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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1885
Page
2
A collage of opinions and references from Easter 1896, noting Agnon and journalism bids, astronomical dates, cremation trends, political tallies, election talk, and a brief obituary mention of Lory Hovaston. The piece broadens into reflections on race, temperance, and newspaper commentary from diverse sources.
The column surveys pensions in the United States totaling 34.5 million dollars with 22.4 million in arrears, notes 18 agencies led by Columbus Ohio, and observes a waning minor dependent group twenty years postwar. It also mocks tariff talk at a New Haven convention and reports Illinois election law to curb fraud. It mentions Howells satire in Harper’s, moonshining revival in Tennessee, and a deputy marshal missing near Nashville amid alleged moonshiner violence.
An analysis argues that Democratic control in Washington has not delivered promised prosperity. It cites higher wheat prices, falling wages, rising unemployment, and significant losses to farming and manufacturing, claiming a $100,000,000 hit in the past year amid continued business depression under Democratic governance.
Literary notes praise The Detroit Commercial Advertiser as a leading family weekly in 1880s Detroit. It outlines eight pages with features from poetry and stories to a sitting room discussion, markets, youth reading, and farm information. Premiums offered to subscribers since 1883, with annual awards and a prospectus by publisher William S. Burk. Includes assorted ads and testimonials for health products.
A dated report accuses Manning and Co of funding a Democratic campaign and criticizes post office officials for partisan bias. The piece notes rapid firings of allegedly offensive staff and mentions a Detroit post office official being decapitated and a Jackson man to succeed as postmaster.
Interesting to both sexes. Man or woman earning less than four dollars weekly should try our easy money pelt business. We seek agents for Madame Dean Spinal Supporting Corsets and related items. No experience needed. Four orders daily yields 150 dollars monthly. Agents report four to twenty sales daily. $3 outfit free. Bend at once for full particulars. State sex. Sept. 8m-25. Lewis Schiele & Co. 390 Broadway New York.
Fragmented OCR writes of a Montrose Star item suggestive of a medical or advisory notice. The text references treatment claims and a party presenting themselves, with unclear details and multiple garbled phrases. The readable fragments indicate a claim process starting now and mention scientific discussion, without clear names or dates.
From Col. C. H. Mackey to A. O. Hyde and others, claims Ely's Cream Balm relieves catarrh and hay fever after three months of use. Also promotes Acker's Blood Elixir for blood disorders, Kemp's Balm for cough, and various millinery, hardware, groceries, and shoe store ads in Marshall area. Includes prices and guarantees.
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