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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1916
Page
4
The text urges housekeepers to choose baking powder carefully and asks if they want Royal made from cream of tartar or an alum or phosphate based product. It notes Royal contains no alum or phosphate and suggests checking ingredient labels to verify genuine cream of tartar powder.
Movements around Melrose include Harry Dudley and others in West Union Martinsville and Terre Haute. Residents attend school elections and marriages occur as Leroy Drummond and Ethel Meeker wed. A cemetery fund drive seeks support, while farming weather and animal losses shape the week.
An itemized snippet mentions Cole & Cole insurance in Marshall Illinois offering coverage for farm and city property at low rates. Nearby notes reference Paris visits by residents, a surgical operation, and local chatter about the presidential primary, with scattered garbled lines about weather and farming activities.
A sampling of local items: Harry Husted moved to Evansville Indiana. Mrs J N Husted and children from Pittsboro visit relatives. Auburn cast 21 votes on Tuesday with three Republicans. Rev Mr Wallace of Herrin preached at the Baptist church. Mrs Will Glenn of Greenup spent part of last week with her sister’s family. Martinsville youths damaged four feet of a church foundation claiming spirits told them money was buried there. Commissioner Hensley visited Friday for road work orders.
The column records visiting residents and shoppers, notes lighter turnout on Saturday, and farm activity with oats and plowing. It mentions measles spreading, a quiet school election with James Porter as president, and upcoming township school trustee, city alderman elections with listed wards.
Merle Crowell in American Magazine argues the aeroplane will profit after conflict as a luxury airship evolves into commerce driven winged transport. He sees aircraft outpacing ships and trains, a universal sky road bridging continents and seas, built for safe peaceful use.
The Rev Ezra Campbell claims to be the oldest US or perhaps world minister. He recently observed his 109th birthday in Kentucky after a early life in Wise County Virginia and more than seven decades of preaching across three Baptist churches.
A Toronto jeweler showcases a set of ear rings necklace locket and bracelets cast in iron by a Prussian jeweler over a century ago. The Jewelers' Circular notes their wonderfully fragile look and says preservation rests on exquisite workmanship. Made to replace gold pieces given by women to the government when Prussia fell to Napoleon.
Postage stamps worth 10 15 and 20 kopecks have been issued for use as paper money in Russia since October 1 due to coin shortages. The stamps remain valid for postage and carry a black overprint on the back to denote their new monetary use.
A Washington girl tried a new wrinkle in leap gear by showing a marriage license to a caller. Instead of eloping, the man rejected the plan and had the license canceled.
A Flying Boat reached an altitude of 11 000 feet recently by Lieutenant R. Baufiey U S N in a flying boat a new record for this type The aircraft recording pen ran off the sheet at 0 000 feet so it cannot be officially recorded according to the New York Times
Oxocerite is a natural mineral wax that oozed from coal formation rocks in small quantities. It has been found in Moldavia and Galicia and is described as cheap for candle making.
A Washington physician urges practical healthful homes with sunlit rooms and fresh night air. He warns dark damp houses foster disease and tubercle bacteria. Dust control is essential, with damp cloths as substitute when vacuum cleaners are unavailable. No mosquitos or insects should invade homes.
Farmers are plowing for corn. Miss Elva Morgan is back after pneumonia. Walter Cox and Mrs. Cox visited Joe Marrs in West Liberty. William Walters and Bruce Spires visited Terre Haute. Allen Meloy of Danville spent a week with home folks. Frank Babcock and family from near Grandview visited Timothy Babcock. Mrs. Silas Murphy of Clarksville recovering after hospital operation in Paris. William Harbor called from Terre Haute due to daughter Grace Smith’s pneumonia.
Ina Graham visits Peoria at Mrs. M L Cook’s home. Z E Brant adds to his east Washington street mansion. Isaac Baker dies at his daughter’s home aged about 53. Ed Lee heads to Underwood Minnesota for summer. Mrs Hardy Davis leaves for Anderson Iowa for a sister’s illness. Poll tax abolition proposal fails in April 4 township election. Alice Gooch ill in Salt Lake City. Vandalia depot opens a new brick platform. Louis Mayfield writes from France. Canadian contingent. Voters deem state primary elections unsatisfactory. only 182 of 1500 cast.
The Mattoon city move would place an all female police force if bootlegging is not stamped out. Leaders threaten ousting Mayor Bell and appointing women to run policing, with notices sent to property owners to evict tenants selling liquor.
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