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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1899
Page
4
Comptroller Dawes speaks in Boston arguing trusts threaten the people and demand a national remedy. He cites regulation to curb discriminating rates, boost competition, and empower the Interstate Commerce Commission. The piece critiques Democratic bluster over trusts tied to gold, tariffs, and party strategy.
A clipped persisting editorial stirs with caustic sarcasm as it targets The Statesman editor and comments on Aguinaldo, expansion, and Democratic tones. It mocks Lipton, Dewey, and Bryan, noting shifting stances, party fears, and public doubt while lampooning political theater and rhetoric.
The speaker argues the president has a constitutional duty to quell insurrection without waiting for congressional resolutions, emphasizing the current executive is not like Buchanan and must act decisively to suppress rebellion.
The Homer Vidette reports John H. Adame of Southeast Homer poured gasoline into a four eider barrel and lit a match to burn out the barrel interior. The blast injured his leg and scattered barrel pieces across the farm.
Asa Townsend, formerly of Kalamazoo, won the 100 yard dash at the Kalamazoo fair, defeating Chas Catelle of Mendon before several thousand spectators. The event, part of a large program with free exhibits and a floral parade, drew a strong crowd and showcased Townsend's sprinting prowess.
The piece lists languages still spoken but effectively dead in function. Icelandic links to Norse, Provencal to old Provincia, Provençal tongue of troubadours, French revival efforts cited. Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Cornish, Manx, and Romany are noted as living yet functionally extinct in daily use.
A historical note recalls German Emperor William and his brother Henry as schoolboys at Sassel. They were treated like others. a master once tipped William off on next day’s Greek exam, and the prince wrote the topic on the board to avoid unfair advantage.
The registrar general reports 387 creameries in 1898, up 63 from 1897, with 631 more hands employed. Ownership split shows 109 individual, 148 joint stock, and 165 cooperative farmers. Munster houses nearly three quarters of factories. Creamery butter output reached 48,040 tons, up from the prior year.
A terse report states Doctor A W has rejected claims of a feud over fires at Eoroma Sra, asserting no dispute exists and suggesting rumors are unfounded. Authorities offered no further comment on the incident.
Catherine Baylis born Eckford Rept. 30 1873 died Oct 17 at same place leaving son father mother brother and sisters funeral at West Eckford M E church Oct 19 Ellen Ward Lusk died Marengo Midb Oct 10 1899 aged 62. Married 1857 to Fek April 10 1857 two daughters two grandsons four sisters and aged mother memory of ministry and home
Fragmentary OCR lists individuals and places in Michigan including Lena fn of Lebews Otie Drake Seattle Creek Stanton Nettie fold Battle Creek Marshall Jarry Anna Marshall Arthur Burkle. No cohesive event or action discernible.
Fragmented clipping reports Judge Smith deciding in favor of a bank in Albion State matters. The article then shifts to discussion of Lake Lefroy in western Australia and life aboard wheeled yachts on the dry lake, followed by health ads and a note about bed coverings and heart warmth.
The article discusses the belief that mules rarely die of natural causes, noting they often die violently or accidentally. It cites examples from Arkansas and mentions a line of statements attributed to various sources, suggesting the myth is widespread but not strictly factual.
Rev Fr Baart of this city says he will not take the post of special government agent in the Philippines. The arrangement, backed by the president and archbishop, is canceled after an understanding with Archbishop Chapelle. The apostolic delegate will go to the Philippines instead. no other priest will serve in that capacity. The incident is considered closed.
With the Wilson Heater we can save you dollars on medicine and doctors’ bills by buying fuel this fall. The ad notes friendly ties with doctors and the local O’Leary brothers Tom and Dan as supporters.
The article describes the edible nests of the swift gathered on rock cliffs, formed from a salty saliva secretion that dries to a glutinous white with red dots. Nests are cleaned and harvested promptly. swifts are forced to extend secretion by rolling and using sticks and grass to hatch young, producing merchantable nests free of foreign material.
A professor Motsson describes blue ground pipes in southern Africa as volcanic in origin. Each pipe is a vent to a hidden laboratory buried deep underground with extreme heat and pressure. He notes oxygen presence and carbon-saturated iron masses forming over millennia.
An item mocks Emperor Josef's strict daily routine and promotes a Rattler air tight heater sold by Boser's Harpwake. It then profiles Richoat Farner, claiming he started with a horse sold for $52 and built an 80 acre farm by age 74, now owning 24,000 acres valued at $60 to $100 per acre.
The Wyoming division between Boston and Fairview reportedly runs the largest locomotives in the world. Specifications cited include tractive power 65 663, weight on drivers 202 282, weight on trucks 2 850, tender 120 000, total weight engine and tender 345 082.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions Bromo Quinine tablets and a refund claim under a signature by W. Grove. No clear date, location, or full action is readable. Summarizes as a partial advertisement or refund notice with promotional prompt for a cure product.
A health claim extols Electric Bitters to regulate stomach liver and kidneys, purify blood, improve complexion and nerves. The ad links health to social attractiveness and notes Su and Under Water pharmacy. A scientist experiments with sound transmission underwater at Lake Geneva, clock strikes heard twelve miles away and lock strike heard twenty seven miles away.
A German inventor announces a new explosive called Closive made from liquid oxygen sulfur and carbon. It must be prepared just before use and detonated with a detonator. The inventor claims no transport danger or fire risk near the explosive when ready for service.
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