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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1893
Page
8
The note outlines weekly sorting each Monday of odd lots single pairs and lots containing one to three pairs for display on the Bargain Table. It specifies organization of items by lot type for public sale presentation.
Off from regular prices we have accumulated a good many odds and ends and will have our first sale event soon. The notice highlights a varied assortment of items offered at reduced rates to clear stock and attract shoppers.
A local sale advertises a mixed lot including farm footwear and dress shoes. It highlights a farm shoe priced at 1.35 dollars and promises items from plow shoes to fine dress shoes.
A fragmentary items column notes a five century old tree near Castleton in decline and a sketchy reference to local events, including college disputes and a postal stamp mixup at Lake Maitland. The garbled text mentions Florida, the Times-Union, and a fertilizer inspection stamp.
The article describes empire gowns halted by law, street skirts rising above ground, and house skirts featuring short trains. It notes black satin bodices with dark high skirts, white linen lawn dresses with precise tucks, and new spring imports showing wide embroidered skirt fronts and broad shoulders. The tone flags bold, complex trimming as next season’s hallmark.
Readable remnants describe Lecca with three jaws forming a triangle a claim about sea water containing about fourteen grains of gold and a large barometer installed at the St Jacques tower in Paris a tax or institute mention appears amid the garbled text.
A nineteenth century report depicts the Dahomey Amazons as fearsome women warriors recruited from girls as young as fourteen and criminals. They endure outdoor sleep, harsh punishment, and starvation to master wall climbs amid thorny cacti and broken glass, fed rum to spur reckless courage. They fight with rapid fire, knives, and ferocity, fighting to the last breath even when wounded.
A Russian regiment, Kekholmsky, adopted a dead woman’s living child and raised her as their own. Now Marie Kekholmskaya seeks marriage to Lieut Slemmer Rav, who proves worthy, and the regiment consents after considering the match. A light tale contrasts Eng and American poverty.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox writes of dance and decorations inspired by the Alhambra. An Indian girl student at Haskell Institute named Venny One Feather stands at the head of her class and is described as bright and intelligent.
Verdi begins an opera based on King Lear. Glen Macdonough debuts Delmonico's at Six. Mme Duseia stays at New York's Fifth Avenue till March 11. Dixey revived Adonis with original cast. Frohman produced ten plays, nine successes. Overton buys English rights to Belasco and The Girl I Left Behind Me. Beasie Bonehill and Maggie Cline now friendly. Minna Gale-Haynes plans to retire at season end. Lillian Russell reportedly refuses rights to Gilbert and Sullivan opera in progress. Walter McDougall collaborates with Newark daily on a spectacular play. A London theatre writer coins “to matinise” meaning to stage a matinee. A Texas correspondent relays a folk tale about Uncle Charles injuring himself with a pruning knife. The Life column laments lack of engaging library stock. Judge Gilliam teased by a hogshead during dinner in court.
The article cites Professor John Smock's weather records from 1607 showing icy Hudson and Delaware rivers, frosts in April, snowstorms into May, and multiple winters long and severe. It notes extreme cold, long freezes, and centuries of notable cold events across the region and adjacent states.
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