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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1893
Page
3
An advertisement promotes velvet coats trimmed with fur and jet galloons, petticoats of glace and brocade with lace flounces, offering Ketlose's Corimbian Oil as a universal remedy. It claims cures for numerous ailments, touting safety, speed, and life-saving potential, with testimonials about phrenic, kidney, cramps, and digestive issues. The text is dense with obfuscated spellings and marketing flourish.
A garbled OCR snippet hints at medical terms, local figures, and scattered events from a 19th century page. It mentions cholera, remedies, and various individuals and places in a patchy record that reads like a diary of notices and advertisements from a bygone era.
A river steamer catastrophe near Wolf Island left many dead and injured. Names mentioned include Collins Hampton, WW Harshman, Ogres Myers, Thomas Woods, and three Sukrot men. Fire and scalding water caused chaos as passengers attempted to escape. one physician aboard, Dr. Woodbourn of Pittsburgh, aided the wounded.
A fragmented 19th century advertisement lists medicinal products for sale including a liniment praised by customers. It mentions W. B. Denny of New Lax and G H Greene as sellers and references Krause’s German oil and Scheler Millen therapies. The text preserves curious spellings and promotional tone.
A boating accident on the river near North Park claims two men and three women. The craft capsized in a swift current as they attempted to reach the bank. Rescuers put forth efforts but two victims disappeared beneath the water, while others were rescued or accounted for.
The fragmentary text mentions Rast Dinan Nepodt and references military or official proceedings to May 10. It notes a curkeme commander and a Beepinial era with ties to Mivhi Feats and Thoin ber Ory ERE. Reads like a garbled wartime or government dispatch with wounded listed.
A New York court decision upholds disenfranchisement for individuals in state facilities, ruling they were not entitled to vote. The May panel noted prior cases allowing restricted participation, while emphasizing statutory limits for residents of state institutions.
May Ti Bhe farmers along the St. Joseph Valley railway organize to disfranchise and vacate rights on the road. The line has never paid, rent claims disputed, and payments cited. Meanwhile the twenty sixth annual Michigan W. CLT. UL convention opens at General M. E. church in Jackson with 203 delegates. officers report 44,207 for year and a balance of about 10,000. In other items Keengs Potter of the Exe shooting club dies after a duck drive near Munbaiwa. lamp teller Eckely appoints George B. of Lansing as regional rank examiner, replacing Ira Wittles.
May 10 report from Jackson notes Deputy Warden Zellem and Night Captain Lennon removed from prison posts amid a power struggle. Warden Chamberlain asserted authority over security and operations, while Lt. Latimer and others faced scrutiny as internal rules and staff reshuffle at the facility intensified.
Mrs. Smeltz died after being struck by a Pere Marquette train while crossing near Springwells and Military avenue following a shopping trip. The incident occurred Saturday evening as the couple returned home.
A tangled mix of local notices and state wide items from Michigan appears. Reports note disease closures in schools, river accidents, political events, and industrial wage shifts. Names include John H B Tuttle, William Willis, and others across Grand Rapids Detroit and Muskegon.
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