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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1912
Page
8
The store showcases a fresh Easter assortment with a large ice table and prices from a penny to 25 cents. Easter novelties include cards booklets post cards crepe paper and streamers napkins dyes and candy eggs plus baskets and other treats.
Advertises assorted daily goods with prices: home made horseradish 20c pint, 10c jelly glass full, coffee at 25c per pound, Arbuckle coffee 25c per pound, large fat mackerel 10c each, small herring penny each, egg carriers 12 dozen for 25c, toilet paper 25c for 6 rolls, crepe toilet paper three for 25c, rural mail boxes 50c value for 1.00, weekly special full quart jars preserves 15c regular 30c.
A fragmented local narrative touches on boys seeking good homes amid city issues including bootlegging and law enforcement under State's Attorney Connelly. It cites Clark County politics, saloon reductions, and a tense climate as older boys face potential penance for outings while bootleggers face cleanup efforts in Crawford and Terre Haute bound concerns.
The passage notes Taft leaders anxious about the outcome while confident of Taft's Chicago nomination. It discusses evil son and Clark as leading Democratic contenders and warns a dark horse could emerge, with all eyes on a potential Peerless One or Indiana’s shaggy gentleman if both fail.
Miss Maude Boman wed Rev. John R. Peters who officiated after the invited minister could not attend due to high waters. The bride, a public school teacher, began the ceremony with the wedding march at her parents’ Annapolis home, with a few relatives and close friends present.
At a Springfield meeting of the joint committee of the Modern Woodmen of America and Sangamon county E Smith legal adviser was authorized to sue in the May term of Sangamon county court against the head officers to stop the new increased rates from taking effect.
A promotional advertisement promises Easter Opening Day events with free souvenirs and special bargain offers for all ages. The notice invites readers to read the entire advertisement to learn the leading features awaiting them.
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