Local Advert Two Dimes and One Dollar Found
A compact listing from the Marshall Illinois paper notes prices and small ads with a two dollar, one dollar and sixty cent line item.
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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1928
Page
3
George Stone-Magazine Swindler Warns Merchants
A Marshall Herald warning details a conman named George Stone and various aliases who targeted merchants with a fake magazine proposition. He offered 500 sample copies of major titles for $800 and promised a half price subscription deal, claiming publishers service syndicate ties. Stone, described as 55, five feet four, with gray hair, has a long criminal record across multiple states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Better Business Bureaus
Marshall Herald
George Stone
Portland
Oregon
Better Business Bureau
Stone
Ladies’ Home Journal
Red Book
Cosmopolitan
Publishers Service Syndicate of
Chicago
Chicago Better Business Bureau
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Davenport
Iowa
St. Louis
Missouri
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Rochester
N. Y
Wilkes-Barre
Santa Monica
Calif
Los Angeles
Barrett C. Bass
E. A. Thomas
John J. Brown
A. B. Root
John Butler
H. C. Compton
John C. Bias
C. T. Lester
Albert Brown
The Fortunate Dead
They who have dwelt tung in tombs said Hi Ho the sage of China town are fortunate in having bad sculptors to tell their fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hi Ho
Chinatown
Washington Star
First Ship From Ancient Egypt Records Features Endure
The earliest known ship is an Egyptian boat around 600 B C. Its design shows features that persist in ships to this day, with certain characteristics enduring through time.
Rubber’s Emergence in Commerce Over the Centuries
A compact note tracing rubber from its early use to modern commercial development over roughly four centuries, highlighting the surprising speed of modern expansion within the last century.
Notable Portrait Sitters and Portraitist Mentions
Fuzzy references describe Femeus Artst and Lisa as a young sitter for a famed Leonardo da Vioelli portrait. The text hints Mona iay as a shorthand for a phrase meaning nay lady, signaling a controversial or coded attribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mona
Lisa
Leonardo da Vioelli
Happiness in Work The Galifmore Sun Quote
The Galifmore Sun reports a quirky takeaway about happiness at work claiming the busiest people are happiest because they have little time to notice. The snippet ends mid quotation with a reference to a 2 percent figure and a prompt to get busy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Galifmore Sun
Community Comments on Farm Bureau Picnic Plans
July weather prompts political talk as OK Allen and committee plan a Farm Bureau picnic near Marshall. Notes mention hog calling demonstration by Charley Strohm, oat acreage brag by Harry Maurer, tickle grass seed questions from Riley Davis, a boy hit by a car during a band concert, and Mrs Claude Fox teaching farm life. County milk outlook and T B cattle elimination are cited, plus a livestock meeting in Orange township with a stalled film showing.
Sunday Kissing Prohibition Traps Sailor in 17th Century Britain
A sailor returning home on a Sunday during the 1600s in Britain kissed his wife and was punished with 24 hours in the stacks. The case reflects the era’s strict Sunday observance laws and moral policing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Solomon’s Wisdom Exceeds Elders in Proverbs and Songs
The text notes Solomon’s wisdom surpassing the East’s sages with three thousand proverbs and a thousand five songs, highlighting his notable literary and poetic output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon
Plant of the East Hyacinth journey to Holland and Europe
The hyacinth originated in Greece and Asia Minor. It did not enter western Europe until the early 1500s when Dutch horticulturists developed it to its modern form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Asia Minor
Western
Europe
Octagonal Gold Dollar Used in California Gold Rush
A segment recalls the aviagonal one dollar gold piece popular in the West during California's gold rush era. The octagonal coin held standard value and was widely circulated for many years among prospectors and merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Elephant Pall Brattain and Strergth of an Elephant
A garbled note blends references to an elephant, Pall Brattain, and polity strength. The text resembles misread fragments mentioning hornes, oxen, and comparative measures without clear events, dates, or proper nouns.
Saul Becomes a Christian Lesson for July 15
The lesson traces Saul's conversion from violent persecutor of Christians to a follower of Jesus. It begins with Saul’s zeal and opposition, moves through his blinded vision and dialogue with the risen Jesus, and ends with Ananias confirming his faith and baptizing him as the Holy Spirit fills him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Jesus
Saul
Law
Jesus
Stephen
Damascus
Jesus Christ
Ananias
Ananitas
Christ
God Does Not Forsake Thee Spurgeon Message
Quote from Charles H. Spurgeon declaring that even if men forsake, God remains watchful and consoling. The speaker emphasizes divine care, presence, and aid for the solitary believer, offering assurance of friendship and support beyond human help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles U. Spurgeon
A Heavenly Vision to the Holy Heart Echoes
Readers encounter a devotional reflection on a heavenly vision granted to a devout heart. The text invokes clear eyes and undimmed sight gifted by the Lord, framed as spiritual insight and reverent praise.
Healing Balm in Gilead: Styrax Offinalis as Healer
Ancient Gilead lore vests balm for pilgrims and healing. The styrax from Styrax officinalis, a common plant there, is believed more likely the true balm than the traditional unguent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilead
Holy Land
A Decent Day's Work Motto Quoted by London Express
A London Express quote defines a decent day’s work as causing no unhappiness to anyone, lessening no one’s belief in life, helping the discouraged, and not adding to the vanity of the ostentatious. The remark reflects a humane standard for daily conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Express
Silver guitar praised for volume and stability
A guitar made of German silver is said to have great volume for orchestral use while keeping the sweet tone of a wooden guitar. An important benefit is that the silver instrument does not warp.
Almanacs Through History and the 1450 First Printed Almanac
Almanacs date to early civilizations with Greek and Roman use. Some of the oldest appeared in the 13th and 14th centuries. Jurabach the astronomer is said to have published the first printed almanac in 1450.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J’urbach
Then Let Us Pour Happiness quote fragrance note
A Cross Magazine line notes that the perfume Then Let Us Pour Happiness cannot be poured on others without leaving a few drops on the user, implying a playful caution about sharing scent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cross Magazine
South Seas Idiom Kanakas Used for Pacific Natives
The term Kanakas is described as a popular name given to natives of Hawaii New Caledonia New Hebrides and other islands in the South seas in historical usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
New Caledonia
New Hebrides
Islands
South Seas
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Illinois
Clark County
Wabash Valley Printing Co
Marshall, Ilinois
Swindler
Femeus Artst
Tie
Estes Blie
O K ‘Allen
Bob Dolson
Art Guinnip
Sol Handy
Farm Bureau
J Q. Snedeker
Charley Strohm
West Union
Harry Maurer
Harry
Riley Davis
Anderson
Township
Riley
Fifth Street
Claude Fox
Pearl Weir
University of Illinois
Fox
Bob Hammond
Dolson Township
T. B
W. J. Ridgway
Robert Tingley
Orange Township
Frank Kettering
R. B. Apple
Y Bof Zwalem
Dean Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Martinsville
Casey
Daughhetee
Ryan
Kesler & Knowles
B. D. Bennett
Washington
Essex
Fnsnex
Inci
F. E. &. Detwott
Kesler Motor Co
Marshall, Ill
Craure
Ovenne Addres
I Nominat
Hull
Oun
Houston
Rob Nson
By Dunkel
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