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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1910
Page
13
An article outlines becoming a carpenter helper as a starting path for a boy around sixteen. It describes first year duties, progression to bench work, and pay from five dollars weekly to about one dollar sixty per day after three years, with union joining required after training.
The article explains that a carpenter can rise to foreman and beyond by combining on the job work with evening study. A capable inside foreman earns 6 to 8 dollars daily, advancing to superintendent at 2,000 to 3,000 dollars yearly, with further routes to constructing engineering or starting a business. It stresses geometry, mensuration, foundations, and building trades knowledge as essential.
The article praises hygiene in schools and homes, urging Resinol Soap to cleanse germ-laden dust from the playground and street. It claims Resinol Ointment cures eczema, acne, rashes, sores, pimples, and blotches, and recommends Reginal Medicated Shaving Stick for students who shave.
The village Port Lesne in Jura, France, is a tiny, mostly nonwhite community dating to Toussaint L Ouverture era. It grew from an encampment by freed Afro Caribbean prisoners near Fort de Joux and Loue river, now a colorfully diverse French village with universal suffrage.
The United States government plans a Hudson River dam at Troy to drive water power. About 6 000 horsepower will be generated and sold to local mills at cost. Companies pay for building the power house. power utilization is projected to triple previous use.
William Loeb Jr at a New York dinner smiles at stricter laws for smugglers and compares them to George White the chicken thief. He notes smugglers are shocked by fines and harsher punishment.
A child accidentally swallowed ink from a bottle found at home. Medical staff advised monitoring for symptoms while ensuring no blotting paper was ingested. The incident prompted a cautious household check for safety hazards.
A vintage drug advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast cure for indigestion and stomach distress. It claims relief within five minutes, promising digestion of any food and reduction of fermentation, sour stomach, gas, and heartburn. The large 60 cent case is advertised as enough to treat chronic dyspepsia and related stomach troubles.
A patient from St. Clair Ave Basil Liverpool speaks of six months of severe kidney trouble with pain swelling and weight loss to 80 pounds. After six boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills the patient recovered and has stayed free from kidney trouble for six years. Doan's Kidney Pills are sold by all dealers at 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Bram Stoker recalls a 1878 reading by Henry Irving at the Ulster Hall. A speaker in praise misspoke calling Irving a gentleman with an unblemished private life, while humorously noting Irish stoutness and stubborn Ulster traits.
Mrs O H P Belmont urged women to unite for suffrage at a Colony Club luncheon in New York. She warned that division weakens the effort as women confront the vote, comparing it to how the belles at a charity ball misread flattery and truth.
There is more catarrh in this region than other diseases, once deemed incurable locally. Scientific proof shows catarrh is constitutional and requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, by F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio, is touted as the only constitutional cure. It is taken internally and claims to cure with a test offering $100.
A writer describes a cherished garden corner where plants are gifts from friends. A pinks clump was planted by the closest school friend now living abroad, making every breath of perfume remind the owner of her old chum. The piece celebrates a garden of friendship as a pleasing idea.
Drugeists sell Murine Eye Remedy liquid and salve with price points 25c 60c and 1.00. Eye salve comes in aseptic tubes 25c and 1.00. Eye Books and Eye Advice offered free by mail. Murine Eye Remedy Co Chicago.
A Kansas editor explains he places quotation marks around the word beer to emphasize disbelief in ghosts. He says the same punctuation is used for the word ghost, noting his view that there are no ghosts.
Marmaduke jokes about not shaving again and recalls a barber’s remark. Bertie asks what was said. Marmaduke recalls the barber comparing it to a boyhood game called Hunt the Hare.
An early 20th century notice touts Castoria as a safe and sure remedy for infants and children. It emphasizes a long history of use and urges readers to seek the signature of a familiar maker as assurance of authenticity.
A fragmentary column notes Byron essaying rhymes to the sea and jokes about steam rollers. It prays for relief from rheumatism sore throat and neuralgia with Hamlin’s Wizard Oil advertised as a remedy. It muses about religion and fatherhood with stark casual humor.
The readable fragment mentions Mrs Winston and syrup but contains many garbled terms making details uncertain. no clear event, date, or location can be established from the legible words available.
Fragmentary notes describe cigar quality and music imagery with scattered phrases about smok ers and a piano stool. The text hints at evaluations of products and perhaps a metaphorical discord. No clear events or figures emerge.
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