Jottings From Around Town Including Local Deaths and Deals
Landlord Bush foresees a near Lyon lake report opening. Mrs Crom Johnson of Marengo died Monday after treatment at the Saunt Sorium. Slot machines halted again due to a pact by Prosecuting Attorney Atch. Olivet College guests will visit the high school or weekend. A G Randall of Tekonsha is drafting a Tekonsha history to publish. Self-Threading Needle Co of Battle Creek filed a 50 000 partnership with the register of deeds. High school pupils plan a complimentary hop for visitors from Hattie Creek and Kalamazoo. Sparrow bounty costs fuel a bill to abolish the law now before the senate. Louis Bagger & Co report John F Martin of Marengo obtained a patent for fence posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bush
Lyon Lake
Albion College Athletic Association
Marshall
Moses
Grant
Townsend
Nichols
Ann Arbor
Deuel
Graff
Sheriff Forner
Battle Creek
Cereseo
Godfrey
Hattle Creek
Calhoun County
Rey Hartson
A. K. Nelson
Eckford
Joliet, Il
Hartson
Muskegon
Joliet
Noonr
Battle Creek News Briefs From A Busy Week
Local events include field day prizes on display at C H Thompsons window, a Presbyterian supper at the church parlors, and heating contracts let to Marshall Furnace Co for two large Wolverine furnaces. Wedding at Evangelical parsonage, multiple court updates, a Masons temple dedication, and health notices follow in a packed Battle Creek column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.H. ‘Thompson
the Presbyterian Church
Marshall Furnace Company
Tuesaday
Edificn
Evangelical Parsonage
Conrad Smith
Addie S. Luty
Newton
J. EB. Holsaple
Masons of
Athens
Battle Creek Lodge No. 12
A. M
Joy
State Board of Health
Residents and visitors noted in Marshall society column
A wide array of arrivals, departures, and greetings across Marshall and nearby cities. Clergy, professionals, and locals such as Rev Fr Beart, Matthew Watson, Grove Greene, H P Vernor, Mrs Dibble, Miss Vernor, Dr Fred Harris, Bart Lewis, and J C Patterson appear in visits, travels, and social calls. ties to Detroit, Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Saginaw, Newark, and Ottawa County reflect a bustling regional social scene. J L Greatsinger named president of the Brooklyn Rapids Transit Company highlights local achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garwood
Kalamazoo
Fred Harris
Coldwater
Arthur Hay
Marshall
Harry Chapman
Tecumseh
J. C Patterson
Detroit
M. M. Hunting
Saginaw
W. J. Blood
Sturgis
L N. Pattison
Lowell
Nattie Westfall
Forest Glen Seminary
Washington, D. C
George Miller
Bina Island
Ais
Greutelnger
J. L. Greatsinger
Brooklyn Rapids Transit Company
Elmira
N. Y
Brooklyn
Minnesota Iron Company
Marriage Licenses and Advertised Letters in Marshall
Marriage licenses listed for Joseph G. Mitchell and Lidae Horton Albion. Geo A Cluta and Jennie Dacon Battle Creek. Walter Marsh and Alma King Marshall. Edwin M. Cathcart and Nettie Loomis Marshall. Chester Clevenger Bedford and Lenora Whitesmb Homer. Albert Clark Lee and Evalioa R. Cholland Marshall. Conrad I. Smith and Lutz Newton. Advertised letters unclaimed in Marshall post office May 31 1901 with several names. one cent per letter. Languages on Austrian banknotes note multiple dialects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph G. Mitchell
Lidae Horton
Albion
Geo. A. Cluta
Jennie Dacon
Battle Creek
Walter Marsh
Alma King
Marshall
Edwin M. Cathcart
Nettie Loomis
Chester Clevenger
Bedford
Lenora Whitesmb
Homer
Albert Clark
Lee
Evalioa R. Cholland
Conrad I. Smith
Lutz
Newton
Marshall Post-Offica
Brown
E. Bowen
Arthur Diamond
Fieldy
Dell Klose
Herry
Albert Laupp
John Russell
T. Stanley Renpald
T. F. Reppard
J. W Rogers
Mable Stuart
Fred Smith
Mattie
W. AH. Anrave
P.M
Scott's Emulsion Promises Quick Weight Gain Myth
An old claim suggests that consuming an ounce of Scott's Emulsion can cause a person to gain a pound daily. The text asserts the product starts digestion so the body absorbs ordinary food, enabling rapid weight increase, though the reasoning is anecdotal and unverified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Mads
Prince Arthur to receive commission in Seventh Hussars
