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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1911
Page
4
A compilation piece notes varied topics from baseball outfielders who miss swats to a medical magazine probing why women outlive men. It quotes a Kansas philosopher on wealth and cites Dr. Cook at a Chautauqua, hinting at unresolved grievances, while remarking that the English railway strike shows free trade nations face labor unrest.
The article notes Edison plans a 150 year life and has means to achieve it despite high living costs. It also covers political fallout as Mr LaFollette faced desertion by his Democratic colleagues after the House passed the cotton tariff bill and Taft vetoed the tariff bill awaiting expert reports.
Atwood flew from St Louis to New York with speeds peaking at 90 mph. Brindley at Chicago set an altitude record reaching 11 726 feet.
Governor Wilson works in New Jersey while Dix handles New York and Underwood operates in Washington. A local observer notes Mr Str am walking dusty political roads, muttering profanity and brandishing a disdainful attitude toward passersby.
The senate approved a $150000 appropriation to erect a monument to George Rogers Clark in Louisville, honoring his role in driving British and allied forces from the northwest territory, amid partisan zeal and calls for statehood debates in Congress.
The Chicago Inter Ocean argues some terms are overused and misapplied. It advocates replacing “ladies” with “woman” to avoid implying social rank and to give “lady” a long overdue rest.
A large Chicago crowd on Michigan Boulevard and the aviation field watched aviators perform with peril as Lincoln Beachery soared to nearly 3000 feet and landed safely. The crowd alternated between groans and applause, relieved to see a near catastrophe avoided.
A W Charles of the Carmi Democrat is chosen as minority member of the new Rivers and Lakes Commission replacing the former Internal Improvement panel. Chicago men R R McCormick and Isham Randolph join the body. The panel oversees state interests in lakes and rivers to curb private encroachment and conserve resources. Charles receives a salary of 3600 dollars annually.
Local items report births and deaths, property work, road projects, and visits. Residents include H F Blankenbeker, Claude Spiers, and J Doran. notable events mention a twin birth, a funeral, and a bridge completion near Martinsville. The piece highlights community activity and names of many residents and visitors.
The readable content is garbled with many misspellings and disjointed fragments. Key names, places, dates, or actions do not form a coherent notice or event to summarize.
A Youths Companion anecdote recalls a duel tale where an Englishman and a Frenchman in a dark room aim to miss. The Englishman fires up the chimney and shoots at the French foe, a blunder Rogers quips as “he brought down the French mabs.”
A Suburban Life account describes a prank where a farmer drew a misleading route for a party of motorcar tourists. The group endured rough, overgrown lanes before reaching a cottage where the farmer and his family greeted them, then directed them to backtrack to the real road.
A London dentist urges moderation in brushing teeth. He says once daily for three minutes suffices and warns against scrubbing across tooth surfaces. Bristles should be soft and the powder used only once a day to avoid enamel wear.
The Suffolk works in Shefield shows 10 000 patterns on file with about 38 000 patterns produced for orders at a time. In Solingen Germany one firm lists 9 000 patterns for Germany alone. New patterns appear weekly with no standardization, a reason America has struggled to compete.
The 54th annual session of the Lower Wabash conference of the U B church begins at Danville today with Bishop Matthews of Chicago presiding Rev Mr Aerhart of Terre Haute visits Rev I H Griese and family. Careful eye exams offered free of charge by The Keifer Drug Co.
A public sale notice states at 100 o'clock on Monday Sept 4 1911 at the residence 1% miles north of Marshall on Chicago road the sale includes two 2-year-old geldings two Lyrold draft mate colts one Spring draft mate colt sired by Walls Shire two 1-yearling mules spring veal calves five spring calves two brood sows and two cows with calving due September and November plus other farm stock entries by Craig's Jack Jeff and other sires.
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