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Marshall Statesman in Marshall, Michigan

20 Sep 1889

Page 6

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Marshall Statesman

Location

Marshall, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1889

Page

6

Yankee Officer Hidden in Southern Clothes Basket

Lieutenant Arthur Hartwell of the Union Army escapes guerrilla capture near the White River and seeks refuge at a Southern home. There he is sheltered by Elma Starlton behind her clothes-basket concealment, evading pursuit until he reaches Union lines. Years later Hartwell returns to marry Elma, now a widow after war losses.

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Arthur Hartwell White River Arkansas Hartwell Hartwall Nanana Chen van Dorn Jes Hustwell Sahich E. Arthur “Hartwell Winslin Jpy Elma Starlton Tris Edna Starlton Aevaral Ionghiy Rei Telms Ike Carter Staritons Elmy Ike Pete Jarvis Elma Sterlton Starlion Jarvis Eliza Pate Reader Elma Sturlton Tom Jacek Nagle Oman Bornrygu Pay Sweet Sid Crowell Maui Tam Corsix Teal Auton Avalanche
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Pretty Pictures and Handsome Girls at Cushings Island Exhibition

An art exhibition on Cushings Island Portland Maine features sketches by visitors from Chicago and Portland. Works include watercolors oils and charcoal, with many by beginners and some sold. The star subject is Miss Lilla Wittredge of Lynn Mass a seventeen year old beauty admired by artists and locals.

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Chicago Longlodow Ottawa House Portland Park of Rimmer Resort Cushing's Island Weat Edith Sexton Sexton Fort Giorges Lordant Harbor Longfellow Longfellow Square Forest City Maine Cushing Miss Wittredge Belle
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Entertaining Fragments Turn to Oddities and Wedding Tale

A garbled column of humor bits and dialogues, plus a dramatic but odd wedding report. Read as a slice of turn‑of‑the‑century humor with pithy exchanges, a street scene in Chicago, and a Chinese wedding in a zoo‑like hotel setting. Diverse names, places, and sketches hint at a lively miscellany page.

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Chicazo May Sing Confucius Ida Wagner Streator Hip Lung Ilinois Moy Sing South Clark Streect San Francisco New York Chicago Canton Moy
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Walled Lake of Towa a historic wonder in Wright County

A 19th century item describes the Walled Lake in Wright County as a raised water feature with a stone wall up to ten feet high and fifteen feet wide at the base. The lake spans about 2,500 acres with depths to twenty five feet, and a surrounding woodland belt. The article notes storm damage in 1858, unknown builders, and unclear water sources. Also includes a cheeky aside about a coat and a brief doctors note.

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Towa Wright County Dubuque and Pacific Dubuque City Susie Burlington Iowa
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Astronomical Intelligence Ches Boston Edith Aextor Lilla Siang ABIER Towa's Walled Lake Joe Water
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