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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1911
Page
4
A cluttered fragment notes various notices and sayings including a card of thanks at 26 cents and obituaries not published. It references lodge or society isolations, admission-fee entertainments at 5 cents per line, and claims The Herald has Clark County’s largest circulation. The piece also quotes aphorisms and remarks on aviation, money concerns, and political timing.
The senate yesterday adopted the conference report on the wool tariff. The bill now goes to the White House and is expected to be promptly vetoed by the president.
An amusing travel note describes European hotel beds as daunting at first with oversized furnishings and high frames especially in Germany and Switzerland. A wary American finally finds warmth and comfort in winter among absurdly tall beds while playful legends of royal bedding spread through inns like the Sorentino and Soilandior tales.
Local notes report hogs at 7.26 per hundredweight on Monday and corn at 5 cents. The Clark county fair is planned for September 12 through 16 with reminders of county activities, school work, and community visits.
The St Louis Globe Democrat notes a brighter 1912 Republican outlook. Democratic governors underperform, Wilson shifts toward radicalism, and party splits may boost Republicans as tariff overhauls and a Democratic House threaten business. Reapportionment could widen Republican gains. NY’s 45 votes remain pivotal, with two-party canvass expected in which candidates must align.
All accounts owed must be paid within 60 days by cash or note. After that period, any remaining balance will be turned over to a collector. Cole Bros.
Fragmentary OCR notes recount two men of letters executed with a debonair bearing. Aleatrose, a poet and king's man to Scotland, faces the kirk conflict. Warristown, a covenanter, prepares for death in his cell while Montrose preens, amid garbled identifiers and stray names.
Large sheets of carbon paper for tracing patterns advertised at the Herald office.
A fragment humorously suggests handling mosquitoes by shifting focus to something else while they bite. The line comments on mental tricks to ignore irritation rather than addressing the nuisance directly.
The 1910 census shows 40.8 percent urban, 58.7 percent rural in the United States with urban growth outpacing rural. New towns arise as new agricultural regions develop, and even older cities grow, driven by the human preference to live near neighbors.
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