04 Oct 1871
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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1871
Page
1
The narrator recalls a croquet match with Aunt Meta and Charles, musing on magnanimity and virtue as the ball caroms near the stake. He laments ingratitude after a display of benevolence, noting croquet’s demoralizing effect and his own struggle between good and evil in pursuit of a win.
A lengthy war of words on tobacco use cites Amont and Bravia taxes and the cost of cigars. Anecdotes describe smoking’s drain on income, health, and family welfare, contrasting high living costs with the moral and social costs of excess consumption.
A Davenport Iowa Democrat reprints a sensational tale of murder and suicide by poisoning, with a wife attempting to strangle her husband and a table overturning in dramatic fashion. The piece includes a Russian ballet dancer anecdote and a banker’s admonitions about kisses and fidelity, all presented in a lurid, cautionary moral tone.
A political debate centers on opposition to federal overreach and the use of popular vote to authorize or condemn constitutional acts. The speaker argues that alien and sedition acts were not valid laws but usurpations upheld by elections. He advocates unity against perceived despotism and urges the party to rally behind constitutional limits and the will of the people.
A rambling, fragmentary piece recounts animals and people in knee-deep pride and folly. It mixes talking birds, dogs, lions, and frogs with moral quips about boasting, remembrance of the Creator, and the dangers of misplaced ambition. The tone evokes old-fashioned moralizing and animal anecdote humor.
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