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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1921
Page
7
A reader argues reformatories and penitentiaries reveal social and educational defects. Poor parental guidance and ignorance breed delinquents. education from cradle onward is the key to reducing crime and saving boys and girls for responsible adulthood.
Real estate transfers list several deeds with multiple names and dollar amounts including Gardner to Maude Whitehead and others in Marshall. Also an obituary for Nancy Caroline Elston of Marion County Michigan born August 26 1839 died July 19 1981 notes family links and funeral details in Marshall.
Olive MacFarland escapes with companions to a Vermont town then walks alone into New Hampshire. She admires birch woods, gathers checkerberries, and contemplates a long‑distance romance with George Darling, a botany professor she admired in college, exchanging letters and a pressed leaf as tokens of affection.
A jumble of reminiscences recounts J. K. Paulding as secretary of the navy sending a humorous query about the Tombigbee River. The tale includes a blunt reply and a joke about a postmaster and a general, followed by a parade of quirky notes on revenue, military attire, and a private’s footwear mix up.
Col. W Be Greeley, head of the forest service, reports that recreational use of national forests is rapidly increasing and may rank third among major forest services behind timber production and stream-flow regulation. He notes many summer-homes are being built on forests and outdoor recreation saw record activity last year.
Ancient tradition records seven wells at Baersheba, now three remain in use by Bedouins for flock watering. Modern pumping gear has been installed in Abraham's wells, including the original Well of the Oath said to be dug by Abraham per Genesis.
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