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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1911
Page
8
Markets report cattle and hog prices in East Buffalo with small gains, Chicago live stock figures, Detroit grain quotes, and Toledo wheat and corn values. Local market quotes from Beckwith and Marshals list hay and cereals prices amid general trading activity.
An advertisement claims Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets improve digestion by supplying powerful fruit and vegetable essences that aid the stomach. It offers a free trial package by mail and urges readers to ask a local druggist about the product, with a 50 cent price for purchase. The firm is F. A. Stuart Co. Marshal Stick.
Numerous brief items from Marengo and nearby, including Jerome Zimmerman delivering cattle, Mr and Mrs Phil Rowland visiting Mrs Blusk, a funeral at Marshall for C A Gardantey, J J Wilkinson’s MG RB assignment, Agnes Cooper teaching in Chicago, coal distributed by the lice Creak Grange, Alfred Hutler selling, Dread Mee and NY Case returning from Adrian, William Wesver serving in court, George Sauterte ill, Mr Sheldon occupying the former Hwang store, Alfred Carpenter visiting, A L Gilderaéve at the First Michigan Engineer reunion at Marshall, Albion Arbor of Gleanore meeting Friday with initiation and business, Wayne Smith at U of M as assistant geology instructor.
East Egeford gram and neighbor visits fill a weekend scene. Guests include Mr and Mrs Shafer at Fred Clarks and Mrs Frank Butler in Battle Creek. Local gatherings feature a Pedro club meeting at Mrs Frank Peters and a party given by Mrs Charles Vandybags for Mr and Mrs Waldo Brown planning a Kansas City move.
Mrs Idn Lloyd of Battle Creek spent Sunday and Monday with her daughter and family Mrs Fred Cotton. Mr and Mrs Bert Moore of Battle Creek visited. Lewis Winter and Ralph Jenney cut corn for John Reco. A dance is planned at Stanley Saturday evening October 12 1541.
A fragment discusses a Zulu woman wearing a wedding ring as a social signal. It notes the ring discourages promiscuous kissing and reduces perceived danger to chastity. Names Rose Wheretts appear in the clipped text.
A garbled OCR item describes telescopes aiding extremely near sighted individuals with unclear references to Germany and a short telescope. Readable elements include eye glass like devices and assistance for vision, suggesting a note on optical aids.
Jay Finley and family plus Arthas of Battle Crack were guests of G. O. Langridge and the Mimesise and Lurite Beehs mer of Battle Creek spent Sunday at Hugh Boehmer’s with Mr and Mrs Fred Holton and daughters Eva and Frances at Hawtle Creek. Aisa Clara of Alpena was a week with V. W. Fendlni. Hugh Boehmer lost valuable loves last week. Clarence Caines and children visited George Caines. Charles Boehmer and wife of Bellevue were Sunday guests of Hugh Boehmer.
The Sabbath School convention will be held at Grove Ost with Rev Mrs Bicknell Ray Reob erts Chas Helltarer Bir and Mre Roy Will Lehman Howard Midler among those expected to assist in the program. Attendance urged as the semi annual gathering of Newton's people.
The ad claims a sudden blood circulation check causes cold symptoms and that Humphrey's Seventy-Seven restores flow. It touts immediate use to ease lassitude and weakness before coughing and throat soreness. Dealers market Seventy-Seven as a remedy.
Mrs Jones complains she is exhausted from nighttime care of a sick infant while Mr Jones seeks relief by pushing for an eight hour workday for workers. The dialogue implies labor reform and family strain as the central issue.
The group led by Dr Mary Scharilef in England outlines home teaching for mothers and babies. Advice covers open windows, nasal breathing, drinking water, slow meals, regular outdoor exercise, weekly body wash, loose clothing, seasonable fabrics, and sanitary household drains.
Post riot scene in McComb Mississippi reports that national guardsmen escorted striking workers and sympathizers to a train and banished them from town after a night of bloodshed. Mayor Mogging led troops. casualties include Lemuel Haley shot and others wounded. Federal troops and deputy marshals remained for enforcement.
Kansas City reports Warren H Ruffin and Jesse H Ruffin after three months on differing diets. The older brother eats meat while the younger follows a strict vegetarian plan. They began the test in Boston July 10 and show similar health and body weights with the meat eater at 123 pounds and the vegetarian at 126 pounds.
The notice outlines May 37 1323 effective schedules for Michigan United Railways with eastbound service to Jackson and Detroit, listed times for local and limited trains, connections at Jackson to Lansing St Johns and Grouse, and daily except Sunday operation with Detroit connections through Jackson. It names officials Brown and Jevkson in Michigan.
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