This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1927
Page
3
Anne and Jim navigate a strained courtship in which repeated late invitations and cautious plans frustrate Anne. After jealousy and longing, Jim asks to marry “in due time” as Anne pushes for immediate commitment, revealing tension between romance and control.
Martha a college graduate plans to enter the candy business and marry Bertram Ross. A buying agent offers a contract she suspects underprices her product. Bertram, studying law, warns she must raise quality or price to avoid a losing deal, then offers support as she contemplates marriage.
The piece outlines a regional fair circuit starting in Robinson August 8 12 Martinsville August 13 18 Greenup August 11 25 Charleston August 26 September 1 and Paris September 3 9. Officials expect strong attendance due to better weather and announce an annual meeting and officer election in December.
Mr and Mrs J R Brooks and sons James and Phillip of Muskogee Oklahoma return home after visiting Brooks relatives including Mr and Mrs Jas Brooks and Mrs Richard Brooks relatives. Mr and Mrs M O Musser and son Paul, who run the Lyric theatre, bought a plot of ground last week with plans to build later.
Last Sunday The Dinner Club met at Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Flenner’s home for a dinner with music readings a short play and social conversation. Attendees included O G Arterburn Kansas Lafe Rhoden and family Vansickle Vanscoyk Kimball Flenner and Vansickle siblings and Vernon Vansickle. Nearby residents Homer McMahon Herbert Luther Ira Colvin and others visited and John Stricker was hurt while helping cover a building but is improving.
A local newspaper survey of restaurant orders in East St. Louis reveals wildly odd requests. Patrons mix ice cream with chili, pie with tomato sauce, sauer kraut with sweet milk, raw oysters with cream and sugar, and other unusual pairings.
In Zennor Cornwall a rule bars burial with marble tombstones. The law requires headstones to be slate or granite and engraving of virtues on the stone.
District Court of the United States announces A. P. Burger of Marshall Clark County Illinois was adjudicated bankrupt on December 2 1927 and creditors meeting scheduled December 19 1917 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon in the Federal Building Danville Illinois for examination and claim filing.
Court notices spell out procedures for a bankruptcy meeting in Danville Illinois. Attendees may attend prove claims select a trustee and view the bankrupt subject to the referee’s approval. The notice is dated December 2 1527 and signed by Walter J Grant Referee in Bankruptcy.
F. H. Seeley Co expert from Chicago and Philadelphia will be in Paris December 15 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the France Hotel to demonstrate the Spermatic Shield claim about rapid rupture repair and no surgery. He notes England and Spain awards and urges cases at the event with cautions about truss use and safety.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.