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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1901
Page
2
An advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for indigestion and dyspepsia promoting digestion, stronger nerves, better sleep, and healthier skin. It claims quick, lasting relief without dieting, and notes wallets cost 50 cents with a free stomach-disease booklet from F. A. Stuart Co.
In Hanover a policeman was sentenced to three months for false arrest. He claimed officers pressured him into arrests to keep his job and that he paid a fine for a colleague, while appealing a remedy narrative and referencing Alexander Graham Bell as a notable Swallionaire figure.
Astronomers announce the annular eclipse path will cross the Indian Ocean near Africa, include Padang on Sumatra, and move eastward over Java and the Pacific. Observers seek best view near the equator for maximum duration of totality, with Padang cited as prime observation point for the six minutes. The event draws international expeditions to Sumatra and surrounding regions.
A government party led by Professor A N Skinoet of the United States Naval Observatory includes eminent astronomers from Yerkes and Columbia. The Ambherat party under Professor David Peck Todd will observe the Sumatra eclipse with Mrs Todd and daughter Millicent, aiming to photograph faint stars and search for an intramercurial planet if present. Weather in Sumatra may hinder, but success would yield important astronomical data and potential discoveries.
The Rose of Dawn tale in Helen Hay’s early volume is reviewed with praise for lyrical skill and tender love ditties. Readers note her heart is not touched by Cupid yet and compare her favorably to clear American poetic potential. A catalog of her work and its echoes in contemporary verse voices is included.
Captain Crozier demonstrates a new wire wound gun praised as highly effective in heavy ordnance. The design uses a forged steel tube with a wire wrapped envelope over the rear section, enhancing performance and utility for the United States military.
The article notes the need to keep supply ships moving from New York to Manila via Suez and across the Pacific from San Francisco to feed soldiers in the Philippines. It argues against storing large food reserves in Manila due to tropical heat and perishability, calling for continuous ship flow.
An ad promotes Kellogg's Columbian Oil as a cure for bronchial inflammation and a throat bath routine. It also reports Mormon land purchases of five million acres in Mexico for colonies, with 60,000 settlers expected in four months and a Chihuahua colony expansion. A parent recounts a child recovering from croup after using a One Minute Cough Cure.
The State Bar Association of Wisconsin adopts ethics rules urging attorneys to avoid criticizing judges, limit hospitality to judges, and refrain from attributing defects in court to judges. It allows newspaper ads and business cards as legitimate. The item also mentions a skin salve advertisement and a New York art studio project, plus a reader note about Foley’s Honey and Tar for croup and a port city railway case involving passenger duties.
The late Edward G. Mason proposed that Chicago derives from Checagou a site visited by La Salle companions in 1787. A visiting Frenchman reportedly named it for the garlic abundant in the woods, according to the Philadelphia Telegraph.
An 19th century advertisement touts Kellogg's Columbina Oil as a powerful cure for many ailments including rheumatism kidney disease headache toothache earache neuralgia sprains bruises wounds bunions burns corns abdominal distress cholera morbus flux diarrhoea cough cold bronchitis catarrh and general aches and pains. The copy claims immediate buoyancy of the mind and urges inhalation with a single dose and directions for use, printed by Forsul eb s F. G. Seaman & Co.
Capt Auguste Vautler of the Swiss army has invented a camera that can photograph scenes from sixty to eighty miles away. The device would allow Alps to be captured in a single image and is expected to bring distant views within a photographer’s reach. A recent photograph from Sant i Morbet shows the capability, though some words in the report are garbled.
The Yale corporation selects Edmund Clarence Stedman to write the commemorative ode for the upcoming bicentennial in October and Justice Dayis J. Brewer of the U S Supreme Court to deliver the commemorative oration. Esch is noted as a Yale alumnus amid a varied read. Mothers of good judgment advise on child care with Rocky contain based medicine supplied by Madison Medicine Co.
The Mexican army of more than twenty six thousand men is funded by just over a billion Mexican dollars per month. Congress expenses run far below a million dollars annually.
The Statesman lists several bundle offers with other papers and magazines. Combinations include The Statesman with New York papers, Detroit Journal, Michigan Farmer, Inter Ocean, Tribune, and others at varied yearly rates.
Judge George Ila has been appointed to a post in Nuremberg with Judge Baldwin acting as a friend of the president for thirty years. The article notes Baldwin's longstanding role and mentions ongoing prosecutorial duties.
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