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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1913
Page
2
A Christmas Eve celebration in Calumet Michigan ends in disaster when a false outside fire alarm triggers a fatal panic. Seventy-two people die, including fifty-six children, as hundreds flee a crowded public hall amid confusing, unverified threats. Local officials and witnesses describe a chaotic scene.
The fragment notes Menelik of Abyssinia’s reported death and succession by Prince Sidreassit, while shifting to reflections on New Year’s first day. It describes January’s personification, calendar history from March to January adoption, and cultural customs around year’s start. It mentions superstition, ancient rites, and church observances marking the transition.
Practical guidance on using lime sulfur wash to control San Jose scale on trees. Describes making commercial concentrate, mass boiling method, dilution ratios, and testing gravity. Advises dormant-season spraying and notes soap and dilution effects on plant tissue. Includes anecdotal memory verse about Santa Claus.
Increasing profits from home grown protein tied to economic production efficiency and soil improvement. The article argues production enhances land quality while expanding earnings.
The Iowan Homestead outlines a sturdy sheep corral using field fencing at the base and several strands of barb wire at the top. It advises firm corner posts, smooth cedar or split walnut, and strong bracing, with illustrated methods for corner fastening and a secure gate.
The piece celebrates wireless telephone as a real marvel of the era noting speech sounds travel without wires and referencing a Marconi Atlantic demonstration from Ireland to Nova Scotia. It speculates on future transatlantic conversations between leaders and rulers as proof the technology may soon reach wide use.
York Lodge No. 313 A F and A M marks the loss of brothers Wm G Eisner and Clarence B Nichols. The lodge extends heartfelt sympathy to their families and friends and orders copies to be sent to the bereaved families and county papers, and a minute entry.
Mrs Estella Clements and children express sincere thanks to friends and neighbors who assisted them during the sickness and death of their husband and father.
An old advertisement promotes Texas Wonder as a remedy for kidney and bladder issues including diabetes rheumatism and back pain. It claims to regulate bladder troubles in children and offers mail order at 1.00 per bottle with two months of treatment. explicitly states it is not sold by druggists.
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