County Specials and Local Events of the Week
Newton Smith visits home. Mrs. J. P. Bickford dies after feeble health. School district No. 1 closed for scarlet fever. Social at E. F. Hamilton’s for his birthday. Mrs. Chilecto and Mrs. Shafer visiting local homes. Womans Home Missionary address by Mrs. Gardner. Lorilla Holt’s throat tumor removed. Mrs. Laker ill. Farmers fear losing homes to unknown disease. C E Mast Eckford to meet with missionary program. Ford Patterson sick with scarlet fever. Lena Lusk’s school closed for scarlet fever. Merrill Zimmerman and Frank Reid to Albion. De Witt’s Colic and Cholera Cure praised for summer complaints.
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Detroit
Ie. FE
Hamilton
Frank Chilecto
Montgomery
Orville Shafer
Lansing
Ei. F. Hionilton
D “Elock P.m
Lorilla Holt
Albion
George Laker
C. E. of
Mast Eckford
Olla McPherson
Ford Patterson
Ladies' Home Missionary Society
Lena Lusk
Merrill Zimmerman
Frank Reid
Special Sales Saturdays at Waliington Manager Market
A local notice promotes special sales Saturdays offering Mason Fruit ways, home made bacon, corn beef and related provisions at Waliington Market, Marshall's reading table supply house. The Semi-Weekly Free Press and The Statesman advertise the event, running June 26 with a fifty cent rate for four months.
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Waliington Manger
Marshall's Reading Table
Free Press
the Statesman
Reverend Bock aven Called by Congregational Church
Sept 17 congregational church extends a call to Rev Mr Bock aven of Tomkinsville to become pastor. Uncertain if he will accept. Other items note visits, marriages, threshing shows, travel plans, a divorce in Eaton county court, and local health ads.
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A. A. Luce
LeRoy
Congregational Church
Bliss
Augusta
Starr
Bushel Baskets and Local Notices from Wasuina Ton Manger
Bushel Baskets First quality 150 or 2 for at Wasuina Ton Manger Marshall's leading table supply house. Sept. 26. D. Stephen Smith and family of Fredonia visited relatives. Lagrippe again at work. Mrs. J. R. Withee and Margaret Smith affected. Missionary meeting at Rev. J. Webster's in Marengo reported about fifty present. Roy Wish at school in Marshall. George Chapin ill but out again. Murengo entries anticipated at county fair. Miss Minna Welles returns to Detroit to teach. Descriptive health ad from DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Attention farmers dry wet wheat at malt house Faasx Blinkehoof Sept. 17. Henry Henderson and John Henderson of Convis visited Newton relatives. Calhoun Pomona Grange met Newton Grange hall. good attendance and fine time. Born to Floyd Talmadge Sept. 9 a 12 pound boy. A. P. Talmage slowly improving though recovery uncertain.
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Marengo
A, Byers
Sherman M. Boughton
Nettie M. Smith
Bruce
Rena Emery
Moline
Dongliss
G. Soule
Wasuina Ton Manger
Marshall
Jove
D. Stephen Smith
Fredonia
Lagrippe
J. R. Withee
Margaret Smith
Murengo
Minna Welles
Detroit
Henry Henderson
John Henderson
Convis
Newton
Calhoun County
Pomona Grange
Newton Grange
Floyd Talmadge
A. P. Talmage
County fair crowds to attend next week
Report notes that everyone plans to attend the county fair next week while corn harvest is abundant though labor is scarce. The piece mentions “One Minute Cough Cure” as a quick relief for sufferers, touted as a safe, harmless remedy for children.
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A. O, Hyde
Community notices and events from Eredonia and Crnresco
Local reports note W C T A programs with Mrs Arquanu and transfer of Mrs Dana Cook to Fort Wayne medical school. Rev A A Luce will lead services in Crnresco. Alfred Milnes spoke on tariff and silver issues, with turnout affected by harvest. Hudson Fair excursion details advertised by Cincinnati Jackson Mackinaw.
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Alinon
W.C.T. A
Arquanu
Dana Cook
Fort Wayne
Lod
Hudson Fair
M. Py
Hudson, Mich
Cincinnati, Jackson & Mackinaw
TC. M. Scurpien
Geu'l Pass
Deaths mark quiet lives in Girard and Marshall
Obituary notices report the passing of J Elwyn Davis of Girard on September 12 after a brief illness and Margaret Kelleher of Marshall who died September 22. Davis, born January 23, 1855 in Marshall, leaves Cynthia Dean and three children. mourners include Tokonsha Presbyterian and A O U W members. Kelleher, born February 20, 1831 in London, married Bartholomew Kelleher in Marshall in 1849, survived by seven children and many neighbors. funeral at St Marys Church attended by a large crowd.
