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Newspaper
Marion Evening Post
Location
Marion, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1930
Page
2
Readable fragments show a short note with misread names and figures. The text mentions a location and a value but lacks clear context or complete details. No identifiable people, organizations, or events emerge from the legible portions.
The Post announces Judge R. R. Fowler as a Republican primary candidate for Williamson County Judge. It also names Grant Cruse as a Republican primary candidate for Williamson County Sheriff, both on April 8, 1930.
Congress continues debate on a tariff bill and related budget bills including state justice ecommerce and labor department appropriations. The Senate holds radio hearings and the Jobby investigation proceeds while the House ponders a Wurzbach McCloskey contest and a proposal to move the prohibition bureau from treasury to justice.
Jan 29 reports from multiple towns. Athig merchants unite to protect home owned business through protective education. Thompsonville mourns Jack Adams 76, pioneer farmer. Robbery trials in Acton involve Walter Nolan and companions. St Louis reports a 71 year old beaten and robbed of eight dollars. Evanston enforces a sprinkler ordinance with fines. Diton East dies at 43 after a mining incident in West Frankfort.
United Press reports in Washington on January 29 describe clashes over prohibition. Debates center on a total abstinence pledge bill by Rep Stone, the 275 percent beer proposal by the Dyer bill, and enforcement shifts between treasury and justice. Senator Borah seeks a confidential informant, while a new bill by Sen Howell makes every policeman a prohibition agent with a $2000 liquor-evidence fund.
United Press reports a survey shows poison liquor has killed at least twenty people in a county over six years in Joliet Illinois. Officials fear more deaths from liquor poisoning and alcohol-related illnesses.
Charles F. Kestner, president of the Federated Undertakers of America, stated yesterday that funeral costs are trending downward. The remark came amid broader discussions on pricing and services in the funeral industry.
The court set strict conditions for Mosley a 25 year old Black laborer from Usecola Arkansas facing burglary and larceny charges. He feared being moved to a cellmate with a similar name and awaited a short sentence. The judge approved a ninety day workhouse term for the young man.
Lord Brougham asserts the schoolmaster's importance even when soldiers are abroad. He emphasizes that a teacher armed with a primer can stand against military might, a view echoed in his 1828 speech and reflecting on educational value over force.
A vast depth subterranean lake was discovered in the heart of Ingleborough, one of the Pennine peaks. It lies 600 feet below the surface and spans about 300 yards in length. Depth remains unfathomed as murml lines fail to reach bottom after drops.
A session of congress before a presidential election is called a presidential congress. All House members and one third of the Senate are to be elected when new residents take office.
A quatrain attributed to Phaedrus circa 4 I. presents Jupiter as binding two wallets with voices and others’ voices. One wallet holds our own voice behind us, the other holds those of others, hung before us as a moral image.
The Washington Star quotes TH Ho the sage of Chinatown saying prayer is not worship but hope that a joss may hold mysterious political influence. He frames prayer as a pursuit of unseen sway rather than reverence.
Ancient pledge sub rosa translates to under the rose signaling secrecy at entertainments. The rose symbolized that nothing spoken there could be divulged.
A compact philosophical quote from James Allen on how current thoughts shape tomorrow and future outcomes.
A reflective remark on faults and culture. The speaker notes that better to wink than stare and calls for music to emerge from the soul while acknowledging religion touching the keys. The line blends cultural critique with spiritual imagery.
On the island of Ischia near Naples peasants employ many steam vents to warm tomato plants and speed sprouting. The natural hothouse method relies on geothermal heat to accelerate growth.
The saying contrasts manners with character, noting that good breeding elevates rhetoric and social conduct while lack of it breeds pedantry cynicism brutality and quarrelsome behavior reflecting a Victorian era moral perspective.
A garbled local broadcast quotes Uncle Eben asserting a race outcome where a winner takes credit for smarts, while referencing a perceived interlock tool and a rival named Waschinetom Stor in a puzzling, nonstandard dialect.
A Detroit News quotation notes that a man’s temper makes a home dim as he tells a joke. Usually a wife calls him a joke, but the effect on the home’s mood is milder than expected.
Pathfinder Magazine states Alexander Dumas the elder was possibly the most prolific writer ever, claiming he told Napoleon he had written about 1 200 volumes. A so called complete set lists 277 volumes.
A short note from Exchange emphasizes the need for proper home ventilation. It warns against sleeping in a closed room as it lowers mood and health and dispels the old idea that night air is poisonous as bunk.
The article explains that historically deserters were branded with the letter D on the left side two inches below the armpit. It notes the mark was made with gunpowder or similar substances to leave a lasting scar. The text states this practice has been abolished.
A younger generation member declined an invitation to attend a horse show saying he had already seen a horse. The report notes the remark and attributes it to Blondon as the source.
A compact note quotes Thomas Hughes on how envy and covetousness take root in a man and persist until a change in his wife alters his course. The aphorism underscores moral warnings about desire and domestic misfortune.
A short, archaic reflection on courage praising moral bravery over mere bodily valor and facing ridicule for a good cause, attributed to Chatfield.
Fragmentary text references Confucius and ambiguous phrases about slime and stagnation. Mentions places described as marshy and a vague U S context with figures and prices. Coherence and details are insufficient for a clear news item.
The text notes that American money is the sole legal tender in Alaska Hawaii Porto Rico Canal Zone American Samoa Guam Wake and Midway islands. It mentions the hippine islands using pesa and that on the Virsin islands Danish currency remains legal tender until 1934.
Splendid gift to the city of Richmond follows Major James H. Dooley and his wife. The Dooley house becomes a museum upon the death of Mrs Dooley with fine gardens rugs furrice and art gems noted as among the Souths best.
A fragmentary note discusses nature's balance and the idea that importing pests like dandelions could be beneficial. The text references a San Francisco Chronicle style line and hints at a casual opinion on ecology. The overall sense remains uncertain due to incomplete text.
A distorted text fragment lists scattered words and phrases about values, people, and actions, yielding no coherent event. It reads like a ciphered or corrupted manuscript segment with mixed terms such as salary, herbs, love, and envelope references.
Fragmentary text suggests a discussion linking golf, earth, and ancient Greek concepts of strength. It mentions memory, a New Strength gained with each bite of the earth, and references to a galfer g Janguase and a Chronicle in San Francisco.
Fragmentary OCR text presents fragmented phrases and scattered names. The readable bits reference Hope and Youth, children, and a game mother. Shelley appears as a misread element. Overall content is unclear and noncohesive.
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