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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1926
Page
8
The article urges spacing evergreens evenly along foundations to showcase each plant. It advises back rows taller varieties, front dwarf varieties, and upright junipers for balance, with regular pruning. It notes color variations from green to bronze across seasons and recommends visiting nurseries to compare tones and observe seasonal color changes.
Homeowners often overlook the dual advantages of wall insulation. It blocks heat in winter and keeps interiors cooler in summer by reducing heat transfer through walls roofs and ceilings. Even small homes with unfinished attics gain comfort from a simple remodeling that adds a cooling blanket over warm rooms.
The piece argues homeowners neglect repairs and pay higher neglect taxes, costing about 1.8 billion dollars annually. It notes repairs due to neglect exceed annual fire losses and warns that avoiding small costs can lead to large future losses for property owners.
One hundred seventy eight cities from 41 states and Canada entered 311 playgrounds and athletic fields in a national contest by the Playground and Recreation Association of America. Prizes total 5650 dollars plus nursery stock from the Harmon foundation. New York leads entrants while Antreville and Coward, S&S.C., are smallest with 100 residents each. Cities are sorted into three population groups for competition.
A fragmentary poem excerpt describes a hometown with faded reverence for Athens and lingering memory in the market square. The piece notes wagons and initials traded in a quiet town, with lines praising local scenes and names, including a reference to David Morion and a poem titled The Town.
Fragmentary text discusses a high importance architectural issue and titled figures. contains unclear names and phrases about a dwelling and responsiblities. No definite events, dates, or clear entities are identifiable from the OCR.
An Days Gone By Ya Miss Ella Aydelot has leased the lot at Main and Clinton for a photograph gallery. Albert Shaw returns from Ohio after months away. Joseph Clatfeiter visits from El Paso. Harry Dulaney spends vacation at home after Crawfordsville school. Aggie Clinger of Paris visits Mollie Huston. The piece notes Hayes and Wheeler as next president and vp, and asks Mr Boaster for his view.
The report covers roadwork progress on West Main Street with driveways in place, a marriage license issued to Ernest L. Mott and Maude B. Strader, a two week vacation for Assistant Postmaster Roy Hunt, a Chicago-bound illness family call for Hattie Clark, an informal city dance chaperoned by local couples, and attendance by Dr. L. J. Weir and Dr. Stephen Bradley at a Detroit medical meeting. It also details county court actions including estates of Lawson and Elizabeth Jackson, a discharger motion for Raymond Ewing, an order on minor heirs funds, and drunk driving pleas from William Burns and Chester Wilts with fines.
Robert Patrick and wife Beulah Lindsey Jot Casey 1900 transfer amount. Bertha Kiger widow to Hal Hie Kester Jot Marshall 1200 dollars. Lydia Swallum to Fairy Roberts Bertha Cowen land value 1200. Lew Allen Boyer et al to Susan Konkler land 231213 dollar. Muraf and wife to House Dugan Marshall 1 dollar. Ulrey and wife Collier land 61013 two dollars. John Noland and wife to W Bar nett land 224111 1 dollar. Winston T Mc Vaughn to Ann Daugherty land 211013 800 dollars. Thomas Nicholson and wife Owen Hendrix land 361214 2 dollars. Bennie Swift et al to Thomas Stepp land 291210 400 dollars. Andrew W McMillan to Jamy Dawson land 312510 345 dollars. Mary Alice Mauk lot Martinsville 0. W J David and wife to Arthur Oaks and wife lot Casey 1000 dollars. Arthur Hinl and wife to Grant Hill land 1013 700 dollars.
Forty years ago Ed Thursday wrote from Eau Claire Wisconsin to report signing with the Eau Claire club for seventy five dollars monthly. The manager promised a winter paying job if he played well all summer and fall. Ed played several games with a single error in one game and three of his clubs five hits in another. He is expected to feature in the ball field soon. Mrs Ed Booth and Miss Nellie Stephenson traveled to Chicago and will visit relatives before Nellie goes to Collinsville and Mrs Booth to Minneapolis. Ruth Booth, spoiled by a big family, is tended by many relatives. John M Archer and Ed Garwood return home from Union City Indiana after weeks at work.
Twenty years ago the Fourth of July committee in Marshall reports securing funds for a major celebration. Funds already on hand total several hundred dollars with more expected. Al Fawley and his wife hosted a party in Livingston for about fifty youths with ice cream cake games and music. A new steam pump arrived for the water works and duplication of pumping machinery is planned to prevent breakdowns. Grace Holler and Charles McCauley wed at Terre Haute tonight at eight, with Grace well known in Marshall. John Holler Mrs Catherine Snyder and Mrs Mary Holler traveled to Terre Haute to attend the ceremony.
Madam seeks quick footwear fix and a repairman offers to return slippers in time as good as new. The expert at 122M 6th Ave promises an easy solution, bringing back the worn slippers promptly.
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