An advertisement claims Dr King s New Discovery will positively cure this disease if used promptly and exposure is avoided. It asserts those who have used it avoid after effects and guarantees money back if no benefit follows. Sold by W T Draka.
During past grippe prevalence bhors relied on Dr. King's New Discovery for rapid relief and fewer after effects. The ad claims it cures throat heat and lung diseases and arthins and bay fever. free trial bottle offered at W. T. Drake's drug store along with Jackson's Arnica Salve for skin issues and piles guarantee.
The text describes a remedy called Swayne's Ointment for intensely itchy conditions at night, with scratching causing tumors to ulcerate. It claims the ointment stops itching, heals ulcers, and removes tumors in most cases. Sold at druggists or by mail for fifty cents. Dr. Swayne & Son, Philadelphia.
The excerpt mocks Tennyson’s spring fancies while promoting Hood's Sarsaparilla as a popular spring medicine to purify blood and boost strength. It also advertises Carter's Cough and Consumption Cure, Carter's Extract of Smart Weed for preventing colds, a World’s Fair souvenir portfolio from Michigan Central, a real estate exchange notice, and assorted brief notices and ads reflecting the period's commercial tone.
London correspondent reports a widening scandal of corruption at the Tower and Birmingham armory divisions. Officers Look and Murray, in charge of the War Department Armory at the Tower of London, Birmingham, have been arrested and will face court martial next week on charges of systematic blackmail and fraudulent inducements spanning years. The probe, aided by Colonel King Burman with local police, uncovers a secret system charging workers and soldiers for certificates and promotions, while the Tower's commander, Colonel Nuttall, avoids arrest despite alleged neglect of duty.
Niagara special to New York World reports Master Edwin Whitney witnessed a woman’s body on a cake of ice drifting from the Whitney mansion toward the American Falls. Painters O'Brien and Collyer confirmed the sighting as the ice and body floated down the river and disappeared into the rapids, may never be found.
The city employment committee ordered married men for park work at 10 dollars daily, triggering a surge at the marriage license office. Italian and Polish men rush to marry as unmarried women accept 1 dollar daily, prompting threats of trouble unless the order is rescinded. Chief Clerk McKenzie notes men refused work returned with marriage certificates, feeling tricked and cursed by the committee.
The schooner carrying large logs and tree tranka from the Washington state building at the World’s Fair will sail from Chicago harbor in May. Destination is Havre or Cherbourg, France. The building impressed visitors. timber sections are 3 feet square and 140 feet long, and those who funded the exhibit plan to recreate it in France exactly as displayed.
The State Register notes the smallpox scare is waning and suggests a $1 per point harvest for physicians. It advocates four laws to compel physicians to vaccinate all family members they serve free of charge, preventing future scares.
A self styled healer travels from Six weeks ago William Lewis and wife sparked revival meetings at Loon Lake 60 miles from Spokane. He claimed supernatural power and divine ordination, urging converts to surrender valuables and undergo spiritual death. Police jailed him in Colville for disturbing a meeting. he is ill and confinement debated as authorities fail to remove him.
The notice lists numerous parcels for sale or exchange across Michigan and beyond including two acres in Marshall, 114 acres of land near Rice Crack church, 40 acres near Albion, 560 acres in Kansas, 1000 farms in the south, 27 acres in Benzie County, 120 acres in Leables county, a house and lot in Illinois, and a fruit farm in Alabama. Buyers sought cash or barter for farm properties, timber land, and shop in Marshall.
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