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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1893
Page
4
The Detroit News criticizes Democratic tariff lobbying while reports discuss pension suspensions and restorations. It notes a chaotic pension purge, with 27 suspended on Sept 1 and none by Sept 2, plus ongoing removals from the block list.
Fragmentary excerpts show debate on pauper prevention for children of poor parents, urging self reliance and end of hereditary pauperism. Included are votes on Pearson Bill and various pension measures for widows, disabled soldiers, and prisoners. Also promotes Dr King’s New Discovery and Electric Bitters with testimonials and local drugstores.
An old medical claim touts a new painless cure for Pilag claiming instant relief and permanent cure without surgery. It emphasizes low cost and safety, urging readers to obtain the remedy from any druggist.
A Western town split over public improvements, choosing a fire alarm telegraph. Rufus Glidby the blacksmith used his loud voice to signal districts. When a large fire burned half the town, Glidby was absent, undermining the plan and ending opposition to the telegraph.
Juneau Alaska stands as the state’s mining hub where Yukoners gather in winter to share earnings around tables and dance halls. The Gastineau Channel and Douglas Island cradle the richest Alaska gold mine with 240 stamps processing 600 to 700 tons daily. In 1901 the Treadwell Paris mine yielded 707,017 in bullion though most mills nearby sit idle much of the year. Nearby Shee Creek Silver Bow Basin and Yukon areas hold abundant but sometimes storm-washed deposits, making profitability uneven and challenging.
A camel in Africa once feigned injury to lure a sleeping driver’s clothes and a figure, then attacked them in moonlight and died from shame upon the driver’s cry. A Philadelphia veteran unveils a folding bullet proof shield for rifles, promising reduced casualties in skirmishes and easy carrier when folded. First in Virginia and she’s a Negresa notes Mrs. Sarah G. Jones, a Black woman who practiced in local schools.
An 1893 notice promotes cheap return excursions to Citronelle Alabama via the Mobile & Ohio railroad with stopovers and multiple dates. It advertises land sales in Mississippi and Alabama and lists contact details for agents. Also includes assorted advertisements for cures and remedies, sewing machines, and medical tonics with testimonials and agent names.
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