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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1911
Page
8
Six months of observation show the dog Don speaking words with apparent intention. Tests report his pronunciation matches human speech, aside from minor laryngeal differences, and he communicates with strangers as freely as with his owner Feesenburg.
A celebration marking the Cumberland Maryland to Mississippi River work on the National Road was held in Indianapolis. Organizers discuss a permanent society to chronicle the road's history and extend the project into a national scenic tran sit line from ocean to ocean with monuments and towers along the route.
The piece praises The Chicago Record Herald for its complete domestic and foreign news service. It highlights its correspondents in every town and city in the United States and its foreign bureau network through the New York Herald World and other major outlets.
Decree entered March 1911 in Clark County Illinois states a sale of real estate in Westfield Collins Addition Village of Westfield. Arthur Poorman Master in Chancery will conduct a public vendue on May 4 1911 at 2 pm at the courthouse east door Marshall Illinois. Property details and cash terms described.
In a local reflection Abe Martin notes home as the best lodge despite life’s rough edges. The doctor reports Sam Whitehill died from complications of illness and Pinky Kerr says he did not know he drank.
Public notice announces a master in chancery sale in Clark County Illinois to settle a partition decree. Judge Arthur Poorman will sell on April 28 1911 at Marshall for the southwest quarter of section 16 township 11 north range 12 west containing about 40 acres subject to Jesse B Norton Sr dower one ninth undivided. Terms: half cash on sale day, balance in equal installments.
A Michigan lawyer devises a method to challenge wills by recording a client’s wishes on phonograph, then destroying the record to show intent. The stunt raises questions about validity and the limits of three party influence in estate disputes.
A scarce, fragmented note describes the saloon trade relying on treating habit to boost profits as a widespread vice among men. The text is brief and reads like a tilt toward moral commentary without concrete names or places.
Master in Chancery of Clark County directs public sale of the southeast quarter of section 35 in township 11 north range 12 west Clark County Illinois. Sale set for April 29 1911 at 2 PM at the east courthouse door Marshall Illinois. One half cash balance in six and twelve months with 6 percent interest. Purchaser may pay all cash.
In Clark County Illinois the Master In Chancery will sell at public vendue on May 13 1911 at the Marshall courthouse east door the real estate lot four in Martinsville village subdivision west half description. The property stems from Martinsville Loan & Building Association versus John A Willison et al with the decree dated March 25 1911.
Incomplete OCR shows a dated 17th day of July 1911 at Marshall. Names Poorman, Gasaway, and Clask bot H appear, with references to a case or complaint. Details are garbled and obscured for specifics of the action and parties involved.
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