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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1911
Page
13
Readable snippets report church meetings, baptist and queen Esther society events, a funeral in Springfield Ohio, property sale on Mulberry Street, band concerts at the American Express office, and various visits and travels by residents. Also notes on court actions, road signs for travelers, a mayoral or sheriff matter, and local charity and school items.
The old Mickford Farm comprising 134 acres five miles from Marshall on a good road in four neighborhoods. Features a seven room frame house with cellar cistern a 150 by 72 barn a 18224 with an a 20 by 30 shed 14 by 9 grainery and other buildings. Includes a good well windmill orchard fair fences and productive clay soil with 16 acres of good slober. Special bargain at 19780.90 dollars.
The Battle Creek item reports examinations in civil service, a stolen canoe on Lake Gogebic, and melons and plums stolen near Battle Creek. Three youths were arrested for plum thefts but denied watermelon thefts. Stephen Williams loses his editor post in Detroit. The president may visit Battle Creek. bids on a defunct factory delay Kellogg’s purchase. Local industry shipping many threshing machines. closures planned for two weeks. A 16 year old, Leslie Evans, disappeared from a sanitarium. police sought assistance.
A Detroit party led by Mr Kishinigh and two associates completed a 2 990 mile continental motor journey from New York to San Francisco in 48 12 days. They rested briefly at midpoints, then planned a return to Detroit potentially via New York. San Francisco papers highlighted the trip as a feat of endurance blending business and pleasure.
A quirkily phrased editorial urges steady work and solid systems as the base for success. It stresses that good material and reliable workers build a roof of collections and sales, preventing everyone from getting soaked when the storm hits.
A mangled line appears to discuss social status and inequality with phrases about the prominent, well-to-do, relatives, and the poor. Readers are left with a vague sense of class tension and a call to reflect on community roles.
A local society column notes numerous residents visiting Battle Creek, Detroit, Chicago, and other nearby cities. Members such as Miss Frances Britwater, Miss Grace Butler, Miss Edna Larkin, and Mrs. Belle Drake are mentioned with various errands, illnesses, and leisure trips like Grand Rapids, Bay View, and Petoskey. The writeups include visits to relatives, attendance at funerals, and hostings in multiple households.
The name Bedlam stems from Bethlehem Hospital in London and was used in the early Sixteenth century for the reception of distressed individuals. It notes the hospital’s limited resources and its practice of discharging patients who were not yet fully cared for.
A fragmentary dialogue shows Mr Graweber explaining his pleasure in facing worst outcomes and referencing a dire prophecy involving a port city leader, illustrating a peculiar exchange from the historical page.
County records list estates including William B. Danby and William G. Tewin with appointments of administrators. Delinquent child Dewey Gans and revocation of probation noted in justice court. Marriage licenses issued for Harry Hans, 20, of Hettie Creek, and Pearl Wheeler, of Hattie Creek.
A reminiscence about a mother who disciplined children with soap suds and gargled phrases once they swore, staying stern until late morning and then tending to the household rest of the day. The narrator reflects on the enduring, if dated, approach to child behavior and self-regulation.
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