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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1914
Page
7
A sequence of numbers appears as financial figures or balances, including sums like 310,424 and 561,006 60, with various smaller amounts interspersed. The text lacks context, dates, or names to identify the entities or the purpose of the totals.
Large sheets of carbon paper offered for embroidery transfers and similar uses are available at the Herald office.
A four member family John Winkler wife and two sons ages 12 and 14 trudged from Terre Haute aiming for Harrisburg. They slept by a camp-fire last night and were provided meals, quarters in the jail section, and transport by the Overseer of the Poor to Harrisburg.
Dr J J Hinkley called to Ohio for sister’s illness. First National Bank directors re elected. Floyd Barbee loses two three year draft horses to fodder. Westfield township may seek one commissioner plan via special election. Bruce Myers and wife visit Parker from Bluff Center. Tuscola Journal bought by M E Bigelow, former Westfield resident. Virgie Church and John Jones wed at the Church home of Mr and Mrs V V Church.
Mrs Ophir Lang left Sunday for Dallas to visit her sister. Dr Staltz departed for Hot Springs to be away several weeks. Mrs Clare Richardson died after a long illness aged about 68. John F Emrick suffered a paralytic stroke but is recovering. Glenn Shinkler and Miss Madge Fuqua visited parents and are touring. they have vaudeville success. Wm Shute lost his house by fire while alone at home. B LeMay sold his stake in Central Lumber Co and will retire from business.
In Hutsonville the Herald reports Pearl ey and Boyd traveled to St Augustine Florida last week. William Gmotherman died at his home south of Annapolis on January 6 aged 79 years and 23 days. At the M E parsonage Wednesday evening Rev Wininger officiated the wedding of Harry Robinson and Lavinia Knapp. The tele graph line built by Ohio Oil Co from Hutsonville to Sullivan is setting Spates. Charles Wheeler of Clark county northwest of West York is ill with a mild smallpox attack. Rev S H Givler will reside here for a few months. Mrs Givler went to Ohio to be with their son at school. A reflection on light and bushel interiors closes the item.
A reminiscence letter recalls opera house dances with Tout’s orchestra, old time quadrilles, and the grand march. The writer contrasts past performances with modern shows, notes ticket prices, and describes family outings, theater companies, and the lure of amusement amid changing city life.
Reports detail Sakura covered by lava and ash with many bodies buried as Kagoshima suffers major damage. Refugees flood Kumamoto, famine grows in northern Japan, and authorities plan massive relief. Americans in Kagoshima are safe.
A lighthearted note credits streetcars with preventing hoopskirts from returning to fashion. It humorously links urban transit to wardrobe trends, implying practical benefits of modern transport on style.
An advertisement promises relief from nighttime coughs and tickling throats with Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound. It claims the medicine does not upset the stomach and is suitable for children and adults, available from all druggists.
Marshall readers question cures from distant towns but trust local citizens for medical endorsements. Willim McDare of Illinois reports kidney relief after using Dean's Kidney Pills, stating it gave lasting benefit. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo distributes the remedy in the United States under the Dean's label for 50 cents.
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a universal cough and cold cure. It claims quick relief for stubborn coughs and long troubles, praises it as safe for all ages, and markets bottles at 50 cents and 1 dollar.
An old-fashioned line about children crying for Fletcher's Castoria appears. The text then adds a remark suggesting growing older eases low spirits linked to Cortes and the Aztec conquest.
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