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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1915
Page
5
A blurred reminiscence recalls John Bunny the moving picture star known for universal appeal. The piece notes his early start and steadfast effort, praising his expressive features and long reign as perhaps the highest paid actor in the world.
An early war report estimates that German ships Emden Karlsruhe Kronprinz Wilhelm Prinz Friedrich Koenigberg Dresden and Leipzig sank sixty seven vessels worth about 33 million dollars, outlining damage to British commerce since hostilities began.
A fragment shows Reggie asking his father about arithmetic and the number eleven. The father replies casually asking what is needed while the boy references lessons on forbidden things and ancient authors like Ovid.
Various Marshall area figures are listed visiting the city and surrounding towns. People include Pritchard of York, John Donovan of Martinsville, Silas Littoral from the Vandalia line, Gretchen Hybarger of Paris, Miss Ada Brandenstein, and many others attending social, business, and community events across the region.
Temple Manning describes Friesland as a land where skating is a daily necessity and pleasure. Frisians skate with strapped blades on heavy footwear, viewing canals as roads and winter as the ideal season for travel and work.
A reader summary notes recurring scams that prey on gullibility. Stories from Chicago and New York recount strangers swindling a depositor with a magic handkerchief and a double price stock scheme. Post office reports cite 150 million dollars yearly lost to fake securities.
In a London Tit-Bits snippet a countryman travels by tram with his brother Scot and a Highland lassie. McPherson teases McTavish about the lass while the girl sits near the door and has yet to pay her fare. The scene sketches dry summers, stocking gauze, and self denial in a light humorous tone.
A bar of manganese steel showed almost no magnetism. It balanced on a knife edge and resisted a strong electromagnet, yet when hammered into a very thin foil, the steel was lifted by the magnet.
Snatches of humor and quips from newspapers illustrate social fables and merry banter. A Boston Transcript joke about a doctor and butcher contrasts cure with business satire while the Baltimore American notes on two fitting mates underscore marital pairing wit.
Marshall blacksmith W. Houk says kidney pain and back trouble vanished after using five or six boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills. He reports improved sleep and steady work since remedy. Price 50c at dealers. FosterMilburn Co. Buffalo NY.
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