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Newspaper

Marshall Herald

Location

Marshall, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1916

Page

4

Peach bloom and crop notes from Clarksville area

Agricultural updates report peach trees in bloom signaling good peach crop and oats sowing finished with solid acreage. Local visits include John Hurst Jr and wife in Marshall, plus multiple family and relative trips. Community notices mention pig losses at Hurst estab lishment and local medical travel involving Ernest Hughes.

John Hurst Marshall Clarksville Mabel Hurst Mary Belknapp Ft. Wayne Ind Will Davis Henry Durgn Hot Springs Ark Wes Millhouse

Insurance for Farm and City Property in Marshall

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Cole & Cole Marshall, Ill

Local Items From Martinsville and West Union Area

Friday and Monday visits report from J. R. Trump P C Hasten and Emery Dodd in Martinsville and West Union. Elder Hix preached Sunday night. Grace Newlin recovering from measles. Easter egg party with many eggs eaten. school opens with Leon Dodd at Melrose. Whooping cough affects students. many from Melrose and Orange townships take final exam. Garden work begins in West York. Leslie Lindley moves to town. Sunday school attendance 81. big meeting continues.

J. R. Trump Martinsville P. C. Hasten West Union Emery Dodd Elmer Snavely Hix Grace Newlin Fred Crumrine Melrose Leon Dodd Orange Townships Scribe

Local Notes From Revival to School Reopens

The text records revival attendance by Union and Hutsonville residents, Earl Klinger’s Indiana visit, Marshal Nidey’s Louisiana trip, a Friday school closure, sustained student interest, Misses Cecil and Norma Bell returning from the state university for the weekend, the same teachers continuing at the school, and a new barber from Robinson taking over the shop in John Donaldson’s property.

Uslad Michael King Javally West Tihmbiazs Layton Union and Hutsonvilla Earl Klinger Bloomfield Ind J. T. Smith Marshal Nidey Louisiana Cecil Norma Bell State University Lve John Donaldson Robinson

Social notes from Broadlands and nearby towns

Mrs Charles Tingley of Broadlands visits her parents. Mr and Mrs Snedeker of Terre Haute visit here Sunday. Mrs Al Fraker has been under a doctor's care this past week. About a dozen youths enjoy an egg roast Saturday. Miss Mertina Smith of Bond County visits her brother. Spiritualistic young men return to lay church foundation. William McDonald and family visit their old home east of Marshall. Will Brossman’s watch falls into a well and 15 feet of water pumped. James Weldon and family from Martinsville take an auto ride. Sam Bradley suffers two broken ribs when a hand-car jumps the track. Shippers from Casey seek to contract owner of local press to bale 400 tons hay.

Charles Tingley Broadlands Snedeker Terre Haute al Fraker Mertina Smith Bond County Wiliam McDonald Marshall Will Brossman James Weldon Martinsville Sam Bradley Casey

Local Notes from the Community

Mrs Miriam Crouch remains ill. Roy Dehli buys a new bug gy. Easter service at Zoar drew a large crowd. John Berg traveled to Mattoon on business last week. Claude and Hubert Bennett visited George Geffs of Westfield and his parents Sunday. Scott Orcutt and family visited friends at Annapolis Sunday. Ham Lingafelter and family visited Edward Nash's family Sunday. Landis Dehl and Tilden Crouch were in Martinsville Saturday. Flora King started the spring term at Cottonwood School. Dorothy Buckner started the spring term at Butternut School. Marvin and Wes Bennett were Sunday visitors at Roy Smith's home.

Zoar John Berg Mattoon Claude Hubert Bennett Martinsville George Geffs Westfield Scott Orcutt Annapolis Ham Lingafelter Edward Nash Landis Dehl Tilden Crouch Flora King Cottonwood Dorothy Buckner Butter

Easter Social and Local Movements in West York Area

Several youths spent Easter at the Old Bed while farmers prepare ground for corn planting. Wm Netree left for Michigan for employment. John Barker of Terre Haute visited relatives. Otho Pinkston and wife moved to the Parrott house. John Abbott of Melrose visited relatives. Many attended the West York M E church meeting. Jack Barker and wife visited from Indiana to see his mother Mrs M Barker. O E S chapter members attended West Union exercises with a pleasant evening and refreshments.

Wm. Netree Michigan John Barker Terre Haute Otho Pinkston Parrott House John Abbott Melrose Hiere West York M. E Jack Barker Indiana M. Barker West Union

Sunday Visits and Local Moves In A Small Town

Miss Ida Craig spent Sunday with Alma White. Frances Maron spent Sunday with Dessie Edwards. Harris Brown and wife spent Sunday with his parents. Bert Bartlett and wife visited Edgar Fasig. James Thompson and wife spent Sunday with her parents. W A Shotwell and wife moved to Terre Haute Monday. The DeLatal Separator hires O C Shotwell as local agent. J T Zimmerly of Paris called on township highway commissioners Thursday. Sarah Bartlett and Claude Ozley of Ohio visited Arlle Pottinbarger in Bisrshall. Hugh White and Theodore Medskar went to Olney Monday. ES Jennitins reportedly ill.

