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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1890
Page
6
A garbled poem fragment describes a weary brain and a fading bond as a voice pleads for a named subject and references a distant Raven and Induality. The lines convey mental fatigue and strained attachment with obscure imagery.
A young Confederate medical student named James Grodme smuggled quinine through Union lines in 1862 63 64. He posed as a hospital aid, rode with stolen cargo, and used driftwood and boats to evade patrols, finally delivering a large supply before capture and imprisonment, later praised as a daring, nerve tested operation.
A young doctor and a tinsmith with Southern sympathy plot to ship quinine hidden in long hollow tubes. They accumulate weeks of purchases, then seal the drug in four tubes, each of a specified diameter, as part of a suspected scheme tied to a planned trip into the Southern Vines.
A fragmented quote from Puck suggests a young person vows to move west to seek money and success, noting there is little opportunity in the East. The dialogue hints at a societal belief that the West offers energy and opportunity for youth and enterprise.
An illustrated column surveys summer styles and party fashion, praising simple dahlias and quiet elegance. It notes outfits for men and women, from tailored jackets to hats with jet accents, and discusses hair, accessories, and the social signaling of contemporary dress.
The article cites a magazine summary praising elephants for varied feats. It notes elephants hunt, catch, protect calves, and even build stone walls for humans while remaining capable of remarkable acts such as stopping a stampede and guiding logs with precision. It mentions Jumbo and other tales in a broad, sensational tone.
A gunboat captain finds a kneeling sailor praying as the Kearsage nears the Alabama. The sailor explains he prayed for the sailors to be distributed widely and for the greater part to survive. The officer responds with quick, sharp humor, urging haste.
Dr Morell Mackenzie notes leprosy not vanished from Europe but spreading with 1200 victims in Norway and 1100 in Moloksi settlement in the Sandwich Islands. Cases reported in California Northwest states Utah Louisiana New Brunswick and several Caribbean regions. A maple syrup incident features Indians stealing a canoe and using a turned kettle as a diving bell in a river.
The article notes Susan Etbhoda Cutler graduated with honors from Adelbert University and pursued further study, including two years studying Italian in Italy. She is linked with Burlie University in Charlotte, with historical context on a tree destroyed at Beaulyen jail and a five century record of thirty six feet in circumference.
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