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J. Elwyn Davis
Girard
Marshall
Charles F
Elvira A. Davis
Cynthia Dean
Tekonsha
Presbyterian Church
Tokonsha
Flo
I. R. Randall
Lava Company
Margaret Kelleher
Hanover and
Grand Streets
London
Eng
Jackson
Mich
Bartholomew Kelleher
St. Mary's Church
Timothy
Battle Creek
Thomas
Dennis
Charles
Cadillac
Bart
E. Cronin
Mary
Elizabeth
Ten Work Teams Wanted at Peek's Barn in Marshall
Laborers are sought for plow and scraper work on grading additions to Oakridge cemetery in Marshall. Teams priced at £2.50 for ten hours, plus capable able-bodied men. Work begins Sept 22 with pickup at Peek's barn Monday afternoon Sept 21.
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Peek's Barn
Marshall
Oakridge
T R. E. Buseys
Testimony on Dr King’s New Discovery endures as cure
Denials from broker Chas B Hood and other witnesses hail Dr King’s New Discovery as an unparalleled cough remedy. J D Brown of Ft Wayne testifies he was cured after two years of coughing, while A F Merrill praises it as reliable. Mrs Hemming keeps it for immediate relief of croup. Free trials at W T Drake’s drug store. Other notes include a century‑old travel vignette about Parisii life and climate in Lutetia.
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Chas. B. Hood
Columbus
Paris
Lutetia
Julian
Antiquity of Soap Not a Modern Invention
A broad, period style note traces soap history from biblical references through ancient Gaulish production, Pompeii finds, and Pliny the Elder to 700 750 AD soap factories in Europe. It includes a quirky anecdote about Dr. Abernethy and a comical exchange with a patient in Edinburgh.
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Malachi
Pompeii
Pliny the Older
Italy
Spain
France
Marseilles
A Lawyer's Retort in Court Cross Examination
Judge Campbell recounts a cross examination featuring a temperamental woman labeled an all- Zouian person. Her husband sits passively as the opposing lawyer presses a question. She snaps that the lawyer cannot trap her, and he replies he has no desire to catch her while noting her husband appears sorry.
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Campbell
Beds Scarce In Russia Amidst Cold Living Standards
Fragmentary notes describe widespread bedding shortages in Russia. Peasants sleep atop ovens while middle class and servants use sheepskins near stoves. Soldiers endure wooden cots with no beds and students have only recently been allowed beds.
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Ruasis
Russia
Honest Sweden and city manners noted in travel tale
An anecdotal piece praises Swedish honesty in theater seating and baggage handling. It notes punctual ticketing, fair seating options, and unclaimed parcels kept for rightful owners. The piece also mentions a canal journey and a household habit of tracking meals and drinks. A wartime era medical product, De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve, is advertised for common injuries.
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Sweden
Stockholm
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Byracuag
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A. O. Hyde
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Saunders and Son
W. O. Culver
Lute Moffitt
Titus
Grayling
O. P. Smith
Vermontville
Sneigeler Brothers
Jake Mingle
W. C. Culver
Howard Culver
Eaton County
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Olivet College
Wm. Graham
Chicago
John Graham
James Stiles
D. Vollick
Toledo
Frank Moulton
Arthur Niblack
Grand Rapids
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Hattle Creek
DeWitt
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Attention
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Ayers
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Ayeca
Washington
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Crnresco
Alfred Milnes
Pops
United States Supreme Court
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United States
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Scott
All Doves
Geo. W. Johnson
Geo. W. Trot
Frank M. Foote
Schumaker
Benjamin Rippleman
Charles Rippleman
Thos. Bell
Currie O'Dell
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Ernest West
Eli Demott
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Lyon Lynn
Jack McKay
Ben Chambers
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Otis Lee
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Eble
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Castor
Abernethy
Sooteh Borgeod
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Edinburgh
New York Mail and Express
ER. H. Cone
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Peninsula Fire Insurance Co
Hatch Building
State Rl
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T. L. Gronin
State Street
Abbott, Opticlan
Sye
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Chicago Opthalmic College
Octiélyr
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Teach
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