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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1883
Page
8
Rice Creek ripples report dry conditions and early seeding at local schools while ministers and farmers prepare for conferences. Frost damages clover seed, sorghum prospects dim, and a large funeral procession in Marshall marks the week amid a patchwork of farm updates, school openings, and small-town events.
Three frosts have occurred locally. District No. 6 schoolhouse gains a fresh paint coat. Miss Lelia Cole serves as organist at East Newton Sabbath school in Miss Jennie Francigoo fey’s absence. Henry Coate finished the preaching term at East Newton Congregational church. Louise and Jennie Frauisco visit Ann Arbor for eye treatment. Jennie’s ulcers noted. A portion of Burlington School joined district No. 11 and held a graveyard picnic near Randall’s grave. well attended and enjoyable. A bridge over the Salanssy00 river reportedly bears strain from heavy wheat loads. Marshall township foresees a future bridge need. Bherwood school project progress noted.
A collage of quirky notes and curios from the era. Dr Oliver Wendell Holmes carries a horse chestnut for rheumatism protection. Hotel waitresses are Oswego Normal School graduates. French women live longer than men by thirteen years. Tax shifts on Rock and Rye prompt slangy name changes. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps pursues a new story in West Gloucester. Various bits cover banking profits, Bell as inventor, Virginia professors, a secluded Mile de la Ramee, and a pine tree church near Waynesville. A Cape May girl jokes with a bathing suit incident. A Boston detective mistaken for a crook in transit. General Crook’s views on obedience. A large geometrical spider web in Franconia Valley. Gas prices in English and Irish cities. Nevada miner Angela Cordelia claims world strength, lifting 200 pounds with a finger. A Brooklyn jury baffled by French language. Leavenworth notice on a court decision. American labor provisions and insurance costs. A rural fashion tale ends with a humorous dress fiasco from Huston Post.
In Concord on September 6 at the home of the bride’s parents Mr and Mrs W W Bentley, Edward Watkins and Carrie Hi Bentley united in marriage. Professor Samuel Dickey of Albion officiated at the ceremony as guests noted the ceremony and the union of the couple.
A partial OCR fragment lists several individuals such as Mich, F Orsee, Kenyor BeDoveat, David Milter, Bisa Nore Philips, Mrs Sarah Reynolds, Milda Anders, Mrs Orab, Lew Smith, Mred W Exalae, and Powel Salteray with unclear roles or context in a ceat-ofige at M8 in Mich
A fragmented historical market summary reports on grain corn oats rye and wheat futures and spot prices across Chicago New York Milwaukee and Baltimore. It notes varying prices, falling or rising trends, and mentions of dairy creamery products alongside textile and wool market signals.
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