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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1911
Page
5
New York fashion notes celebrate revived retro motifs as skirts shrink toward practical lines. Reticules poke bonnets sparts and fibhus echo Queen Victoria era while narrow skirts gain width with drapery panels and sashes. Silk tafetta gowns feature black velvet trims and scalloped ruffles with frothy sleeves and white dotted swiss bodices.
A discussion extolling rural life for marriage prospects. It argues country girls gain poise and domestic skills, preferring home-centered roles over city temptations. The piece suggests education and refinement blend with housewifery in the simple country home.
A camp of 24 men and a woman cook on Black Bay peninsula near Port Arthur confronts a brutal early winter. Food shortfalls grow as a misrouted tug delays supply. hunters find no game and ice inflicts wrecks while two men seek shelter after a canoe sinks. The tale echoes frontier bravado against nature’s relentless penalties.
Sem inole Tribe No 23 S O R M hosts a grand contest at Bigger and better than ever with prizes for fiddlers entertainers and the largest family present. Audience prizes and a lucky number drawing add to eight big specialties between acts. Admission 25 and 35 cents. Don’t miss the date.
A camp faced starvation as men imposed short rations while a woman kept plenty. One leader planned a perilous fifty mile trek to a distant railroad for rescue, risking nearly certain death but hoping for survival. A tugboat arrived with supplies, ending the ordeal.
The column notes too many men die leaving only a wife and children. It observes that sometimes a man with no bad habits is caught, implying unexpected fates and the heavy load on families.
A succinct proverb-like remark highlighting the challenge of restraining a person compared with keeping them subdued. The line implies that opposition is easier to resist than constraint is to impose over time.
A Marshall citizen touts Doan's Kidney Pills as relief for weak kidneys and related discomfort. The caller cites personal use, noting improved kidney secretions and reduced trouble, urging others to seek help before illness worsens.
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