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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1928
Page
2
A brief publication note from the Wabash Valley Printing Co. in Marshall, Wisconsin outlines a price structure for the edition. The exact figures include two dollars for the issue, one dollar for a separate item, and sixty cents for a third service.
A heartfelt tribute recalls Swep Whitlock and Tuscola resident Sy as community pillars, praising Whitlock’s writing, public speaking, banking service, and generosity after 27 years in the region. It contrasts with editorials on character, ambition, and broader reflections on work and retirement. The piece also discusses boxing legend Gene Tunney’s career choices and public reception.
The piece mocks Mr. Tunney for his cockiness and solemn lecturing about Shakespeare. It compares him to Senator Walsh of Montana and an Irishman without humor, noting his long words and mispronunciations.
Readers discuss the 1932 election with Smith and Hoover as candidates. The verse praises Hoover as a farmer from Iowa who aided the hungry and homeless during floods and endorses temperance, while criticizing Smith as wet and aligned with Wall Street.
A series of small real estate transfers are recorded, listing buyers and sellers such as Maude Kimlin, Cecile Buckel, Clarence Earhart, Rosa Heath, Earl Vargas, Mabel Knipe, Hershel Hardway, Abbie Davidson, Ruth Triplett, Mona Kelley and others. Prices range from $1 to $2 and parcels are located in towns including Martinsville, Marshall, Cumberland, Darwin and Westfield.
Fragmentary note discusses Hehens species yielding nutritious jelly and deer moss as Lapland reindeer winter food. Mentions dyes from faccuda metoria Reveella fucifornis Lecunera tarturea and dyestuff formation from these Hehens with air ammonia and potassium carbonate.
In Deep Water a preacher discusses the tares among the wheat and the mixing of good and evil within the church. He notes it may sound strange but reminds listeners of Ham and the Ark, then corrects himself to human Ham.
A fragment notes two kinds of novels centered on relationship troubles. One follows events before marriage, the other depicts struggles after marriage. The text contrasts these storytelling approaches and hints at differing focuses in each type.
Fifty years ago the Herald noted local plans for a cheese factory in Marshall and discussed county debt, road repairs, and traffic. It recounts local business, farm yields, thefts, new farms, and the shift back to agriculture amid a harsh farming season and clover benefits.
Public notice of a chancery sale in Clark County Illinois. Master in chancery H R Snavely will, by decree of Carrie C Alexander versus Theodore Medsker et al, sell at 2 p m August 25 1928 at the east door Marshall Court House the south half of the northwest parcel in Clark County Illinois to the highest bidder.
Mortgage subject sale describes quarter and northeast fractional quarter of sections in town and range with roadway, totaling about 223 acres in Clark County Illinois. Theodore and William Medsker listed. Terms: cash. Dated Marshall Illinois July 23 1928 by Master TM in Chancery H R Snavely.
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