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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1879
Page
1
A long mosaic of fashion notes, garden observations, and household recipes. It covers dress fabrics like satin de Lyons, briads of lace, and plush bonnets, plus commentary on bees yields, hop culture, sparrow control, and a humorous confidence scam involving a Rockford doctor.
Old Si voices distrust of traveling journalists and dramatic peddlers calling at inns and houses. He rants about disruptive entertainers, newspaper advertisers, and dramatic trammels, fearing foremen, down-grade tracks, and crowding of rooms, while noting a famous blind British MP and a weighty Wales salmon.
In Williamsport, Pa., a young attorney E.P. Guise faced multiple steel pellets tucked into his overcoat pocket during a joke spree. Several pellets lodged in his hand while attempts to remove others failed, raising fears of fatal results from the prank.
A dis jointed snippet describes a drunken man near a crowd of carriages, aided by a venerable gentleman who helps him reach the sidewalk. The scene hints at courtesy amid confusion as the younger man stumbles and a bystander intervenes.
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