Marysville Notes Review Wet Winter Roads and Local Happenings
Marysville community items recount a wet winter with near flood levels affecting roads, local road cost shares, and petitions. The column mentions visits from Oliver Wilson and Willis Aukland, a Junior contest trip to Washington, school trip funding, family visits from Streator and Florida, Grange activities in Watkins, and church Ladies’ Aid plans for an Easter bazaar. Wheat sowing, apple harvests, and general seasonal chores are noted.
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Marysville
Ohio
Burt
Columbus
Oliver Wilson
Willis Aukland
Willis
Joseph
Washington
John Newman
Streator
Florida
C E Smith
Watkins
Logical objection quoted at New York advertising dinner
At a Ritz Carlton dinner in New York F Irving Fletcher said there is only one logical objection to advertising. He cited Joe Doolittle of the Cinnaminson general store and the Scimitar editor asked Joe why he does not advertise.
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F. Irving Fletcher
Ritz Carlton
New York
Joe Doollt
Cinnaminson General Store
Joe
Cinnamougon Scimitar
Supervisor's Financial Statement for Roberts Town 1916
Town of Roberts Marshall county extends the 1916 financial overview dated March 28. It lists balances from predecessor H F Stoner and 1914 1915 tax receipts plus payments to commissioners clerks printers auditors and various officials totaling 614 23 dollars with 769 54 dollars received and a remaining balance of 155 81 dollars. It notes tax levy figures and commissions and concludes with a March 28 1916 certification by Olney M Hurl supervisor. A second notice warns all vehicle operators pedestrians and digested readers that sidewalk driving is forbidden and rubbish must be hauled to the dike, urging citizen cleanup with authority from Henry city street and wall committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts
Marshall
Thnais
H F Stoner
Varna
Olney M. Hurl
Wall
Women’s Club Hosts Pleasant Meeting With Talks And Music
The Woman’s Club met at Mrs Fred Mercian’s home with Miss Gertrude Bickerman as hostess and chair of Education. President-elect Mrs H W Adams presided. talks covered amusement for youth and the need for recreation at home. Miss Edith Merdian offered piano solos, and roll call named favorite amusements before an informal social.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Mercian
Gerthrude Bickerman
Department Education
H W Adams
Mary Paskell
Dave
Gertrude Bitkerman
May Young
Edith Merdian
Mercian
Miss Biekerman
Bella Evans Press
Belgian Flag Day War Relief Appeal
A Henry city notice urges support for Belgians through flag sales to fund a day of food for 7 cents per flag. Mayor Alex Doelzer appeals for liberal response with flags sold April 8 in the business district and churches, citing King Albert's birthday and the 3 million Belgian destitute.
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Commission For Relief of the
America
Belgium
Albert
Alex Doeizer
Henry
Alex Doelzer
School Notes on Senior Class Experiments and Algebra Progress
The senior class reports successful hand dynamo experiments generating power for motors shockers and lights. Algebra I has completed factoring and taken a Thorndyke test. Domestic Science electric equipment installed but not yet in use. notes mention Miss Worley and Miss Pon.
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Worley
Pon
School Activities Across Grades Spark Student Projects
Freshmen and sophomores baked sponge cake while juniors and seniors made layer cake with orange filling. Eighth graders finished mottos Self-Respect Self-Reliance Self-Control and Efficiency and are now making labourers. They take up water coloring. Fifth graders flowered after recess and earned twenty perfect attendance certifi cates. fourth grade four. The fifth grade studies its Third reader. Miss Cornelia Wyckoff substituted for Miss Hillabr. Mesdames Glenn and Forrest visited the second area. Four members of in public speaking de bate rs from the University Illinois to give a debate. Opera House May 4. An April fog shows arranged by teachers amid many friends. Otto Hunter. A parcel notice leads to a tinware gift. sender signed for a registered parcel and received a box of pans spoons and more.
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Zer
Cornelia Wyckoff
Hillabr
Glenn
Forrest
University Illinois
Opera House
Otto Hunter
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J L Jones, T J Segraves
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