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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1911
Page
5
Sick list and returns headline the page along with church events and meetings. Obituary for Mrs Mechem notes long Battle Creek residence and civil war era ties. Local ads report piano display and a chicken pie supper, with police and real estate activity surrounding property deals and road project quips.
The article reports Michigan postal savings banks to open for deposits on November 22 in Kalinska, St. , Mickaburg, and Quincy, with Rev. Frank M. Fielna of Oak Park church newly contacted but not yet accepted. It also covers a store robbery near closing, a wrongful death damage claim against Michigan Central Railroad, and long separated brothers reuniting after 15 years in Lapeer and Mackinac regions.
A list of social visits and travels from Albion, Homer, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, and surrounding towns. Notable names include Robert Whison of Waco visiting friends, H B Windsor returning from Ann Arbor, Mrs. Hamilton Hewitt, Miss Margery Brewer, and Mrs. D E Bosley. Attendees at a Fischer party in Albion are named.
Hon Chas W Garded urges physical training in schools highlighting kindergarten origins and the need for well ventilated buildings. He calls for trained playground directors and cooperation between school boards park boards and playground associations. He warns against old fashioned academic criteria and advocates church involvement to curb idleness and immorality while stressing balanced education for citizenship. A child’s Sunday morning playground outing is noted as illustrating the movement’s impact and risks.
A fragmentary 19th or early 20th century page blends a hymn-like line about heaven as home with stray notes on daily life. It mentions a child singing, a Base Burner stove boasting fuel efficiency, and a brief etymology note about the phrase a smooth faced man linked to shaving and beard trends.
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