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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1920
Page
6
An applicant impresses with measured budgeting skills after his wife kept a household budget for thirty days. He explains how they tracked debt to their grocer in one hour of analysis. The interviewer grants him the job on the spot.
Farmer Corntessel notes a summer boarder profits from meals, arguing he pays the money yet eats enough in one sitting to cover the rest of the week. The exchange hints at frugal dining dynamics among boarders.
The speaker jokes that Jack Grabcoin learned only a poker face at college while claiming the real talent comes from his father’s lineage, insisting He inherited a poker face rather than earning one himself.
A reader complains about unnumbered bug houses and asks where the issue belongs, expressing frustration with identification of locations and asking for guidance.
A law appeared men paused to look with satisfaction deep. It crept into a statute book and there it went to sleep.
A dialogue on ambition in cinema. An aspiring director and producer explains he studies elocution to gain eloquence for arguing with actors and to advance in the movie industry.
A witty exchange contrasts a college professor who gave up his tenure to work in a shipyard with a mocked downfall. The reply claims the man now travels by automobile and enjoys steak at home, reframing his status as a rise in comfort.
A motorist recalls greeting a policeman who is an old acquaintance, noting the officer has "carried me to court a few times" in a compact exchange that hints at past legal entanglements between the two.
A humorous line from Pearson's Weekly suggests age is a state of mind for men and a matter of appearance for women based on a photo. The quip contrasts male self perception with female aging tied to a past photograph.
A fragment shows a speaker expressing cheerful confidence that they will prosper and rise as they face opponents. The exchange includes lines about optimism and future success.
A dialogue fragment suggests a wrestler or philosopher figure must present a stoic game face under pressure. The exchange questions the necessity of a composed persona and implies external demands shape his public display during events.
A short epitaph notes Jasper Lodge buried beneath a stone. It humorously remarks he believed a trolley car would dodge, reflecting a pessimist versus optimist sentiment. The inscription contrasts feeling and thinking about expectations.
The account describes German troops being felled by our men during a clash. A speaker suggests the impact came from a machine gun, though details are uncertain.
A fragment shows Daisy praised as a good housekeeper. The speaker notes she even shines the loving cups her husband has won, implying domestic affection and a boastful tone. The exchange hints at household roles and pride in a spouse's achievements.
A quoted remark about a girl’s manners and appearance remarks on the expectation that her dress or look should suit her complexion. The line hints at social judgments of feminine presentation and matching tones.
Fragmentary OCR yields a garbled dialogue line mentioning a warrying or worrying exchange and a lantern. No clear names, places, dates, or events readable. The snippet lacks a coherent news item to summarize.
A report to Idaho county commissioners shows extension work in 1919 saved $2,820,217 directly from a $274,509 outlay, yielding $10.27 saved per dollar spent. More than 2,100 demonstrations reached over 22,000 attendees, covering seed testing to fertilizer use and hog cholera eradication.
During the war the farmers planted wheat. The world needed bread. Now is the time to get back to clover. The land needs clover.
Tennessee inventor develops a plow drag attachment to prevent lawn damage when dragging a plow through a yard. Teeth mounted on a swivel bar behind the plow retract on impact, aided by a spring that returns the bar to position after striking rocks or clods.
The text states that grape vine pruning is not a difficult operation and becomes simple once basic fundamentals are grasped. It suggests that grape pruning causes less perplexity than pruning tree fruits for the inexperienced.
A farmer advises that clean, sweet smelling barns preserve milk quality. He warns odors transfer quickly to milk, risking customer trust and losing trade if surroundings are not kept odor free.
A large farm with irregular gutline and poor fencing operates under a handicap. Improved ease of work and reduced costs could justify rearrangement of fields and clearance to remove obstructions and increase efficiency.
The report recalls couples venturing unusual honeymoons from the Arctic to Africa. It cites Elkins near the North Pole, Max Wieischmann in the Arctic wastes, Mrs Bleischmann in sheepskin outfits, Major Powell-Cotton’s trek through Africa, and Captain Andrews who sailed a 12 foot cockleshell Atlantic crossing and vanished.
The piece explains how American Indians measured time and distance by sleeps and moons. A sleep equals a sun day roughly 24 hours and a moon a month, with noon shown by pointing up and distances by sleeps, typically about 35 miles per day on foot, though messengers could cover more.
Margaret P Nicol as Administratrix of James Nicol estate in Clark County Illinois notifies creditors to appear at the October Term in Marshall to have claims adjusted. Debtors asked to pay promptly. Dated August 12 1920. Wesner and Wesner Attorneys.
Mrs. Thomas Craig of 814 Locust St Marshall testifies the pills relieved back and kidney pain from years of kidney weakness and cold-related distress. She reports continued benefit since 1919 and notes no need for the remedy for two years. Price 60c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y distributes.
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