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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1893
Page
4
Odd montage ad style touts fashion and a patent medicine claim. Claims Kelloga's Colutabisa Oil cures many ailments from rheumatism to colds, with internal and inhaled doses. Includes offers for buggy harness, price lists, and a mail order illustration brochure.
A fragmented column of medical testimonials and patent medicine pitches. Advertisements tout Cocaine substitutes, alcohol tinctures, and tonics promising cures for headaches pain rheumatism and stomach troubles. Several named products claim rapid relief and constant efficacy with minimal side effects, urging purchases from local vendors.
A report from Detroit on April 28 describes Michigan’s state building at the Great Exposition dedicated at Jackson Park. Governor John T. Rich, state officials, and prominent citizens attended ceremonies featuring presentations, responses, and addresses by George R. Davis James B Angell and others. The house will be cared for by Miss Beebe during the fair, with a homelike interior, Michigan materials, and portraits of notable MI figures.
The Michigan Building at Saginaw showcases mineral specimens copper ore and related mining processes. It features vast mineral displays, forestry and lumber exhibits, and an agricultural space with native birds and state resources. Visitors see clocks, arches, and a display of Michigan ores, fossils, and timber products with contributions totaling around 36 000 dollars and 22 000 dollars in gifts.
A collage of local items reports court actions and civic updates across Michigan. It notes shifts in June dates for settlements, Muskegon housing delays, a Bay City ex-mayor’s death at 78, a Michigan Firemen convention in Grand Haven, paper rails sale to Wright Bros of Toledo, a musketed youth suicide near Muskegon, and a mail route petition across Lake Michigan. Also mentions a Kalamazoo artist’s industry offers, a railway damages suit, labor commissioner appointment, and a tragic infant incident. May 3 voting returns show constitutional amendments carried and statewide financial figures pending.
The text recalls Castoria as a remedy used from infancy to motherhood. It emphasizes enduring trust as a mother gives Castoria to her children and herself during various life stages.
An old advertisement touts Sulphur Bitters and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as universal cures for coughs colds and related ailments. Endorsers claim drastic relief with multiple bottles and urge readers to buy from local merchants G H Groene and A. Ripert. The text mixes testimonials and product claims with regional references and archaic spellings.
Reports describe potential execution for murder in Michigan with a bill to punish by hanging under consideration. House panel favors limits on death sentences, and bills on ten hour workdays and wolf bounty are discussed. Senate adjourns and governors’ party travels to Chicago for the World’s Fair route. A consumer labor commissioner and state analyst positions are outlined with two year terms and salaries.
Abandoned Michigan league collapse leads to formation of Michigan Ohio league with six clubs Mansfield Canton Akron Sandusky Saginaw Way City opening May 15. Also reports tug Seagull fire off Spectacle reef. crew rescued by Ohio. Other items note bounty profitability, mine closure, and appointments at Michigan military academy.
The treasury department’s May statement shows a net debt rise of 3.7 million dollars for April, a reduced cash balance, and a gold reserve near 100 million. Interest payments drive the increase while silver assets and circulation figures shift, with total yearly expenditures rising about 32 million from the prior period.
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