Fur Markets Disorganized Amid War Disruption
The European war cripples fur markets with London remaining the only large trading center. Canadian Indian communities face supply cuts as trading firms suspend food and ammunition credits against future catches. Otter, Russian sable, and silver fox top values, with the US and Canada supplying most of the world’s fur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Letpeic
Paris
Petrograd
St. Louis
Lelpere
Canada
United States
Russia
Australia
Waterproofing French Uniforms for Rainy Season
During France and Belgium rainy seasons the army sought cheap waterproofing for soldiers’ uniforms. A chemist proposed using wool fat dissolved with a solvent to create a waterproof coating. Tests showed the method preserves color and fabric while drying quickly.
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France
Belgium
Roller skating fashion tip for protective knee wear
The piece suggests repurposing worn stockings into knee protectors for skating. It notes mothers can cut and pull ribbed stockings over the knees to cushion bruised knees, while observing a social claim about public judgment and a quip about a man delaying action.
Local Gossip Highlights Open House and Visits in Marshall
Charlies Cole spends Sunday in Chicago while Miss Carrie Keller of Nowata Oklahoma visits relatives. Multiple local residents host and attend gatherings with out of town guests and social events including a party for Lyman Booth’s 21st birthday and a Five Hundred card afternoon. The circuit court adjourned session begins Monday as many residents travel for shows, funerals, and family visits.
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L. P. Schwanecke
Chicago
Jean Swern
Robinson
Eula Morton
Circuit Court
Robert Slusser
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Paris
Purcell
Helen
Indianapolis
Ruth Foster
Tuscola
S. Y. Whitlock
Jay Swern
Ruffner
Abraham
Casey
Boy Scouts
East Main Street
Charles Claypool
Mabel Lewis
Velda Ramesberger
Elsie Allen
Bloomington
Velda Bamesberger
Champaign
True Booth
Nettie Shaw
Gertrude Shaw
Marshall Club
Lyman Booth
F. W. Booth
Edwin Booth
Arthur Poorman
Walter Cole
Lola Schwanecke
Clara Schwanecke
W. W. Hogue
Nellie Stephenson
Martha Cole
Mary Cole
Spokane
Wash
Velda Rameshberger
Helen Martin
Mary Brown
Margaret Shaw
Letha
Carl Kiplinger
Lima
O. Hughes Morton
Marl Mitchell
Fred Fawley
E.F. Howell
Frank Foster
P. P. Haslitt
M. L. Whitlocke
C. M. Bubeck
Cole Bros
James Brady
David Gallimore
Creal Springs
I. L. Gifford
Black & Hutchinson
J. F. Lindsey
St. Louis
Nina Davidson
Madison
Wis
The
State University
Katherine Turman
Margaret Cole
A. J. Liffick
Cooper Chapel
Picture Framing and Local Goods Ad Briefs
An assortment of small ads and notices from Marshall including framing by Bubeck & Gallagher. A feed-store offer pays 3 cents per pound for burlap bags holding 100 pounds of cracked corn from Williams' Feed Store. Roomers sought during an institute. Household help sought by Mrs. Laura Adams. Edgar Schumaker seeks a housekeeper. A driving mare for sale named Dr J J Rose.
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Williams’ Feed Store
Marshall
Edgar Schumaker
Estate of A R Blizzard administrator notice
Estate of A R Blizzard in Clark County Illinois designates J W Blizzard as administrator. He will appear at the Clark County Court in Marshall for the October Term on the first Monday in October to adjust claims. Creditors must attend and debtors should pay promptly. Dated August 2, 1915. Samuel M Scholfield, Attorney.
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Clark
State of
Illinois
Clark County
Marshall
J W. Blizzard
Samuel M Scholfield
Doings of Whiskers Fall Before Clean Faces
The Seattle Post Intelligencer notes whiskers decline across industry with steel mills pushing for clean shaven workers. It traces trends from Civil War era to modern times, arguing microbes and health drive the move while facial hair ages appearance and recedes from workplaces.
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Mam
Seattle
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Pranas Carrien
Magnolia
Sunkist
Enterprise
Richey Beans
Joan of Arc
Whitlocke’s
Home Bakery
Dada
Charlies Cole
Carrie Keller
Nowata, Ok
Lawrence” “Kipinger
C. C. Hill
Lovington
Pythian Theater
City
Helen Jones
Lawrenceville
B. E. Howell
Fr. F. Williams
W. H. Ziegler
Marguerite Scott
Salt Lake City
Colorado
Samuel Prevo
Bridgeport
Clarence Smith
H. C. Bell
Washington, D. C
West York
Miss Allen
Celia Lake
Elsie Eggebrecht
Maud Walker
California
San Francisco
Virginia Shaw
Jane Hunter Colwell
Esther Levings
Emily McMillan
Henry Strohm
West Union
Glenn Carpenter
Frank Carpenter
Allen
Fairfield
Bessie Carley
Cora Archer Marx
Shakopee, Minn
Trev Davis
Roy Lloyd
Bloomfield
Blue Pin
Ind
W. A. Williams
Bess Randall
Ruth Knipe
Celia Michaels
Martinsville
Anna B Thompson
Amo, Ind
Mrs
W. W . Ralston
John Wesnitzer
Balsaam Bubeck
Minnesota
Pacific
William Hisch
W. T. Abraham
Board of Supervisors
Velma Green
Terre Haute
Ethel English
Bess Mayer
Ben LeGore
Ross Holler
Lou
Frank Murphy
Virgil
Edward
Wabash
Edith Shaw
Mary Hogue
Isabel Robinson
Indy
Hokus
Pokus
Puck
Our
Ifie
B. F Johnson
Bubeck & Gallagher
Fred Wallis
Kohl Building
Farmers
Horse Power International
Herald Office
Laura Adams
Queen
Maple City
J. Marvin
Prop
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Furnigure and
South Side Square
Marshall, Illinois
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