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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1882
Page
5
The passage describes a distorted report about a power shift and societal change, hinting at broader imperial or political themes. It references governance, beneficence, and the impact on history, with unclear names and specifics due to damaged text.
The Democrat sweep reshapes Calhoun County politics with major gains in sheriff and prosecuting attorney races, while City of Battle Creek shows mixed results as Republicans lose ground in several townships. Voter turnout appears modest amid a climate of attacks and late shifts, with no Associated Press reports received in Marshall.
Incomplete returns prevent full state officer majorities. Lacey leads in the second district with a 394 vote majority, Kesley elected representativ e with 221, LeRoy awaiting results. County officers list Austin 247, Anyder 103, Kellogg 11, Neale 526, Smith 60, Woolsey ?, Porter 203, Noyes 164, Thomas 242.
A Statesman illustration commentary critiques rural voter indifference by showing a farmer betting five dollars on a coroner candidate, a ward worker with posters, and a noncandidate man with a cheerful face. The engravings satirize party alignment, free trade versus protection, and the political campaign mood in Indiana and Nebraska.
A torn OCR page notes political reflections on a straight ticket vote and premonitions, plus local news from Ceresco Mary Cameron’s illness, school absences for diphtheria, temperance and social gatherings, and travel to Battle Creek. It records new marriages, visits, and scattered anecdotes about neighbors, with humor and rural detail.
A fragmentary political screed attacks Democratic leaders and greenback supporters, depicting a portly smile as a political acrobat. It mocks perceptions of fiscal behavior, government spending, and election tactics, urging voters to see through alleged demagogic tactics and moral posturing.
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