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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1891
Page
4
A Grand Rapids Telegram-Herald report critiques Michigan Democratic leadership as failing to enact reforms while promising economy. It notes Republican preparations for governance, party platform tweaks, and public attacks on the McKinley tariff, highlighting regional reactions and broader political tensions.
The article argues that protecting industry through tariffs is necessary to offset costs imposed on citizens by military and economic pressures. It contends free foreign trade would raise citizen expenses and demand exemptions for foreigners, noting historical support for a protective policy despite earlier opposition.
A Detroit Tribune note urges Michigan Republicans to read a circulating appeal from McMillan and the Democratic committee condemning nonpartisan rhetoric. It argues Judge Montgomery’s qualifications and warns that Democratic efforts aim to shape the Supreme Court and state Senate outcomes, calling for a sweeping Republican victory on April 11.
An Arkansas Traveler excerpt describes a convict’s staged plea for charity. A desk clerk recognizes the rehearsed poverty in the tramp’s eyes while noting the actor’s persuasive performance. The piece questions theater realism reflected in public life and moral judgment.
An elderly, stout woman on a train approaching the Forth Bridge frets at the journey. She fears the span but remains composed as the car crosses. A nearby passenger's quip about being over it prompts her to declare she would have died if the train had sunk, noting relief after passage.
A fragment discussing a spoiled youth named William and a rich man who reflects on dangers of indulgence. It contrasts luxury with work and hardship and mentions a teacher who left college in anger, the idea of a fine scholar spoiled by ease, and a warning about indolence in youth.
A reader in New York expresses a wish to insert a Poa 200 value in a line, aiming for a rushed style while noting personal preference against haste.
A fragmented 19th century advertisement page promotes Bradfield Regulator and Kellogg’s Columbian Oil for kidney and female health, claims cures for nervous heart troubles, and urges readers to write the company in Atlanta for particulars. Mentions a physician Miles, Dr. Drake, and local sellers W T Drake. Also notes a notice about continuing a late husband's stock and grocery stockkeeping at a post office location.
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