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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1919
Page
8
A local advert offers wrist watches rings lavaliers manicure sets in leather rolls and Christ folders among other attractive gifts. Shoppers are urged to visit before buying to choose from a wide array of useful selections.
In Mounds Oklahoma a man reports gaining about 69 pounds after using two bottles of NATSKI Michine Co medicine. He plans to take five more bottles hoping for another 60 pounds gain. The remedy is advertised for rheumatism nervous debility kidney trouble skin diseases and eczema. Sold locally by Kuefer Drug and The City Drug Store.
Notice to patrons that the Wabash Valley Telephone Company filed with the Public Utilities Commission for Marshall and West Union counties a change in rate schedule. The proposed increase covers business residence rural and service station rates. A copy of the application is available at the company office in Marshall and West Union for review by interested parties.
A fragmentary note invokes a call to the conch and heart, expressing a surreal urge to write and listen. The line reads like a puzzle of garbled rhythm and suggests a personal, poetic moment from Balies.
A jungle clash pits Tarzan against the lion Numa over a deer carcass. The ape-man wins via knife and grappling restraint while a witch-doctor watches, fears, and mutters charms, as the duel ends with a looming spectral threat and a note of continuation in the next issue. The piece also includes census enumerator details and two obituaries, indicating the broader newspaper page.
An advertisement features Doan's Kidney Pills with a testimonial from L. Walker praising the remedy for backache and urinary issues. The page also includes multiple legal notices about guardianship sales and estates in Clark County Illinois with dates in 1919 and 1920, listing property details and sale terms.
Quote explains cheerful ness as more than happiness. It describes a contented spirit a pure heart a kind and loving disposition humility and charity a generous appreciation of others and a modest opinion of self as Thackeray notes.
A Boston Transcript excerpt describes an Irish conductor who ran over an old man carrying a bottle of buns. After the incident he leapt from his car and, seeing a fluid pooling, exclaimed to a friend that they had killed a blue blood.
A fragment reflects on marriage changing a man's focus from courtship to domestic duties and constant busyness. It contrasts pre marriage attentions with post marriage forgetfulness about other matters.
In summer heat a steel bridge expands and becomes noticeably longer than in winter. Temperature fluctuations cause differing lengths on each side of the structure as the metal expands and contracts with the seasons.
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