A historical note recalls Prince Arthur of Connaught, son of the Duke of Connaught, pursuing his father’s trade and staying loyal to his nationality. It mentions his popularity at Eton and contrasts his path with his cousin, the Duke of Albany, who became Duke of Saxe-Coburg. Also advertised are a bedroom set offer and a quirky item about Thoreau pencils found at Concord homestead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Arthur of
Naturalist Oocee
Concord
Mass
Thoreau
Thoreau & Son
Vandal Depredations Close Florida Private Place
Depredations by winter tourists prompt closure of a famed Florida private retreat once named among the state’s most beautiful sites. The move follows damaged grounds and security concerns after items were uprooted and imported lines from historic England and Ireland surfaced in the debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
England
Otland
Pennsylvania Bituminous Miners Wage Scale Adopted
All Pennsylvania bituminous coal miners will work during the year ending April 1, 1902 under the scale just expired with minor favorable changes. Operators recognize the United Mine Workers of America and the checkoff, previously optional, will be compulsory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers of America Organization
Generous Gift Helps Repair Galveston High School
Mrs J C League of Galveston donates 5000 dollars, half the cost to repair Ball High School after last September's storm. She is daughter of George Ball, founder of the school. Snyder advertises a high grade bedroom set for 1250 dollars. Excerpts note New York Supreme Court ruling limiting automobile use on public highways. In St Paul church rummage sale a marble bust of a former pastor sold for 15 cents after a mistaken delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
J. C. League of
Ball High
George Ball
Berd
New York Supreme Court
Pittsburg Dispatch
St. Paul (Minn
Twain on Woman Suffrage and Municipal Corruption
Mark Twain argues women voters could curb city corruption by electing a reform mayor of New York. He notes at least one virtue in woman outrage and suggests a vote would transform municipal governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twain
Mark Twain
New York
Arnold's Kidney Cure Endorsed By Suffering Reader
Mr. F. D. Arnold reports three years of kidney trouble, nightly awakenings, and relief after Foley's Kidney Cure. He claims the medicine restored his health and urges friends to try it, as Swartwout & Swartwout note. Also, Hamm ar brand paint priced at 1.35 per gallon at Bosner's Hardware and Snyder's 12.50 bedroom sets highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D. Arnold
Arnold
Foley
Swartwout
Dr King’s New Discovery touted in Cisco Texas
The notice claims Dr King’s New Discovery cures lung troubles including consumption. It recounts a wife with severe lung illness and a persistent cough cured by the medicine. Garbled text mentions trial bottles and prices at H J Hydes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greas
Texas
Cisco
Tex
Dr. King
J. J. Ager
H. J. Hyde
Also Mentioned on This Page
and Serges
T. Shanahan
Tatlor and
Clorklier
Michigan
Cox
Northopa
J. 8. Cox, Sr
Washington Market
Queen Alexandra
Atch
Oeatdaaank of
Olivet College
A. G. Randall
Tekonsha
Tekonsha and
Opera House
Hattie Creek
Kalamszoo
House
Senate
Louis Bagger & Co
John F. Martin
Marengo
William Leeson
Justice Merrill
van Vorhees
James Lord
E. D. Bitgood
Francis Hinman
Smith
Nettie M. Loomis
E. W. Tiffany
W.S Potter
Holy City
B. B. Stuart
Louis Joy
Presbyteria
George Boughton
Redpath Lyceum Bureau
James’ Henry
Dr. Sands
Will Youngs
B. N Stiles
Leroy
Young
Paris
London
State Street
Fr. Beart
Chicago
Matthew Watson
Grove Greene
M.H. Starr
Oberlin, Ohio
H. P. Vernor
Wichita Kans
Barlow Dwight
Chago
Ralph Ward
Lansing
W. J. Dibble
Louise Vernor
Grand Rapids
Bart Lewis
Newark
Blaine Brown
Mrs. F. Haynes
Nashville, Mich
Mr. and
Mra. J. Hi
Holsaple
Charles S. Dunham
Adrian
Mra
Geo
Woolsey
J. E. Hartman
B. A. Kelleher
W. B. Wade
Jackson
H. A. Hullett
F. J. Colegrove
George Wright
W. T. Phelps
Gull Lake
Mrs. Freeman
Mt. Clemens
George Powell
E. Washburn
Dakota
O. C. Johnson
D. Shanafelt
Helen
Owosso
Osmar
Mary Bosley Lombard
Laura Lyon
Cincinnati, O
Marshall Public Schools
Auvirien
Alexander Hegedues
Cuoninghhame
Snyder's
Strawherries Daily
J. Cunningham's
Snyder
J. W. Lester
Moysott
Hammar
Bosner's Hardware
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