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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1909
Page
5
A collage of stories links art and crime from English painters to a confession by a doctor in a painting inspired mystery. The tale connects a portrait's likeness to a real murder motive and a long chain of incidents across Europe and America, ending with Illinois history notes.
A medicine claim praises Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as lasting ten years of mer it and notes sixteen years of sales with year over year increases. The ad asserts no risk and guarantees the product, urging purchase at all dealers.
This fragment discusses almanacs as outdated shop editions replaced by broad reference books. It laments the loss of traditional kitchen almanacs and mocks modern encyclopedic volumes that cover irrelevant topics while questioning who makes such cultural guides.
Mrs Boodle dreams of a fortune as Mr McConomy’s supposed legacy arrives with a telegram and a check. The husband reveals McConomy is dead and plans a dinner with a ghostly beneficiary, while a clerk delivers the 100 pound check, exposing a prank that shocks them both.
Hotel safes store far more valuables than people expect says clerks across several hotels. One safe held three years of items including jewelry and money. A clerk recalls handling over four million dollars in jewelry that day and notes some envelopes with tens of thousands in cash. The piece highlights customer trust in hotel safes and clerk discretion.
A Brooklyn lawyer recounts Senator Patrick H. McCarren’s humorous visit to Rome. McCarren, visiting Ara Coeli, tries to lift his hat after a church service begins, only to be twice restrained by an unseen hand. A third attempt prompts a warning voice: Cheese it boss that’s my hat you’re taking.
An alderman surveyed hotel guest registers when a man nearby struggled to keep balance at the desk. The stranger groused asking if he was drunk, and the alderman answered no, hoping to avoid a confrontation as the man warned he would fall from the desk if he loosened his grip.
The speaker recalls meeting General Gordon at a particular location. Gordon appears listless and nervous, with a furtive demeanor and a sense of anticipating trouble. He speaks rarely, seems bored by inquiries, and shows little outward sign of the power or influence he held.
A frugal Mr D. is approached for a donation to the organ fund. He declines politely saying it is a pleasure to do without, displaying a final stance on contributing.
A garbled excerpt appears to reference a mounted band and a scene described as badly mutilated. No clear names, places, or dates are readable to form a concrete news item or identify involved entities.
A Review of Reviews critique argues the U S post office carries its own government materials at huge cost without accounting for it. It claims the department should record expenses for official documents and speeches, likening it to war transport costs and calling the current practice a public disgrace.
A booklet by an eminent authority is offered at Kei fer's drug store. It explains common skin and scalp ailments such as eczema pimples dandruff ringworm tetter prickly heat and hives in plain terms and guides readers to simple home treatments to destroy the germ life and cure the disease.
The Municipal Court of Chicago ruled that a husband may not be a warming pan as his wife claimed she used cold feet on his back for warmth. Paul Gella argued he did nothing to be mean and that he tore up pillows. the judge dismissed the assault case, clarifying he is her husband but not a warming pan.
Dr Bell's Pine-Tar Honey is a trusted remedy claimed as a household word across the Union and abroad. Advertised as best for grippe coughs colds asthma and throat troubles, it is sold everywhere with the bell emblem as a mark of quality.
The ad touts Hyomei as a guaranteed cure for catarrh with a money back offer. It markets a pocket inhaler and complete outfit for $1.00 plus 50 cents for a bottle and notes use for sore throat colds and croup.
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