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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1896
Page
2
The Statesman lists subscription rates of one year in advance at 1.00 and one year not paid in advance at 2.50. It notes printing facilities and urges readers to send news by Wednesday noon for proper attribution. Publication office is 235 State Street, Calhoun County.
The piece surveys Washington's use of guerrilla tactics against the British and Cuba's war strategy under Gomez, noting Spain’s crackdown and Cuban districts under selective control. It then shifts to New York City's consolidation into Greater New York, its taxable wealth, infrastructure, and political timeline, plus a British parliamentarian O Kelly anecdote and a jab at democracy debates.
A travelogue recounts a ascent from the Salado basin to Oaxaca through a canyon, with a panoramic sunset view, moonlit plazas, and a lively band. It notes Oaxaca’s coffee production, Milta ruins, Tule tree, and Mitla ruins, plus hotel life and the broad hacienda lands held by large estates.
A reader questions hat weights and styles in a lively discussion. An expert explains that a silk hat, the heaviest, can weigh around 14 ounces, while a standard ordinary silk hat is about 7 ounces. Bunting hats run lighter or heavier with stiff linings, and derby variations differ by size.
In Washington May 93 the Senate debated a bill to prohibit the issue of bonds with a decisive vote 20 to 4 against advancing the measure. The House discussed river and harbor reports and named pensions, while the defense of a tariff and internal revenue measures shaped the day. A later May 25 session featured the filled cheese bill and Allen’s speech on bond prohibition, with amendments on internal revenue taxes and tea duties debated but mostly tabled. The week included votes on public printing and a whiskey policy, plus a humorous domestic anecdote about a husband’s cooking spree and a wife’s billing reaction.
A period item notes men admire wholesome-looking women and now seek their wives from that class. The column reflects social trends and expectations of marriage prospects based on appearance.
An 19th century health advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for uterine disorders and female weaknesses. It links regular menses to beauty and health, warns of symptoms like headache, palpitations, and pallor, and urges early treatment to prevent consumption and early death, urging mothers to start pills at puberty.
An advertisement claims Dr Williams Pink Pills restore energy and strength for men. It asserts benefits to physical and mental powers, nerves, and vitality after overwork indiscretions or excesses, promising to ward off weakness and insanity.
From Detroit Journal: Lily Schnable of 75 Grand Ave Detroit regained health after a year of misery. Her mother praised the Pink Pills as a miracle remedy after doctors failed to help. The ad extols Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People as a universal cure for numerous nervous and systemic ailments.
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