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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1913
Page
3
An ad claims a product by Lewis Chan of Manchieater Ohio cures "everything" and coughs in children. It advertises a dry remedy marketed through Abs-Butys Drug Store with prices 50¢ and 1.90 per bottle and urges families to keep a bottle at home.
Notice to heirs and creditors of the estate of Mary McMullen Adams or related parties to appear before the Clark County Court in February 1914 to settle claims and payments. Administrators and executors named Sarah Hurst and Everett Connelly request immediate payment and seek discharge from duties.
The draft text outlines adjustments for postmasters and assistant postmasters under the service. It notes exemptions and provisions affecting collectors and deputy marshals while signaling substantial alignment with prior measures.
A homemaking guide describes practical gifts for thrifty households including a round tablecloth centerpiece with lace trim, and a folding sewing box with needle cushions, scissors and pins stored inside, made from pasteboard and satin or plain alk, with a collapsible mouth and ribbon drawstrings.
The article praises the family oriented gift of a mahogany can delabra for living or dining rooms. It notes how color shades should match room fittings and suggests practical homemade items like a scrap box with decorative coverings as safer substitutes to wastepaper baskets.
A Madrid dispatch claims a large Moorish force was routed by a Spanish column supported by aviators. The plan included four artillery batteries and a bayonet charge after a rain of bombs from airmen guided by flag signals. Both sides suffered significant casualties.
Ex Governor Deneen delivered an address in which he argued Illinois spent about 1,000,000 dollars monthly, most on education and charities. He claimed the state regulates railroads gas electric car service mining and upholds a strong social justice framework including a top child labor law.
Delegates from six states meet in Chicago to address rising unemployment since 1907. Missouri's survey shows 12 000 men in St Louis lacking work as lodging houses fill, with housing for the homeless proposed in public building floors. Alberta and Los Angeles report job shortages and crowded streets drive crime as a means of livelihood.
A Shawneetown Chamber of Commerce delegation led by A. P. Spivey and Maurice Liaimbert appeared in Washington with Representative Fowler to urge favorable action on a Fowler bill. They asked for $100,000 to enlarge the levee and improve the harbor, noting the levee is generally sound except for the breached section during the recent flood. they propose widening the foundation and raising the crest by about nine to fourteen feet to guard against future floods.
A from paperweights to dec orated tablets and coat hangers offers quick crafts. Crafts include a calendar leaf floral design cut from seed catalog pages and a holly accented decorative cover for a tablet. A shirtwaist bag from white cambric and tiny kimono for a girl complete the list of home made presents.
Advice on crafting personal and neat thank you notes after Christmas gifts. Emphasizes mentioning the specific present, tracking givers, keeping the card attached if present includes a note, and practicing careful writing to show appreciation. Encourages honest, simple messages suitable for children.
A collection of poem stanzas and clippings reflecting holiday faith in Santa Claus, scenes of shoppers and a brave woman with bundles, and a satirical note on football injuries and gender views from The Detroit Free Press and Washington Star via Harper's Weekly.
Oakley resident C Gilmore visited his nephew C H Gilmore while Joe Connelly and wife planned a Kansas trip. Mrs Chas E Cole planned a Wis holiday visit with her parents. Mrs W B Emrich left for Tower Hill after her mother suffered a paralytic stroke. Olen Boyd and Grace Nalley wed at city hall with Squire Bean officiating. W F Reed drove to Casey with three steers valued over $500. Elmer Short left for Maywood to visit relatives.
Miss Nora Alberta visits brother W T Alberta in town this week. Robert Anderson plans winter with family in Austin and daughter in Alice, Texas. Merril Musgrave to Manatee Florida to join parents. Georg Canaday, Cairo division mail clerk, visits grandparents northwest of town. A A Carroll and Holland Missouri family visited, then went to West Union. Two carloads of rails delivered to Hutsonville area to replace worn rails for winter track work.
Reinoehl of Robinson visited friends here last week. Mrs Lea hosted a 12 o’clock dinner. Mrs Lowry traveled to St Louis to see Mrs Trimble. Tony Tyler filed a $64.50 claim for sheep killed by dogs. Charles Lee bought A H LaRoe fifty acres at $62.50 per acre. Porterfield left on an inspection trip to Texas. Mrs Jennie Reinoehl and family head to St Petersburg for the winter. Public Service Co pushes street light work and aims to have service soon.
Attorney General McReynolds releases details of a plan to reorganize the American Telephone and Telegraph Company to prevent dissolution under the Sherman antitrust act. The agreement would restore competition in telephone service nationwide and require the trust to dispose of Western Union Telegraph holdings.
Burleson approves new stamp issue of 7 9 12 20 and 30 cent values for parcel post. Combined with smaller stamps, most amounts from 1 to 60 cents can be formed using no more than two stamps. The text notes a busy father providing for his family, with a reflective aside on melancholy.
Abe Martin notes the old good times when a man could hold his head high in town while Miss Tawney Apple debates remaining single or marrying, as DePauw University features in the chatter.
William Davidson of 716 Madison St Marshall Michigan testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved his constant kidney ache and body pains after two boxes last winter. He endorses the remedy as dependable for kidney trouble and notes its 60 cent price and Buffalo based Foster Milburn Co as U S agents.
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