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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1908
Page
24
An author’s notebook passage blends quotes about breakfast and neighbors, a line about blindness, and a call for work. Snippets reference Rose at Sand, a sonnet, a cold water breakfast, and a weary retiree fearing disturbed neighbors, with scattered newspaper captions.
A veteran survivor recounts the Solferino battle to Robert Shackleton, detailing fear at the start, the brutal melee, wounds, vivid scenes of dying and blowing of limbs, marching into the storm, and the weary sleep of exhausted combatants. The account emphasizes the shock, courage, and the shared fate of Italians and Austrians.
The United States Naval Observatory explains that from March 2 to September 22 the sun never fully sets on the United States when including Alaska Porto Rico and the Philippines and for paired eastern and western extremities this holds for shorter periods. The eastern extreme is Porto Rico and the western extreme Balebesian in the Philippines with the sun visible at the same time on those dates. Between these gates the sun sets on the U S during winter months and rises again as summer ends.
A newspaper feature recounts a curious rattlesnake tooth found in a paper packet. The tooth resembles a small yellowed shard with a hollow tube through its length and a sharp needlelike pulp, sparking warnings to handle with care. The zoo keeper notes it likely shed from a rattler, not a baby tooth. The piece also cites language history notes from the New York American and Washington Post.
A Philadelphia Press item reports Mrs Nurich-I telling Widow Downes to send her son for a job. Nurich denies offering a position after Downes presents a note seeking employment, claiming the widow called the offer a mere pittance.
A comic dialogue features a butcher and lumberyard mix up as Mrs Newlywed requests four steaks. The lumberman suggests types while the clerk jokes the porterhouse belongs in the butcher shop. A quip about frugality closes the fragment.
Brooklyn Eagle recounts Leonardo da Vinci selecting Pietro Bandinelli as the Christ model after years of searching while Bandinelli’s life later became the Judas face. The tale highlights the artist’s care and a dramatic personal reversal that adds depth to the famed mural.
A caricatured tale recounts Congressman Quarles recalling a banker dinner joke. The host’s menu item langue fumee leads to a fishy gag as a waiter snags a salmon, a punning finish cited from a story in Forest and Stream.
Neoga reports show major apple crop failure blamed on scab from wet spring weather. Industry leaders like H A Aldrich and D D Doll discuss scab spread to stems, incomplete scientific remedies, and varied orchard outcomes across the state. Some growers anticipate under five percent of normal yields, while others report better fruit on certain blocks. Also notes include a local health ad and rental listing.
A man buys shoes for 3 dollars and pays with a counterfeit ten. The shoemaker changes it with a grocer, gives 7 dollars change, then must repay 10 by returning real notes: five 1s, a 2, and 3 dollars. The loss totals 5 dollars.
A terse exchange centers on a gold ring leaving a supposed stain on a finger, with Hazel Nutt disputing the claim while a Chicago Tribune note hints at an attached audit or source. The fragment suggests a local quarrel or opinion piece referencing a ring and a mark.
The Herald starts a weekly feature with a portrait and brief biographical sketch of each Illinois governor. One portrait will be published weekly, offering teachers and pupils a valuable biographical volume not easily secured elsewhere.
Shadrach Bond of St Clair the first governor of Illinois, elected in September 1818 without opposition, favored making Illinois a slave state, served until December 5, 1822, later ran for congress and was defeated, then became register of the land office at Kaskaskia, died April 12, 1832. Bond County is named for him. born November 24, 1778 in Frederickstown Maryland. buried at Chester with a monument.
In Quincy Illinois Elijah Cosgrove recalls fishing ten years ago in an Indiana resort lake when a pickerel swallowed a ten dollar gold piece. He fished the same lake last Saturday, found the coin and eight dollars fifty cents in interest from the deposit, proving the tale of the swallowed money.
On May 10 Grover and Minerva Davidson from Marshall welcomed a girl. July 18 Shelton and Ada Davis of Marshall had a boy. June 26 Edward and Cora Washburn of Marshall welcomed a girl. June 24 Albert and P E Widmaier of Marshall welcomed a girl. June 28 Arthur and Lucy Tarman of Marshall had a girl. July 19 C and Adaline Stepp of Marshall welcomed a girl.
Two Greenup boys Kenneth Fritts and Wayne Travis drilled a backyard well and attempted to shoot it with powder. A match lit the powder causing a blaze. Fritts suffered severe burns though not life threatening.
An advertisement warns of heart distress from rheumatic and uric acid poisoning in sheep and humans. It touts Uric-O as the internal cure affecting muscles kidneys and blood, claiming permanent relief without morphine or opiates. The ad notes prices 75 cents to 1.00 a bottle and offers a free trial from The Smith Drug Co. Syracuse NY.
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