Claude Ozley Ohia Arlle Pottinbarger Bisrshall Hugh White Theodore Medskar Olney ES Jennitins

Local social notes highlight West Union visitors and gatherings

Misses Yorn Spitara and Ranchi Williamson of West Union spent Saal day here with Miss Marie Davison who entertained friends in honor of her cousin Maude Murphy of Marshall. Mrs Wm Cline and daughter Carrie and Herschel Cline and family visited Mr and Mrs Allen Kile at Island Grove. Miss Reba Spangler hosted guests in honor of W A Shotwell and colleagues bound for Terre Haute.

Yorn’ Spitara Ranchi Williamson West Union W. B.'White Marie Davison Maude Murphy Marshall Wm. Cline Carrie Herschel Cline W. A. Shotwell Wits Terre Haute

Easter weather and local activity in Casey area

Perry Loughers of Dolson, Elmer Short and Frank Derlox of Casey, and Comrade Caleb Starkey with family visited Casey as spring unfolds. Rev Bert Rogers and Rev Davidson began Church of God meetings in Casey. Easter services were held with special music and egg distribution. Bert Keith suffered a serious riding plow accident. Town election results surprised readers as Will Secrest won in ward three. Oats planted at higher than last year, corn plowing underway, fruit blossoms indicate good yields and gardens show strong activity.

Perry Loughers Dolson Elmer Short Frank” Derlox Casey Caleb Starkey Amaziah Murphy Auburn Samuel Sneed Weir Ed Janney Olney Parker Township Bert Rogers Mr. Davidson Church of God Old Presbyterian Church All Our Churches Bert Keith George Spraker Will Secrest

Casey Oil Well Drilled On Theo Bennett Tract

Ed Taylor and party drilled a very good oil and gas well Monday on the Theo Bennett placed east of Moriah. John Lockman and wife from Jupiter, Fla visited Casey relatives for a couple weeks. Pastor Powley of the Baptist church resigns and will preach farewell next Sunday. Mrs Thompson of Waldron and Miss Mayme Thompson of Bentonville arrive to visit Prof W G Thompson at his home. Mrs Perry Emrich and two daughters of Collins, Mo visit J R Emrich. W L English of Wichita, Kansas visited cousin J W English. George Gilbert and Sarah Adams marry at Rev Greenwell's residence. This is the third attempt to gain oil on the tract Mr Mer Ow drilled in..

Banner-Times Ed Taylor Theo- Bennett Moriah S. N. Smith St Elmo T. J. Slusser J. P. Lockman Jupiter Frs Casey Mr. Powley The Baptist Church -the W. L. English Wichite, Kané J. WW Inglish English Mensfield Greenwell Ofstorians George Cilbert Sarah” Adams

Crumlin Family News and Local Socials

Foster Crumlin of Terre Haute spent Sunday with home folks. Miss Marjorie Lentz of Riley has moved in with her mother Mrs. Charlie Cline. Mr and Mrs Chas Denham of West Terre Haute visited last week. An egg roast was held at Fred Guinnip’s north of Marshall with Everett Black Harry Brown Willie Kesler Cory Stricker Edna Stricker Miriam Crumlin Mondella Norton Theron Chenoweth attending.

Livingston Foster ‘Crumlin Terre Haute M. HB Marjorie Lentz Riley Ind Charlie Cline Chas. Denham West Till Alcorn Fred Guinnip Marshall Everett Black Harry Brown Willie Kesler Cory Stricker Paul Burkholder Edna Stricker Miriam Crumlin Mondella Norton Theron Chenoweth

Codex Aureus and Devils Bible Among World’s Famous Texts

In Stockholm the Codex Aureus known as the golden codex features gold lettering on parchment dated 840 AD and preserves Gothic language. The so called devil's Bible rests in the Royal Library with 800 asses skin lettering and a devil frontispiece, tied to Bohemian loot from the Thirty Years War.

Stockholm Sweden Royal Library Bohemia St Louis Globe-Democrat

Raising the Sons and a Pig a Day of Reckoning

A collection of quips and observations on gender roles in motherhood and manhood from Woman's Home Companion, plus a British weekly note on pigs and a humorous downtown encounter. The pig piece highlights a pupil's comic view of pigs as dirty yet ambitious, while a Louisville joke recalls a bookkeeper’s mundane fate.

Wombat Louisville Courier-Journal

Lawyers Must Be Men Of Wonderful Self Control

A clipped quotation from the Louisville Courier Journal noting lawyers should restrain offering advice until paid. The fragment touches on marital vows and a mistaken claim about an engagement, with stray names and garbled text across several sources.

Louisville Courier-Journal

Carbon Paper Large Needs for Transferring Embroidery

Fragmentary OCR shows an item about carbon paper used for transferring embroidery patterns. It notes the Weruid G Bee as source or vendor. The readable text emphasizes pattern transfer and sewing uses with mention of large needs.

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