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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1911
Page
4
A miscellany of notices and anecdotes including death resolutions, a reminder on subscriptions, a savage burglary eaten by bloodhounds at Carrier Mills, Illinois, and discussions on teachers wages and vote selling indictments in Adams County Ohio.
Census data show Rhode Island leads in compact population with 508.5 people per square mile while Nevada remains sparsely populated at 0.7 per square mile. Illinois records 100.7 per square mile. Ten states exceed 100 people per square mile. Discussion notes rising living costs, freight rate increases, and proposed tax and property classification changes, including New York style transfer taxation and exemption of certain property from taxes.
The report notes stable public order in the Philippines with no need for Army aid, education expanding to 445,326 primary pupils and 4,531 schools, and 9,000 teachers. Vocational training thrives as exports rise from 31 to 40 million dollars, while land and capital limits hinder rapid resource development. Admiral Dewey’s empire remark urged practical development.
Local notes describe cold illness in Dolson and visits by families from St Louis Martinsville and New Haven. Roads turned bad in rain and snow but froze again. several residents plan wood cutting and engine setup. The Coons farm changes hands after long occupancy and the old homestead remains in use.
In a New York Press quip, bohemians debate a homemade hat that costs 60 cents. A bachelor maid jokes he wants a wife who trims hats for nothing while a man vows to pay $5 for her hat.
Orison Swett Marden urges readers to conquer moods and habits by doing hard tasks first. The article argues success comes to those who press through discomfort, avoid easy choices, and tackle the toughest work before the easy path.
A mild mannered gray haired man in spectacles becomes entangled in a busy Washington street crowd as a well dressed woman with a boy tries to cross. She mistakenly grasps the old man’s hand and, startled, tells him she wants her son.
Summary of two competing geology schools: catastrophism versus uniformitarianism. The modern view favors uniformity of natural laws and ongoing processes, minimizing abrupt global changes. Scattered OCR fragments mention historical debates, party plans, and casual dialogue in a Brookly n Life-like context.
Local items reflect a quiet period with school reopening, weather concerns, and community events. Fiddlers contest planned at the hall, Mt Pleasant box supper yielded about 30 dollars, corn and wheat prices listed, and visitors from Jefferson county plus Burtelsville Ohio. Epiphany play at the opera house announced with 36% attendance expected. Weather forecasts note zero cold, snow, and variable reports from the weather service.
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