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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1912
Page
3
Old weather notes advise late autumn roadside burning to control grasshoppers and other insects. The plan relies on dry vegetation, cold protection, and ground cover to reduce infestations and keep roads clearer by preventing heavy snow drifts.
An essay argues that grading and cleaning seed with a fanning mill boosts yields of small grain crops. It notes seed selection has already added millions of bushels to corn and claims clean, healthy grain improves all grains. The piece also details a court trial procedure and the roles of judges, prosecutors, and witnesses.
Disjointed farm column discusses preparing soil and crops. Mentions lime use, planting alfalfa, and corn dressing with plaster. Includes stray quotes from a Civil War veteran and notes on road maintenance.
Fragmented OCR notes describe deafness as caused by an unnamed mucous condition and inflammation of a tube, explaining symptoms and the idea that curing depends on removing inflammation to restore hearing.
James Gilbert, said to have come from Kentucky, fatally wounded in a pistol duel at Helen Ark last Wednesday, confessed to the Goebel assassination in Frankfort Kentucky in January 1900. He made the claim after being wounded and dying.
Fragmentary OCR notes debate whether Ayers Sarsaparilla acts as a stimulant or tonic. It asserts the product does not quickly improve mood and emphasizes steady effect rather than a strong lift.
The Rehoboth Sunday Herald quotes West Liberty Ohio judge Hiram C Flack condemning vote selling. He cites Cashel voters as a cautionary comparison noting bribery prices rising from two to four dollars and forecasting divine consequences.
A Montpelier incident shows precautions against Asiatic cholera after a suspect is brought to the hospital. An interne jokes about rum as a remedy and the man is kept overnight then leaves cured. He returns insisting he be treated or risk vagabondage arrest as guards block his house.
The Maine revival will be sunk at sea on March 4 with escort ships North Carolina and Birmingham. Cuban and American crews will transfer remains to the escort vessels and ashore, with colors at half mast, a funeral march, volleys, taps, and a final transfer to Washington for Arlington interment.
Five Chicago murderers were executed on Friday at Cook County Jail. Thomas Jennings, a black burglar, became the first person in criminal history convicted and executed due to fingerprints. Others were Frank and Ewald Shiblawski, Philip Sommerling, and Thomas Schultz, all involved in the killing of Fred W. Guelzow Jr., a truck farmer, described as brutal. The victim was shot, tortured, and beaten after pleading for mercy. Jennings had prior parole and left fingerprint evidence on the Hiller home railing linking him to the crime.
President Taft signed the Arizona admission document on Wednesday, admitting Arizona as the forty eighth state. The article notes Arizona’s youth, geography, and potential for mining, grazing, and limited manufacturing, concluding it will add luster to the republic.
Prof. Geo W Smith of the history department at Normal University Carbondale Illinois writes a three volume history of Egypt to be published by Lewis Publishing Company Chicago. The work covers Egypt general history explorations and discoveries by the French, English conquest by Gen George Rogers Clark, early English settlements, Northwest Territory Illinois, industrial life schools churches social life transportation and development. The third volume concentrates on biographies and the book will include county scenes and portraits of prominent people.
The National Magazine notes how sanitation and modern drainage transformed New Orleans from a yellow fever risk to disease control. It recalls past epidemics as a port of entry for tropical Central America, but cites quarantine laws and health improvements that ended fever cases for years. It calls the medical conquest of the tropics a remarkable achievement.
Do you do dress making or fancy work? You can transfer patterns at the Herald office, a service for pattern transfer and related sewing needs.
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