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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1921
Page
2
An OCR fragment discusses gender and body perception, noting that men may be fat while a woman is seen as merely plump. It contrasts busy men worrying about others’ wrongs with the idea that the wisest person may pretend to be fooled.
Miss Mary Jane Weir reports an Illinois stadium proposal to honor Sails Memorial with a vast athletic arena larger than Rome’s coliseum and Chicago’s project. The $2,000,000 cost divides $1.3M for stadium and $700K for memorial features, funded entirely by the athletic association. Land will be broken at drive start, with football to begin next fall and Olympic events possible, as coaches and faculty advocates emphasize health, pride, and citizenship.
A Washington Star excerpt shows Farmer Corntessel defending life on the farm as Josh finds contentment the old place offers. The boy’s stories of city cabarets and motion pictures disturb his mother and the farmer, who note the pull of home.
Services are held in the Pythian Temple with Sunday worship at 11 00 and Wednesday evening service at 8 00. A Sunday school for persons under twenty meets at 10 00. The public is cordially invited to attend these services.
Evangelical J B McCoy Pastor returns to Marshall for another year with services listed. Sunday school at 9 30 preaching at Grand Turk y 10 30 and at Big Creek 7 30 PM. Everyone welcome.
Charles A. Curtiss, minister, invites to services at Grace Chapel including prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30 and preaching Sunday morning. Rev Nelson speaks Thursday at 7 30 about missions. Sunday school 9 30, Christian Endeavor 6 24 5, preaching 7 45 on The Present Status of the Gospel.
Sunday school at 9 30 with 347 attending last Sunday despite bad weather. Morning worship at 10 45 with sermon Whose Image is This. Epworth League 6 30, evening service 7 30 with Are We Responsible for Our Mistakes. Church training night leads to Automobile Blow-out Wednesday. Supper 7 00 and Stunts 8 00. Washington DC trip invitation for Wednesday.
Pastor J Mundorf invites all to Sunday school at 9 30 a m. Preaching at 10 30 a m and again at 7 30 p m. All are welcome to attend these services and participate in worship.
Minister Christian B L Allen invites readers to Bible school at 9 30 a m next Lord s day with a 10 30 a m sermon on The Kingdom of God The Lord s Supper will be observed at noon The Christian Restoration Society meets at 6 30 p m followed by a sermon on The Drawing Power of Christ The ongoing gospel meetings begin April 26 led by the minister with singing by Leonard Daugherty of Kentucky acclaimed for his national reputation
A busy hotel guest demands a room change but all rooms are full, provoking a witty exchange. The Minneapolis Journal frames the tale with a mocked author complaint about proofreading and a publisher’s quip about a detective’s ending leaving readers in the dark.
Irma Lavelia Frakes born in Virginia on April 16, 1848 died April 8, 1921 at 72. She married William Riley Cooper in 1873 and later T. M. Cooper in 1912, leaving three children, five grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and multiple relatives. Funeral services were held at the Darwin church and in Martinsville Illinois with burial in Bethany cemetery.
The document frames taxation reform, defense needs, and tariff strategy as essential to meeting domestic problems. It stresses unity beyond partisanship and outlines reorganizing taxes to relieve business while maintaining government expenditures. It also highlights boosting industry and international trade considerations under a national emergency leadership.
A series of property transfers listed, including Ruby Buchanan to Charles Davison for a Marshall lot at 1 dollar, Barbara Sebastian receiving land from William Hodges for 300, and multiple transfers involving Mary Snyder, Halla Miller, Cinderella Montgomery, and others. Transactions cover Marshall and Martinsville parcels with prices ranging from 1 dollar to 3000 dollars, naming buyers such as the Scholfields, Winterrowd, and trustees.
The notice lists multiple marriage licenses including Leo J Wood 27 of Petersburg Indiana to Big Shanks 18 of Martinsville Roy Staley 21 of Orange Township to Cecile Colvin 19 of Orange Township Carl Householder 21 of Terre Haute to Mae L Forsythe 23 of Terre Haute, as recorded in the segment.
A Washington Star snippet notes a powerful sermon by the new minister denouncing gambling. Town talk centers on a joke about taking a kitty from poker games to raise the minister’s salary.
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