Energetic men sought for flexible sales work in Illinois area
Notice seeks 3 4 men in Clark county and nearby counties for spare or full time home delivery of a household article on free trial. Requires auto or rig, no selling experience needed. Pay from 6 to 16 dollars a day based on homes visited. Applicants to indicate township, current occupation marital status and available work time. Some field men earn up to 300 a month. no investment or bond required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Rheppy
Halotead “St
Chicago
Feneral
Clark
Government Bureau of Standards
Shep
Sone
Origin of Our Holidays and their American Rise
A compact history of U S holidays tracing Fourth of July and February 22 as emerging national observances. It notes Washington’s national day proposal after the Constitution, Thanksgiving’s sectional roots, and Sarah Josepha Hale’s advocacy spreading the practice nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jefferson
New England
Sharbor
Washington
Congress
Sarah Josepha Hale
Godey
Helen Nicolay
Century
Winter Trip for Barbara Montz and Local Paving News
Barbara Montz leaves Wednesday for Orlando to spend the winter. The Fourth Street paving contractor halted work due to freezing weather. Mrs. Louisa Shaffer dies at her son’s home four and a half miles south of Westheld. Amos Redman loses barn and contents by fire four miles west of town. Local men go to Effingham for the good roads meeting. Marshal papers on a Charles Marshall fraud suit are dropped after plaintiffs’ attorney withdraw. Rosebrough calls the suit a bluff and seeks a showdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Montz
Orlando
Florida
G. W. Shimel
H Collins
Turner
Wm. Davidson
H. M. Grant
Rank Lucas
Effingham
Charles Marshall
Itreck
Plainers
Rosebrough
Turkeys and illness dominate Hutsonville brief notices
The fragment mentions Harlin Newlin and family traveling to Brownsville Tennessee due to a grandchild’s illness. Holderman reports shipments of about 200 head of turkeys, with scarce supply noted. A death in the Cooper family is recorded: Alice Hortense Cooper died November 27 at age 7 months and 27 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Texas
Harlin Newlin
Brownsville
Tennessee
EL Holderman
Mire
Cito’ . Cooper
Westfield Notes On Travel and School Meeting
Westfield reports mention Hoperson son of Centralia visiting relatives this Saturday. Reinoehl from Oklahoma arrived Monday to visit kin and friends. High school teachers from the state met in Champaign last week. Mrs Josephine Tobey left for Davenport Iowa to spend winter with her son H C Tobey and daughter Mrs Fred Pallagher. George Collins went to Paris to bring home his daughter Gladys who was hospitalized eight weeks after an appendectomy. The story also notes a local accident and financial troubles as a merchant faced debt and threatened sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoperson
Centralia
Oklahoma
H. C. Tobey
Fred Pallagher
George
Collins
Paris
Migs
Gladys
Miss Collins
The Home Town reflections on local service and fair dealing
A column praising the town near Illinois for its thriving stores and strong service. It argues local merchants offer quality goods, honest advertising, prompt restocking, and courteous treatment, urging farmers to support home dealers and fair credit practices.
Kaffirs and Headgear in Kaffirland Trade Tale
A Boers trader Andries de Villiers introduced hats to the Kaffirs of Tembu land after buying damaged straw and derby hats in Port Elizabeth. He sold them with liquor, insisting a hat be bought with each purchase, sparking a local craze among natives and spreading the fashion. The scheme yielded profits as families adopted the headgear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andries de Villiers
Andries
Port Elizabeth
Anie
Kaffirland
Tembuland
Africa
Winter Weather Prophecies From Rabbits Birds and Squirrels
Hunters claim Brer Rabbit forecasts a long cold winter with a thick fur coat. Farmers counter with a mild season based on corn husk, noting thin husks this year. Birds and squirrels also signal a mild winter as migratory birds stay late and squirrels stockpile food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Frost
Toll
Lovel
Jala
Get In Debt Warns From Swift & Co Leader
Louis F. Swift, president of Swift and Co. advocates debt as a path to success. He urges 35,000 employees to incur and maintain debt, explaining the habit should be to accumulate items of intrinsic value, pay them off, then buy more and stay in debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis F. Swift
Swift & Co
Chicago
American
Magazine
Bracelets in Fashion and History Mentioned by The New York Times
The article reflects on beauty and wealth influencing taste in adornments and home goods. It notes bracelets' long use as status symbols and recalls the Alexandrian Library and famed antiquities as context for enduring value and distinction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sand
New York
Saddler Sentenced for Bootlegging Amid Gamble on Gifts
Federal Judge Landis presided as Sherman Saddler of Paris was found guilty in a bootlegging case. He received a prison term amid a broader sweep sentencing several bootleggers to four months up to two years. The proceedings followed an investigation into liquor shipments into dry territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman Saddler
Paris
Landis
Estate of Nancy C Orndorff Administratrix Notice
Administrator's Notice announces appointment as administratrix for Nancy C Orndorff in Clark County Illinois. Public notice of estate proceedings and duties follows with case details and deadlines for creditors and claimants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy C. Orndorf
Nancy
C. Orndorff
Clark
Miinois
Notice to creditors in estate of O J Gunn
The administratrix M Gunn will appear before the Clark County Court at Marshall for the January term to settle all claims against the estate of O J Gunn deceased. Creditors must attend to have claims adjusted and all debts must be paid promptly. dated November 11 1916. Attorney E Connelly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
Marshall
A. D
J. Gunn
O. J. Gunn
Clark
State of
Illinois
M . Gunn
E. Connelly
Mastery in Chancery Sale in Clark County Illinois
Public notice of a real estate sale by Master in Chancery Everett Connelly under a 1916 decree. The land in Clark County includes 60 acres described as parts of Sections 17 and 23, Town 11N Range 13W. Sale at 2 pm December 16, 1916 at the east door Marshall courthouse. Cash on day of sale. Complainant’s solicitor W T Hollenbeck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Illinois
Clark County
Circuit Court of
Renzo Murphy
Euphemia J. Hensley
Everett Connelly
Marshall
Clark
Mllinois
Illnois
Clark Co
Ilinois
W. T. Hollenbeck
Comnot
Tornado and Fire Insurance Offered by Cole and Cole
Insurance on farm and city property in strong companies at the lowest rates. Write or call on Cole and Cole, Marshall, Hi roU. If you want to study human nature don't patronize a correspondence school. Watch your neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole & Cole, Marshall, Hi
Railway Time Table Vandalia Line East West Pattern
timetable snippets show arrival and departure times on the Vandalia Line for east west routes with multiple daily intervals and references to times around dawn noon and evening, indicating a concise schedule listing.
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Ms Chancer
Galey Devin
The
Barnes Times
Westfield
Jou Malide
Mala
Otha
Wingare Falls
Tin Suide
Siokesinek
Toni Sand
Bie
Gucend
Tha
Sena A “Scott
Nile River
South Africa
Alexandrian Library
Alesandarii
Feinea
Groceries and Queensware
Hurst
City Drug Store
North Side Square
Herald
Marshall, Ills
Terre Haute Daily Star
Keifer’s
Marshall “Herald
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