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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1897
Page
7
The readable fragments describe a celebratory moment for a person or event, with references to congratulations and a “marvelous success” and a mix of garbled phrases. Several lines mention parties, voting, medical or health terms, and product or tech mentions, but the overall meaning is obscured.
A letter from Macon, Maine, recounts a family's battle with scrofula and a child named Charlie Mabry. After failing with multiple treatments, Swift's Specific is credited with clearing sores, healing the skin, and restoring health. The endorsement cites a local druggist A T. Morgan and notes the remedy as a vegetable blood purifier.
A Cadillac Michigan minister Rev W J Lanfman of the Methorus Episcopal church conducts a stark temperance sermon by killing cats and insects with nicotine and alcohol to illustrate harms. He claims his method draws crowds while proving tobacco and drink are deadly. The preacher cites dramatic examples and notes his many conversions over nine years.
A bizarre tale from Belleville recounts a frog dinner gone awry when Mr Oldenkamp, preparing the meal with a pocketknife, discovers a live sparrow inside the largest frog's stomach. The bird escapes unhurt, leaving the narrator certain the stomach contained only a sparrow.
A vivid description of a dark lake near a volcano in southern California, called a lake of ink by naturalists, with ash-covered surface and dangerous surroundings. The text claims the black fluid is a dyelike substance nonpoisonous and mentions various promotional medical and patent medicine claims interwoven with the fragmentary travelogue.
Local notices record train departures from Marshall to Detroit Toledo and Milwaukee with schedules, and probate court orders in Calhoun County Michigan. The documents list train numbers and times and detail hearings for estates including Horace J. Smith and Vernon Mather with hearings set for October and September at the Marshall probate office.
J Clement Smith issues crude call summoning Calhoun, Eaton, and Barry counties to joint circuit term in watercourt for 1889. Calendar lists months with dates and the First Monday as key session day. Judge Smith, Circuit Judge, oversees proceedings.
Train departures listed with No 3 Mail and Express at 12 49 pm No 15 Special at 9 00 am No 22 Fast Express at 6 18 pm No 18 Kalamanon Express at 1 41 pm No 7 Night Express at 6 00 pm daily No 6 Mail and Express and No 10 Special No 1 Fast Express No 8 Night Express on signal only Stop to let passengers off only One train runs on standard time which is 0 minutes slower than local time O W Rugh BS Gen Pass Ticket Agent Chicago CF Otfrord Marshal"
Mortgage foreclosure by Granite State Provident Association receiver on Calhoun County property in Marshall with a nine November auction. Includes details of the receiver, mortgage terms, and parcel description. Also lists multiple probate orders for estates in Calhoun County with court hearings set for October and notices to heirs.
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