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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1911
Page
4
Readable rundown of a local sale listing Lockard's U. S. Mail Soap twelve bars for 25 cents and Lighthouse Cleanser two cans for 5 cents. Includes pricing and product names typical of a mid century newspaper advertisement.
Statement shows bank resources including loans and discounts totaling 262 523 71, bonds 106 984 47, U S Treasury deposits 2 500 00, bank deposits 105 990 66, cash on hand 98 972 07, with total assets listed at 573 270 91 and various minor items. The document appears as a year 1912 bank statement from Marshall Illinois.
Policeman detains Campbell Carnegie of 1823 Clinton Avenue Bronx on a Brooklyn bridge plaza sidewalk. He admits the name is not related to Andrew Carnegie. Magistrate Murphy fines him one dollar and paroles him until tomorrow in his own custody after paying sixty cents. The defendant works at Commercial Printing Company, 8 Beekman Street.
Chicago report notes Howard Moore Crane Technical High School zoology instructor urged banning ear wig-wagging as unscientific and antievolutionary. He framed the schoolroom cue as a trait linked to primitive behavior and modern explosive ages.
The October city death rate in New York reached 12.60 per 1,000, the lowest ever recorded. This figure marks a notable improvement over previous periods, reflecting a significant decline in mortality during the arts week period.
Chicago report details eight Hyde Park Englewood businessmen who confused a $1000 note with a $100 bill. A woodlawn bank teller identified the clerks misreading the note after it circulated, leading to police inquiry and a suspect’s capture. Also noted are reports on Washington elk hunting and wild cattle herds near the Dusewallback river headwaters.
A rambling reminiscence recalls Judge Connelly Adam Gard and Benjamine as high profile legal minds in Clark and Jasper counties. The writer praises the Marshall family’s legal work, notes county politics, praises local officials, and humorously recounts a social gathering at the New Willard Cafe with numerous named residents and a jab at Crawford County’s jail.
A prisoner letter ends with best wishes to friends in Clark and Crawford and signs Contentedly Thine H C Bell as he rings off for the new year.
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