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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1897
Page
6
Jenny Wren recounts a young woman in a small town who marries Vance Wilmour, endures confinement and social pressure, survives his death in a hunting accident, and later reconciles with Edward Fearing. As Edward returns alive, she faces a moral struggle, choosing fidelity and care as her husband heals, guiding their shared future with faith and sacrifice.
A fragmentary posthumous note quotes a deathbed passage from N Leder. It laments illness, proclaims the verdict of death, and curses the battlefield's hollow glory. The speaker recalls a bright joyous girl and endures with courage as the end nears.
A Paris novelty dubbed an alibi office promises to post letters from cities around the world to supporters who stay home. Claimants imagine a grand tour while remaining incognito, though the enterprise is said to be discreet with no visible sign of its existence.
Residents of Somerville report ivy like rashes and swelling blamed on the brown tail moth. The gypsy moth committee notes contact with the moth is poisonous, with pupae found near Bomervilla and control efforts removing about 100,000 moths daily as the outbreak shifts to the Saugus woods.
In Washington gossip Henry N. Stoddard recalls a New England man among foreign mission applicants who dressed extravagantly, likened to a fashion plate. A wag stories linking a Lincoln appointee as consul to a South American country, with a joke about bugs and travel discomfort during the White House encounter.
The long serving postmaster of Wick and Bitton, Hannah Brewer, retires at 72 after 60 years delivering mail across 11 miles daily in all weather. Her father was village postmaster. she never faced robbery or crime, and since 1692 she lived in Bath or Bristol. She leaves a modest pension and a life of hardship.
Electric Bitters proclaims relief for languor fatigue and liver sluggishness with tonic properties. It claims to counteract malarial poison, relieve headaches indigestion and constipation, and avert fever. Available at A O Hyde's drug store for 500 and 13 per bottle.
An advertisement touts a laxative remedy promising a cure in one day for colic with a money back guarantee. Priced at 25 cents, the offer notes refunds through February 25.
An advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best salve for cuts bruises sores rashes and various eruptions with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. Priced at 25 cents per box. Sold by Hyde.
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