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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1928
Page
9
A 1920 reflection notes radio's growing hold at home while cars and moving pictures draw people out. The writer jokes the radio binds neighbors to the fireside, avoiding church and social outings as they await programs from New York Philadelphia or Los Angeles.
Friday morning a fire at the Michaelree garage in Effingham wrecked the building and burned the transit company’s newest bus on its first route from Terre Haute through Marshall to Effingham. A Greyhound Lines bus from St. Louis was also burned.
Mrs H H Kirschback of St. Louis sustained a broken rib when the Chevrolet sedan she drove left the pavement and plunged into a ditch near Marshall on Monday morning. Her husband accompanied her. John Bright of Martinsville drove them to Marshall for treatment. Kirschback escaped with only minor bruises and scratches. The car suffered a bent fender but they continued their trip in the afternoon.
A quip from Farm and Fireside invokes Peterkin to urge the ideal of a spotless record while suggesting a blemish here and there to humble the rest of the community. The line plays on moral vanity and communal honesty.
The article notes the Colossus of Rhodes at TU cubits or 105 feet with later estimates near S0 cubits. It states the Statue of Liberty rises 141 feet atop a 155 foot pedestal.
The Biltmere homespuns are hand woven from pure sheep wool and dyed with pure vegetable and alisarin dyes. There are over a hundred different shades, and no two pieces are identical.
A fragment quotes Tatada Plade musing on a lonely man with no faults seeking congenial company. The line suggests social isolation and the desire for fellowship despite perceived faults.
A puzzling fragment discusses reputation and clever remarks, suggesting an editor or author reflecting on how remarks are perceived. The piece hints at variation in interpretation and the shaping of reputational image.
Fragmentary text estimates world population and China’s share. It suggests China holds about one third to one sixth of the world’s population, with other references to India and global totals, all in garbled OCR.
Public notice announces foreclosure in Clark county Illinois. Special master Wm T Hollenbeck will sell at 2 PM Saturday July 28 1928 at the east door of the courthouse in Marshall the described real estate from the Warner Garver case in the March 1927 term.
The east half of the northwest quarter of section 19 township 11 north range 13 west containing 80 acres more or less. Terms of sale cash in hand. Dated at Marshall Illinois this 25th day of June 1928. W T Hollenbeck Special Master in Chancery Clark County Illinois H R Snavely Complainant's Solicitor Advertisement 26-3.
The Board of Local Improvements in Marshall Illinois invites sealed bids for paving and utilities on Eighth Street from Main Street north curb line to Mulberry Street south property line. Bids due July 24 1928 at 2 00 pm with 10 percent bid bond.
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