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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1916
Page
8
Otis M. Sudduth, 70, living east of Paris, shot himself in front of family saying rheumatism made life unbearable. A warrant for Stephen Sudduth, his son, accusations of killing his father is issued. Irene Lunger, a Chrisman girl lately betrayed, set her clothing afire with gasoline and was burned.
H. C. Bell reports on Prof. Paul Bornsen of Norway, said to have found a 500 000 ton Samarkite radium deposit in North Carolina and to claim radium’s life span is twenty six thousand years. Bornsen, fluent in multiple languages, is described as highly educated and enterprising, with a 36 page pamphlet titled Radium in the Light of Recent Discovery.
George Ade reflects on Indiana in the American Magazine calling it a mix of steel mills, colleges, farms, promoters, Chautauqua, and campuses. He jokes outsiders would need to scale a wall to hear their dialect poetry. The piece frames Indiana through diverse institutions and landscapes.
Practical health hints describe a bicarbonate of soda gargle for sore throat relief. Dissolve a heaping teaspoon in a cup of boiling water, add two drops peppermint essence, and use while hot but not burning. Repeat every four hours and avoid going outdoors immediately after use to prevent throat irritation.
A New York lawyer recalls a childhood county town where a dog faced boy appeared. Two siblings saved pennies for 25 cent admission, shared one entry, and the sister returned shaken, unable to describe the canine performer. The reminiscence references self sacrifice and irony in a New York Times line.
A brief cartoon caption from the New York Globe features a professor explaining a new theory about gasoline to a freshman. The exchange hints the theory may be flawed, with the freshman predicting it will blow up like previous ideas.
A bashful lover confronts a bold rival as another man kisses Kate. The maid dismisses explanations, claiming she is busy and to call again, in a line attributed to a judge.
A brief exchange in the Indianapolis Star features a stranger asking about selling imported canaries. The proprietor of a bird store questions the stranger’s experience, while the visitor admits curiosity about how canaries lose their tails.
A brief verse recalls a couple who stayed home during conflict yet shared life’s battles and joys. The wife asks why depart for war and he delays. their marriage endures as they fight and drink life’s pleasures together.
A Buffalo News quip notes Tom’s storytelling endurance and hints he’d make a solid bookkeeper, emphasizing a trait of never being short in this account.
Breeze, a college maiden, collapses under burden of B A and M D notes. The doctor says she is killing herself by degrees, reported in Kanszy City Star.
A fragment from the St Louis Post Dispatch shows a husband telling his wife he needs a month of silence after a quarrel. The wife retorts with a sharp demand for space, highlighting domestic tension in a brief exchange.
A damaged line refers to Jim Stebbins and remarks about spouses and a preferred spooning approach. The text is unclear and lacks verifiable context or formal record elements.
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