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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1910
Page
8
The column lists residents C W Connelly and family visiting Martinsville and nearby towns, shipments to Indianapolis and Chicago, church attendance, and social calls. It also includes a fiction snippet about Juliet and a diary-like reflection on life and convictions, with multiple names and places mentioned in a loose community chronicle.
A writer notes people fear thunder more than actual danger. Census data show lightning deaths are rare, with 169 killed nationwide since 1906. The piece argues fear persists despite low risk, citing anecdotes of homes and households coping during storms.
A jumble of local notices and anecdotes notes Mrs. Arthur Bradley and Mrs. Bartlow illness, Basil Lowry’s cancer death, and Uncle Tom Bridgett’s improving health. Worries about oats prices, church social tales, a picnic plan at Terre Haute, and updates on farmers, telegraph job hopes, and a Denver marriage. George Fury breaks his leg at a show. Jane Porter dies after typhoid trouble. Parker township convention to be held near Cleone with basket dinner.
A Pearl diver with a Gulf of California wrecking firm faced a lethal shark while gathering pearl oysters. He kept to the bottom as instructed, blinded the shark by stirring mud under a rock, then swam to the surface and was hauled aboard before the shark could reach him.
Nine hundred Sisters of Providence entered their annual retreat at St. Marys of the Woods last Saturday. The retreat concludes with the Feast of the Annunciation on August 16.
The article recounts a local legend that a chain ball from a Julius attacked vessel snapped the old church steeple at Point Prim, toppled into the sea, and launched a bell whose phantom toll is heard at eventide as a warning of storms. It notes political visits by Millard Hedrick and M. Richart, Republican sheriff candidates, during a recent weekend.
A gilded Washington youth hurried from his house to reach the office before lunch, explaining to a friend that he must arrive on time to go out for a midday meal.
Fragments suggest a weekly exchange of heirlooms and valuables among readers and advertisers with playful chatter about wealth and relatives. The clipping reads like a social column note on item sharing and family treasures.
A temporary ad for Francis the palmist and clairvoyant at 613 Locust St promises life guidance and private readings. Rates are 25 cents for a reading, 50 cents for a full life reading, with hours 9 am to 10 pm and confidentiality guaranteed.
Grandma Davis is feeling better and C. H. Hammond continues improving. Mack Dillman took a business trip to Yale last Friday. A large crowd attended the Mt. Olive sermon Sunday night. Remember the Sunday school convention at Mt. Olive on August 14. G. Leiser visits Effingham to manage farm interests. Dick Davis, Golden and Everett McNary visited J E Hall last Sunday. Mrs W R B Hall of Kansas City visits her son J E B Hall. H S and W N Aken left for the far north last week to establish their future home.
South Dolson reports heavy grasshopper numbers and routine road work last week. Uncle Thomas Babcock shows improvement while Mrs Nat Mountjoy of Clarkaville is gravely ill. Local residents Mrs Jim Hornbrook and Mrs James Perry visited Mrs Chas Wieland. Funeral attendance for Miss Mary Burnside noted in Westfield. Teachers attend Marshall institute.
Mable Dodd visited her parents this week in Melrose. Edna Medsker and Mabel Thomsom spent Sunday with Sylvia Shafner. Elmer Snavely and wife visited Fred Thompson and Bertha Snavely. Goldon Wells shopped in Martinsville. Local teachers attend institute in Marshall. Alice Snavely visited her sister Mrs. Fred Crumline in West Union.
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