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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1897
Page
6
Poem by Virginia Woodward Cloud in Ladies' Home Journal laments modern haste and gold rush. It recalls a Sunday stroll, tranquil fields, and a longing for Leisurely Lane as twilight bells summon homeward steps. The speaker contrasts soft rural imagery with rush and clamor of urban life.
A California rancher recounts near fatal encounters with wildlife in Kern and San Bernardino counties. He recalls guiding summers at his brother Ned's ranch, tracking deer and antelope, and narrowly avoiding a grizzly bear in a canyon while hunting in the mountains. The tale contrasts coyotes' reputation with firsthand survival in the rugged hills.
A hunter recounts a deadly wilderness ordeal as a grizzly bears down on him while coyotes circle. He escapes by sliding into a bear pen using a trigger door, then survives a brutal night until his brother Edward and miners reach the scene.
In a mining camp Sam exposes a fake brass specimen while a sleeping tenderfoot battles desert fever. A letter from home reveals a family mortgage in peril, spurring Sam and the crew to pool funds, raising 2650 dollars on the bar as a pledge to aid the besieged family and confront the mortgage holder.
A jagged excerpt from St Louis Globe Democrat biography style prose recalls a partner duo, a casual drink, and a heist hint. It mentions Sam, Rhoades, Maggie, Beasie, Charlie, a mortgage, a farm, and a twelve hundred fifty dollar hints while noting a bar and a tailor joke. Also cites a Washington Democrat quip and Escanaba acquittal of Alderman John W King over a salary dispute at the waterworks.
An old medical advertisement urges customers to choose Dr King's New Discovery for coughs colds and consumption. It claims safety reliability and a money back guarantee with the product offered at 50 cents for a trial and one dollar for regular size at A. O. Hydes drug store.
Judge Frank Ives says the tablets relieve indigestion after twenty five years. U S Consul to Brussels George W Roosevelt commends safety and appetite. W D Tomlin Duluth engineer reports regained health. Ransom Hustonville Ky and Rev G D Keown Mondovi Wis share relief. Over six thousand Michigan residents cured in 1894. full sized package 50 cents. free stomach diseases booklet by Sturt Co Marshall Mich.
An old advertisement touts Donn's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney and bladder ailments. It cites dramatic testimonials, including William Nelson of Kalamazoo, who reports relief after years of urinary issues. The piece promotes the pills as restoring filtration and cleansing the blood and urges purchase through local agents.
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