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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1920
Page
7
Mrs Jagsby, long curious about Ms Jagsbys favorite saloon, enters with friends for a drink. The moment is reported as lighthearted and suggests Mr Jagsbys reluctance to accompany due to worry he might break down.
First Traveler bids goodbye and hopes to meet again soon, thanking for the acquaintance and promising friendship. Second Traveler replies a fond farewell and invites a future visit if path leads near home.
A six year old boy Edward injures his shoe with a knife and endures long scolding from his father. The child responds calmly warning that constant talking will make him mad, illustrating a quiet, humorous moment in family life.
A fragmented note mentions a dress shirt and a doctor forbidding starch, with references to Colossal Finance and rising figures. The speaker vows to ignore the amount though it is high, and notes A Dillion is not much, implying limited counting or budgeting.
The dialogue riffs on gas stoves as home wreckers for brides raised on jazz. A safety limit is joked as a reason against charging too much for cleaning straw hats, while relatives debate Uncle Peter’s mausoleum and what counts as wasteful will.
A humorous exchange where a fortune-teller asserts knowledge of the future, predicting that his landlord will not get his rent next month. The quip hinges on the irony of foretelling hardship for the landlord.
A jumble of quips on dinner guests cooks and patrons. Dialog covers the wife disliking a large wrap and a cook leaving to avoid food shortfalls. A terrapin joke and playful banter about aviators and advertising a failed stage play wrap the collection.
Former Leviathan crewmen revealed how a wartime smoking ring in a lower hold was detected by a shipboard fire detection system. A suction fan drew air samples from pipes to the wheelhouse, letting an on duty officer spot tobacco odor and trap the offenders, who realized no officer could have followed.
An Arab Times correspondent describes a lavish oriental banquet given by King Hussein in Jeddah for British High Commissioner Lord Allenby. The 18 by 30 foot table held 70 guests served by barefoot waiters amid 20 to 80 dishes including roasted sheep, pilaf, salads, fish, and ruts. Remaining food fed city residents and ship crews after the feast.
Township No. 9 Range 11 Clark County Illinois reports the annual financial statement for year ending June 30 1920. It lists permanent and distributive funds including cash on hand real estate notes and balances, with income disbursements for incidental expenses district distributions school board costs and teacher salaries. The report credits Russell J Poorman as township treasurer and provides ending balances.
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