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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1915
Page
8
The Bethel meeting series closed Sunday night. Locals report cousins visiting from Vevray Park and Indianapolis. Students Cecil and Norma Bell return from the state university for holidays. A large crowd enjoyed the M E church Christmas tree with singing and entertainment.
A fine Christmas snow dressed towns as Ed Bunser and family, Bird Lycan and family, and Chas Wieland’s party shared Sunday visits. Mrs Chas Allrich of Dana Ind joined Wm Findley’s guests for Christmas. Reverend Lindsey of Oregon attended Salem meeting and Christ services. Wieland returned home to Ss sent Ark after visiting Wm Volari whose health is poor. Mary Findley hosted a school Christmas program with a tree and student gifts.
Fragmented report notes destructive weather and fires affecting farms and towns near West York Minnesota and Terre Haute with mentions of residents and visitors. Names include Volet Cole Marshall DL, Schwartz, Will Davis, Perry Soughers and Dave Monty among others as the community recovers from incidents and illness.
Robinson visitor C E Reinoeh spent time with relatives in Westfield. Mr and Mrs R Bennett left for St Petersburg Florida for the winter. Mrs S R Connelly visited Chicago with daughter Mrs J Arnold. Prof and Mrs John Farcel from Minneapolis visited his parents. Miss Naomi Wilhoit home from Northwestern Evanston with schoolmate Miss Emma Waterbury of Montana. Champaign county to oil 465 miles of roads next spring. L Hornbrook visited Marshall for business and Ruby Peart Cox adoption papers finalized. E C Measles and L A Brown hosted visitors from Colorado. Hamilton Tefft and family spent the past week with relatives.
Local notes report John and Geo Kannamacher of Anderson visiting, schools resuming January 3 after holidays, hog market at six dollars per hundred pounds, one car shipped. Mrs S Blankenbeker moves to Terre Haute. Al Hathaway and family visiting the Rogerses. Ed Wilson of Detroit visiting his mother Lavina Wilson. Wl James of Greenwood visiting his parents. Harve Neer visits sister Mahala Green near Hidalgo. Forrest McNary of Kansas City and Flo McNary visiting in Cumberland County. Church of God organ installation planned for February with early lighting using oil lamps. New Year greetings extend to all with hopes for wiser years. A Jubilee mood noted on Randall building corner after holiday exercises.
Miss Marie Kelly wed Dec 8 to Harschal Stevens of Greenup. Mr and Mrs P T Peters traveled to Tulsa Oklahoma to visit their daughter Kid Brooks and wife. Kid Brooks and wife arrived to spend holidays in Gardner. While walking near his home Saturday, someone sustained a fractured hip. Clara Helm went to Tulsa Oklahoma to spend winter with Mrs Mario Brooks. The Morrows drilled a fine oil well Friday on the Mrs Grosa farm near Moriah, their best producer. Oil prices push drilling rigs in the township with expectant results. T J Woodward, wife and son Frank of Protection Kansas are guests at elder son V A Woodward Brenner southeast of Casey. D. R. Fancher home saw Mrs J W Robinson fall on a tea covered sidewalk and fracture a hip. Glen Ratcliffe of Greenup chosen state’s attorney for Cumberland county by board of supervisors to fill unexpired term of Walter Brewer.
Roy Hainley and wife traveled from Columbus Indiana to spend Christmas with the John Fainleys and Elpa Fasigs, their first visit since marriage. Winter weather brought sleet rain and snow but church entertainments drew strong attendance across the area. Daniel Murphy died suddenly of pneumonia near Auburn township, funeral at Blue Grass church. Mrs T M Custis died from spinal trouble, funeral at M E Church with Rebekahs and pastors leading. Mrs Fix pioneer Anderson township matriarch dies at 86, funeral at St Paul church. Rev Mr Clark officiated.
Edna Hall spent Sunday with Elva Forsythe. Mrs. Wm. Cline of Paris visited M. B. Daly and family. Ernest Forsythe and wife went to Trimble for holidays. T. G Forsythe and family called on H. E. Hall. Ben Eagler vacationing with relatives at Hume. Cary Hall and family with Wm. Craig and son Karl with Par rishs and Paul visited Meeker Hall family. John Lilly family and Garnet visited Arlis Forsythe family.
A fragmentary report notes a person named Carbon Pater Leneehenta connected with an unclear event at Herldofoom involving patterns and a death or disappearance question. Authorities scrutinize unreliable details in a local page segment.
Franti E Leupp discusses the solemn dignity of the Supreme Court and its quiet deliberations. He recalls an anecdote about an imported delicacy judged as a fish sauce, where a wife recognizes the misclassified item, influencing the court’s decision to overturn the customs ruling.
Glycerin remains unfrozen and non volatile under ordinary temps, boiling or evaporating only at very high heat. It resists crystallizing with water added and forms distinctive pale flame when burned. Its nonevaporative nature makes it useful as a vehicle for pigments in stamping, typewriter ribbons, and carbon papers, though extreme cooling yields partial candy-like crystals that melt back.
A white elephant is sacred to Sam and when it dies Buddhist priests conduct a grand funeral. Thousands of devout Siamese attend the procession to the grave. Jewelry and offerings of great wealth accompany the elephant in burial.
A fragmented OCR item mentions Mare Gevent hive and a fashion note about She Gelidi dress, with unclear names and events. The readable phrases hint at a local column or shopping snippet from a historical page, but details remain obscure.
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