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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1910
Page
8
A cautious editor argues publishers should avoid charging or accepting fees for church event listings and entertainments. The note emphasizes fairness, business principles, and respect for churches that support themselves, while cautioning against bias in reading public notices. Obituary records recall William Austin Hemphill, aged 37, with family references and local ties.
The obituary notes the deceased leaves one brother one sister and one half brother along with many relatives and friends.
A quotation from Maurice Baring's "Russian Essays and Stories" contrasts Little Russians of the south with the north. It recalls a Little Russian's boastful line about his wife restraining a horse as a joke on linguistic and cultural stereotypes.
A Cleveland Leader quip contrasts terms for earnings. The speaker notes first fatal extravagance when wages were called salary and later folly when salary was labeled income by his wife.
A fragment from a Kansas City Journal remarking that truth telling brings trouble and that Hes often leads to problems, highlighting a cache of dialogue about honesty and consequence.
Fragmentary notes discuss aging and happiness with references to Horace and a playful, cryptic string of letters. The text juxtaposes youth and age while posing a question about personal happiness and self-perception.
Clark County residents report threshing nearly complete with wheat and oats and talk of fairs and road work. Local events include races at Casey and a large Sunday school convention, with many names tied to Clark County and neighboring towns.
People who knew Dr. Hiram Burton well recall his habit of hoarding gold coins. After his death on a Wednesday night his heirs found a cache in a box at home, suggesting a long pursuit of a peck of gold. The discovery mentions banks and a plan, with no clear location or full details remaining.
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