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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1912
Page
13
A compilation of social notes from The Review listing visitors from Chicago Wyatts Mo Denver and Vincennes Ind. sales trips for cattle including 69 head from E T Pinnell farm and three loads of stock. Also mentions several residents traveling for work and health with an advertisement for Foley Kidney Pills.
The Herald notes L. C. Hurst and family visiting son in Chicago, Vern Winters visiting his uncle Everett Winter in Chicago, and W. B. Hurst plus J. L. Parker visiting sister in Indianapolis. C. C. Mayfield and family plan to reside on a Carlisle Indiana farm. Thomas Robbins visits his daughter Mrs F Shake in Freelandsville. Beulah Buckner departs for St Louis to work in a millinery. Ira Newlin and sons ship hogs to Indianapolis. Mrs H F Eaton and Miss Edith Steele of Memphis visit Mrs Melvin. Invitations announce the marriage of Claude Lee Henderson to Maggie Wick in Beggs Oklahoma on Aug 14. Purdue University conducts a sanitary Wabash river survey with water sampling and statewide stream surveys beginning near Allisonville.
In a Henry Tennessee ad a reader touts Electric Ditters as restoring strength and appetite after stomach, liver, and kidney troubles. The testimonial claims the remedy works from the first dose and costs 50 cents at Carl Taubeneck's.
Roland Roberts of Wichita visits his mother Mrs Frank Emrich. H M Grant leaves Tuesday for a Texas business trip. Miss Theron Orndorff visits St. Louis for a week with Mrs Leila McMann. Harry Sturdevant and wife return from Grand Rapids outing. Mr and Mrs E McBride and sons Dean and Eugene of Chicago visit Mr and Mrs W W Abraham. Mollie Steers, long ill, is in critical condition. W M Abraham sells his Jasper Avenue home to Joe Yager of Bellair for 4000 and will move to Pueblo, Colo., for Mrs Abraham’s health.
Traveling salesman E. E. Youngs of Berkshire Vermont says he suffered from constipation and indigestion until using Dr King’s New Life Pills. He praises them as an excellent remedy for stomach liver or kidney troubles. Available for 25 cents at Carl Taubeneck’s.
The text lists residents and visitors in Marshall and nearby towns. Names include Miss Ruey Irwin Fred Shirely John Page of West Terre Haute and multiple families visiting relatives such as Mrs James Weaver Delbert Shirely E J Shirely Chas Stockting Riley and Elliott households. Hazel and Flora Elliott are noted to spend the week there.
Two enduring foes joy and piles are challenged by Bucklen's Arnica Salve. It claims to banish piles and soothe itching irritation inflammation and swelling while comforting and aiding healing of burns ulcers cuts and skin eruptions. Available for 25 cents at Carl Taubenek’s.
Fragmentary item notes Jay Harrington spending Sunday with home folks Chas Bucknery of Allendale was home Saturday. Other details are garbled and unreadable.
Uncle Tom Whitson and others are mentioned in a series of Sunday and weekday visits. The list includes Frank Gelsert and family at Ed Tingley’s Hall, Della Brown visiting Benjah Maurer, Aaron Hawker and wife with Edna Remlinger at John Hawker’s and Wm Salter’s, and Ralph Black with Mr and Mrs Joseph Black’s party from Allerton Illinois. Beulah and Harold Maurer host friends over dinner with Jessie Gilbert Ruth McDonald Alita Tapscott Grace Crumline Dollie McNary Ola Kuhn Clarence Tapscott Floyd Sharley among the attendees.
A weathered rural note reports a fine rain last Thursday and outlines local activity. Names include Jerry Cooper Geo Hudson Mrs Elmer Deverick Cap Reed Jake Seaton Eliott Buckner and others in Martinsville Casey Melrose and surrounding townships as livestock lamb sales and shopping are logged. Four new automobiles are slated for delivery to Moriah area.
Aurelis Bowman and wife of near Lima Ohio stay a few days in this vicinity. They were called here by the death of Mrs Bowman’s father William Shanks.
A week summary notes corn plowed, seven young colts owned by John Brosman, a large cattle drove going north Friday, and rotting potato complaints. John Husted sows alfalfa. Frank Beachout and family went to Ashmore. The Van hauled a fifty car gravel train Sunday. Dr. Fred James wed a Louisville woman last week. Romona Duane and Felix Romine visited from Westfield. Mrs. Frank Meskimen of Newcomerstown, Ohio spent several days here.
G. W. McNary in Auburn announces a carload of buggies just received and offers fancy prices for a short period due to limited storage. Customers invited to inspect.
The article lists multiple family visits and relocations. Ruth Cunningham visits relatives near Georgetown. Andy Cunningham and daughter Trixie travel to Danville to visit Bob Jim Nellie and Stella Thompson with Owen and Gertrude Mallory. Gladys Brown of Paris and Margaret Gilbert of Marshall visit here. Rheuhana Maneer and Ella visit Martinville and Louis Gilbert family. Gladys Sweet stays with aunt in Martinsville then returns home. Mrs Leonard Washburn and daughters Emma and Katie visit Will Mallory.
An 19th century warning against mercury containing remedies urges using Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. The text claims the product contains no mercury and works systemically. It promotes purchasing genuine remedies from reputable physicians and druggists with testimonials available.
A needed rain arrived Friday slowing threshing for the week. Will Davis starts hay baling while Reeley Grover and their threshing outfits resume work. John W. B. Hutchings sold hogs to a Martinsville buyer at 8.25 per hundred. Mrs Maggie Robinson of Kansas Illinois visited Sophia Montgomery and friends. Road tax lists due by the first Tuesday in September. overseers will call for work credits.
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