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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1909
Page
13
The DOLL Grocery promises a full holiday stock with staples fancy groceries fruits nuts confectionery dressed poultry and more. Customers may place orders for delivery service and the shop advertises the largest stock of china and queens ware in the city.
Martinsville editor notes town happenings and personal updates including health, travels, arrivals, and shop activity. Mentions John Stout improving health, Dick Sankey from Kickapoo visiting, local clerks at Williams store, and church events about the first week of January.
A compact portrait of Edward Lear noting his relish for real life absurdities. It recalls his dreary mining village stay, the parish clerk’s malapropisms, and a misheard exchange with a German officer at Sir H. Sterle’s, highlighting Lear’s wit amid illness and poor work progress.
Martinsville notices honor Lonitis Flenner born August 16 1855 in Butler County Ohio died December 6 1909 at his Martinsville home aged 654 years and 4 months. He married Hannah Morora on March 12 1876 and left eight children five with mother survive. Funeral services were held at Church of God Bethel with pastors Johns and Kettring and interment at Rupp cemetery. Readers respond with letters from former Clark residents and neighbors.
A transcript records dining hours from 6 to 8 for all except the committee. The committee may eat at any time to fit vacancies, according to rule 5. This exchange highlights a flexible exemption for committee members.
A fragment mentions troublesome teeth and a dialogue between a young and an old speaker about dental issues, hinting at a humorous or puzzle-like exchange from a historical page.
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