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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1913
Page
5
Elder lampton and townsfolk recount a lawn party turned fundraiser at Lapham's Corners. City visitors hosted Virginia reel and peanuts. Uncle Si fretted over rowdy display, urging calm and a future church gathering.
Our readers ask about what cannot be sent by parcel post. A careful review of the law lists items barred from shipment such as live alligators chocolate sundaes traction machines spinning wheels cast iron safes automobiles trucks bathtubs refrigerators and billiard tables.
A Jerusalem newsletter in The Living Church argues for stronger protections for Armenians in the Kurdistans and criticizes European powers for not fulfilling treaty guarantees. The piece links Armenian safety to a broader international settlement and cites political failings in the Americas.
Shawneetown suffered a disastrous blaze last night destroying the old hotel known as The Lafayette where LaFayette was entertained in 1825. The structure, a source of local pride, burned alongside other buildings in the town.
A testimonial from Mrs. Bruce Crawford of Niagra Mo praises Dr King's New Discovery for curing a weak sick boy with colds throat and lung troubles. The ad urges mothers to buy and give it to children and notes Carl V. Tauboneck as the seller.
Misses Leona Swope and Blanche Nettleton were guests of the Weber girls Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nidey moved to Terre Haute. Attendees from here at Jimmie Lowe s sale near Annapolis Tuesday. Clinton Weber spent Sunday with Ray Craig. Miss Flozza Chamness visited the Weber girls. Mr. and Mrs. Walker Eliott dined at Ches Vaughns Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Layton were Sunday guests of David Rockwell. Miss Reba Nave visited her uncle Harry McDaniel Sunday. Afro Eliza Swope remains ill and not improving.
A damaged OCR fragment presents a dated reflection on temper and debt. It contrasts self restraint with the burden of unpaid bills, implying moral lessons about personal finance.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only known remedy for catarrh, a constitutional disease. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, promising to strengthen the patient and cure by destroying the disease's foundation. Offer of a $100 reward for proof of failure to cure is included.
Twenty five thousand brick manufacturers mailed a brick to Chicago for a brick house at the Coliseum Clay Products Exposition. The house will be given away and rebuilt for the owner after the show. The test tracked each brick’s mail delivery speed to gauge parcel post efficiency.
An old product ad claims Dr. King's New Discovery soothes irritated throats and lungs, stops chronic hacking cough, relieves tickling throat, and tastes nice. It urges a single-use habit and directs readers to Carl Taubeneck's for purchase.
A testimonial from John Guyer of Jefferson Street Casey Illinois touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a single focus remedy for kidney trouble backache and urinary issues. He says after two boxes all symptoms vanished and urges purchase from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York as US agents.
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