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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1900
Page
5
Seymour’s advertises a broad assortment of fresh items including oranges lemons apricots prunes figs dates raisins cranberries and pumpkins canned corn peas pumpkin tomatoes salmon and mackerel plus Nonesuch mince meat and pumpkin pancake flour buckwheat flour and cheese halibut canned goods and candies. Prices are stated as lower than usual.
An advertisement at 109 East State Street promotes cut prices on teas, coffees, spices, brooms, wash tubs, clothes baskets, lanterns, oil cans, fibre pails, wood pails, whisk brooms, scrub brushes, and clothes lines. Listing appears as a small retail notice with customer guidance.
Various local items including obituaries, court cases, school adoptions, church notices, council reports, marital announcements, and state news. Highlights include Mrs. Arnold Phelps death, W C T U needs chairs, Tom Black bank robbery sentencing, Kalamazoo news, Indian affairs, and local society events in Marshall and surrounding towns.
A garbled OCR excerpt mentions several names and phrases without clear context. It includes possible references to Baker, Gastie, Bertach, Keenan, and a company setting. The text quality prevents identifying a definite event, date, or location for a coherent summary.
Personal mentions show Chea Hindenooh visiting Marshall for the Thanksgiving week. Several residents return from Chicago and Detroit for holidays, including Geo H Miller and Edward Larkin. Visits extend to Grand Rapids Manefield Frankfort Ypsilanti and Marblehead. a list of undelivered letters is noted for the Marshall post office.
A mixed sale offers a lathe 16 din feed mounting, cutting lathe, heavy upright drill, pipe dies, pipe shaft, Mina shaftings, expanders, flue trimmer, bedders calking tools, ratchet drill, and other tools in usable condition priced at 91,000 but negotiable to 6500. Also a large Linden Street house with good cellar and cistern, value set at 1,200 if sold quickly, advertised by H. J. Cortright from Marshall Michigan.
A solicitation ad seeks a reliable salesman to call on merchants selling custom Wade suits overcoats and pants with measurements guaranteeing fit. Earning potential touted higher than rivals, requests sample outfit terms and territory with references. Also mentions upcoming ticket sales for events in Chicago and Benton Harbor with validity dates and fares.
Cows for sale include a good milch grade cow and 20 yearling grade heifers awaiting an imported Shorthorn bull. Also notice of a glove fitting event at Miss K Billings store on December 5 with a large line of ladies gents and children's kid gloves and holiday selection urged.
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