Statesman celebrates 44 years of faithful service and growth
The Statesman reflects on forty four years of publication, praising its role in chronicling events, supporting the Union, and advancing Michigan’s development. It recalls abolition, the Civil War, and the nation’s transformation, noting loyal readers and partners who sustained the paper through decades.
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Republican Party
Statesmaan
Riehr
Farwell
Michigan
Rand
Ita
Editorial notes on party shifts and misrule in 19th century politics
Editorial notes recount big changes in Alabama politics with Republican gains and Democratic majorities, critique party tactics, praise for economic trends in New Orleans grain and shipping, and satirical jabs at party figures and conventions. It questions party allegiance and laments perceived frauds while noting shifts in debt and finance since the Civil War.
Boundaries of farmland along highways and public use
A historical explanation states that a farm bounding a road typically owns the soil to its center, may harvest road materials for road repairs, and must respect public travel rights. It notes limits on feeding animals, cutting trees, or placing objects on the road, with liability for trespass and duties if the road becomes impassable.
Fragmented Argus critique of tax bill and party politics
The Argus damns intense ignorance and wilful misrepresentation as Congress debates a 40 million tax cut for business sugar and steel rails. It assigns blame to Democrats for blocking passage, notes Republican sponsors and amendments, and recalls vote tallies and dates while praising a new dining hall project as a gleaming modern station hotel creation.
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Congress
Morrill
Sherman, Hawley and Window
Sherman
Argus
Garland
Etiam Tub
Pint & Pere Marquette Railway Company
Inaw Iiss
Aaa
Michigan Fruit Prospects From Secretary Garfield Report
Secretary Garfield reports Michigan fruit prospects as of August 14. Apples show poor yields with most counties under three fourths of average. pears look brighter with about seventy five percent of a fall yield. Peaches vary by locality with some failures, craned yields on high ground and interior. Crape is the most prolific, while plums may reach average with curculio control. frost, mildew, and rain affect several fruits. Baldwin and Golden Russet remain best apples, Northern Spy scarce, and canning substitutes urged.
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Michigan
Ranort
Garfield
Ingham
Bay
Muskegon
Manistee
Genesee
Alleraw
Macomb
Laveer
Cass
Western Cent
Barry
Ottawa
Washtenaw County
Lake Shore
Allegan
Kent
van Buren
Kalamazoo
Health in Michigan Health Board Disease Bulletin 1882
The Sept. 7 1882 report to the State Board of Health from Lansing lists weekly disease data from 41 observers across Michigan. It ranks diarrhea, consumption, pneumonia, diphtheria, scarlet fever, measles, and other illnesses by prevalence, notes increases in rheumatism and malarial fever while dysentery declines, and mentions a suspected cholera-like illness in Adams Township, Hillsdale County. Observers also report weather factors and additional diseases in minor cases.
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Sulletin
State Board of Health
Lansing
Dita
Sis Ae
Seer
Garin Poe
Eve
Io Sewa
Jonia County
Health Remedy Claim From Brown's Bitters Cited
Fragmentary OCR shows a claimant saying years of weakness led toward consumption but Brown's Bitters restored health of mind and body. The excerpt urges others to try the remedy for similar restoration.
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Brown
Rotation for Strawberries and Crop Advice
Rotation for Strawberries suggests growing one or two crops of potatoes on clay land used for strawberry beds in the prior three years. Potatoes are touted as a good rota tion partner and help mellow soil after trampling. The piece also advertises discount medicines and household products from Detroit and other vendors, noting guarantees and prices, with scattered product mentions including Magnetic Medicine Co and Parker's Halt Balsam.
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United States
Good Templars
Knights of Pythias
Royal Arcaniums
Salvation Armies
Masonia
Watkins
Chicago
Silas Wisewhipper
Peter Guzzler
Gutterdam
Magnetic Medicine Co
Detroit
Marshall , F. G
Reaman & Co. Seporm
Nine Physicians Quidone and Cure Claims
A scan of old remedies lists Dr King's New Discovery for consumption curing a supposed incurable case in Chicago. Advertisements tout Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy, Backlen's Arctic Salve, and German Hop Bitters with testimonials. Gouraud's Olympia Cream and Purwan's Corn Extractor promise youth, beauty, and corn relief, while public notices urge subscriptions and headlines on health quackery.
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Helen Pharviz
Auton St
Chicago
Dr. King
Seaman’s Drug Store
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Cannons County
Mien
Seth Lewis
Pecuisiep
Iwilt KR. Lewis
Exqavror
Marshall, Ll, Mich
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Sueiteptnt of Public Instruction
Varnum B. Cochran
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Exton
Charles Austin
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Monfort D. Weeks
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Datroit
Post and Tribune
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J. Jl. Northrup
Lanningburg
N. Y
Troy
Davi Kennedy
Rondout
Shiloh
A. D. Schuyler
F. G. Beaman & Co
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Statesman
Venner
Vennes
F.G. Besman “&Co
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A. D. Schuster
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New York
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