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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1909
Page
7
Markets show new wheat prices near 1.13 dollars with shifts from January levels as traders reassess supply and demand. In Charleston Judge Craigs warns bootleggers gamblers and perjurers that the law must be enforced swiftly and equally to preserve government authority.
A national corn show in Omaha awarded the top acre prize to a Connecticut grower, not Illinois or neighboring states. The winning land yielded 188 bushels per acre, with the farmer around twenty years old and cultivating on a farm with centuries of topsoil.
President Roosevelt presided at the ground breaking for a Lincoln Memorial in Hodgenville Kentucky and deposited a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation in a metal box. Speakers from both sides praised Lincoln and the nation, while a mixed crowd observed the ceremony under a tent beside Lincoln’s birth cabin.
A biography recounts a fearless figure who toiled for the people despite hardship and hatred. He remained steadfast and hopeful, finishing with triumph nearly within reach before a sudden murder ended his life and left his kindly eyes closed forever.
Shawneetown on the Ohio River, founded 1809, seeks a centennial celebration. The Gleaner urges marking the town’s founding, noting plat approvals by Congress in 1810 and 1814, early settlement by 1805, and Shawneetown’s historic role as a trading and political center in southern Illinois.
A Marshall resident recounts severe back and kidney pains in 1901 and credits Doan's Kidney Pills with a permanent cure. The testimonial notes higly colored secretions and heavy sediment, and states no need to change opinion of the remedy. Sold by all dealers priced 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. is sole US agent in Buffalo New York.
Mr Bryan says the limit of equestrianism will not be reached until the president rides his horse up the Washington Monument. The St Louis Globe Democrat replies that the feat will occur on inauguration day along with other performances signaling 'the suspension of mind and matter.'
A Paris newspaper notes Henry Clay of Kentucky spent only brief visits living on or near his farm in Hunter Township, Edgar County. It cites that Clay owned land on Clay's Prairie but did not reside there, while Clay, the son of Henry Clay, lived on his father’s farm for about two years before relocating.
The First Congregational church invites the public to a Sunday dedication on February 28 with sermons by Rev. Frank G. Smith and remarks by Rev. Theodore Clifton and Rev. William W. Newell. An afternoon platform meeting features Mr. Smith as master, followed by a 7:30 pm closing service. Music by the Paris quartet accompanies all events.
The 1908 corn crop totaled 2.666 billion bushels with 518 million used for flour products starch malt liquor glucose distilling export and seed. About 2.148 billion bushels remained mostly for feeding. roughly 80 percent of the crop left the counties where grown.
The legislature passed a joint resolution appointing a nine member committee from each house to hear evidence and decide if General Stevenson has grounds to contest Governor Deneen's election. The panel must report by March 2.
Cole and Cole advertise farm and city property insurance from the largest companies at low rates. Call or write for terms.
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