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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1897
Page
3
A garbled composite text presents farcical and-odd 19th century style lines about consent, engagements, and social improprieties. It weaves nameless narrators and scattered phrases suggesting marriage proposals, reputations, and courtroom or literary references, all in a mosaic of clipped quotes and misread OCR.
The schooner Golden Sheafe arrived at her moorings with logwood cargo as swarms of hungry ants rushed ashore and overran the ship. Captain Chandler said millions of insects remained on board, having invaded lockers and barrels and burrowed through provisions amid prior storm damage.
The eccentric Olen, once wealthy mate man in Maines, dies penniless following a life of strange deeds. His prized horses were shot when displeasing him, and his furniture and possessions dissolved as his wealth vanished. The tale ends with his demise in a village store after morphine dependence.
The London Post reports Emperor William's playing cards printed in Offenbach with German motifs. The backs show Prussian eagle Austrian double eagle and Savoy cross with ivy and crown. Card faces reference kurfürst Gretchen and a knight of St. Jules. No note on whether the emperor played whist or skat. Sleeve button found after ten years in Doylestown. James Donaldson’s grandpiece recovered the jewel.
Charles A. Dana editor of the New York Sun died at his home in Glencoe Long Island at 1 20 p m Sunday following cirrhosis of the liver He was 73 born August 18 1843 and rose from a Boston paper to lead the Sun and a major American journalist figure known for his independence and reform era stance.
From Washington report summarizes the Second Assistant Postmaster Shallenberger’s findings on US postal operations. It notes total appropriations about 61.0 million with an estimated year expenditure around 61.64 million, up 8 percent from the prior year and an estimated next year at 69.34 million. It lists routes, travel miles, and cost per mile, plus railway, steamboat, and city mail figures, casualties, and staff counts across postal divisions. It also covers cabinet discussions on civil service reforms and a Cuban incident note.
A fragmented notice from Monticello advertises prices on ruled goods and various items. The readable text mentions a seller or business terms but lacks full details, making the exact items and dates unclear.
George M. Pullman president of the Pullman Palace Car Co died at his home 1729 Prairie Avenue Chicago after a heart illness. He retired Monday night after entertaining friends. fortune variously listed around 12 to 15 million dollars. Survived by wife Tallman and children, with son-in-law Frank Lowden reaching the death chamber within an hour.
The article chronicles George Pullman's evolution from engineer to inventor of the gifted sleeping coach, named Pilbeer, and details his drive to develop the Pullman Palace Car Company. It notes his role in founding the Pullman town to house workers, with 4000 acres bought along Lake Calmet, south of Chicago, shaping a self-contained community and rail luxury in the early era.
A Jackson reader describes severe leg and body swelling, attributed to kidney irritation, and credits Doan’s Kidney Pills with a dramatic recovery after five boxes. The account praises the medicine’s targeted effect and notes availability through local dealers and distributors in Buffalo NY.
The Pullman Palace Car company stands as the world’s largest railroad manufacturing interest with assets over 45 million dollars and capital of 40 thousand. At the World’s Columbian Exposition era period it employed about 14 55 persons with total wages around 8081 yearly per capita, and numbers and wages have since declined though the firm still operates a large fleet of sleeping parlor and dining cars and maintains offices in Washington. The article notes a peak in employment and wages during the era and details the company’s extensive car production and workforce.
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