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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1886
Page
3
A broad Michigan column reports weather, ship lumber totals, local crimes, fires, and municipal notes across towns like Alpena, Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, and Kalamazoo. It covers a postmaster change, a court case in Muskegon, labor shifts to ten hours, dredging plans along Maple River, and a spike in accidents and deaths locally.
The wool market opens with buyers active as washed wools bring about 21 cents, unwashed yields one third less, and higher prices often paid for choice lots. Medium grades favored, fine wools two to three cents lower year over year.
An agricultural paper notes winter wheat prospects in Michigan improved in the last two weeks but warns the report is old and unreliable. The crop is very spotty, with clay soil areas showing thin or killed plants. The authors estimate a state yield around 21 to 22 million bushels, about 25 percent below full average.
Ingham County News urges Hon. R. G. Horr of Saginaw as a strong choice for chairman of the state central committee. Horr is described as a veteran political organizer with broad statewide touring on labor issues from a nonpartisan view, possessing sharp wit and savvy. The piece argues his candidacy would be warmly supported by the state convention and could outpace Detroit party leadership.
Regular observers across Michigan report during the week ending May 22 1886 that rheumatism neuralgia consumption of lungs intermittent fever bronchitis diarrhea tonsillitis influenza and other maladies caused most sickness. Diphtheria scarlet fever typhoid measles and other diseases are noted at multiple towns including Detroit Lansing Grand Rapids and Pontiac.
An advertisement offers Alabastine wall and ceiling finishes in white and twelve tints, claimed cheaper and better than paint or paper. Free sample card from Alabastine Co of Grand Rapids, with $3.50 giveaway details. Also includes a pasted Montreal Star extract touting a new treatment with various medical claims and a list of miscellaneous patent medicines and beauty products.
A bold notice seeks 100000 bushels of wheat and trade goods including white red wheat oats barley clover seed beans hops hides pelts and more. The market expects buyers and specifies multiple grain and farm products for exchange.
Notice to all persons indebted to the late firm of J and R Butler to call at the old stand and settle their accounts promptly.
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