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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1912
Page
1
Reno and Chicago guests visit families in Marshall area while others plan travel to Lincoln county Colorado and Thompson Utah. Community updates include medical operations, farm activity, reunions, cattle shipments, apple crop prospects, and cemetery cleanup with numerous local names and connections.
Westfield residents report visits by N. W. Drewel in St. Louis and Jab Baker and family from Winfield Kansas. Miss Dessig Byram of Arkansas stays with L. A. Riders and family as town events hint at a school sale and possible merchandise stock transfer from Ben & Koehl to Seamne atarai.
A. M. Nason of Canaan Maine claims uric acid in his blood caused severe sciatic rheumatism and says Foley Kidney Pills cured him and removed numerous black specks before his eyes. The pills are advertised as a uric acid solvent and remedy for rheumatism sold by City Drug Store.
Little Bethel Cline is sick. Lucile Handy of Olver visits relatives here. Maude Lowe returned home from Charleston. Helen and Mabel Medsker were guests of Abbie Colvin. Orilla Wheeler visited Hutsonville to see her brother. Jona Reynolds of Flat Rock stayed with Cecil Miller Thursday. Hortense Keys and Annabelle Newman of York were in town on business. Rev. T J Wheeler and wife attended a ministerial meeting in Lawrenceville. Alma Highshoe of Paris and Delia Shaw and daughter visited Mrs. Stella Goss. Porter Bellers and family from Walnut Prairie and Emma Buckner from Terre Haute were guests of Mrs. Juha Rader.
Frank J Cheney, senior partner of F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio, swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A Wilhason witnesses the oath dated December 6. The ad promotes internal use and directs readers to buy Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
West York notes a busy weekend with visits from Mrs. Smith in Cairo Michigan and Miss Essell Smith in Olney visiting Dr. Smith. Lightning kills a bull at Wes Life's barn while Lincoln Buckner loses a cow and tail. A Mt. Olive Baptist basket meeting is set for Sunday with locals invited.
A Boston man lost his leg from an insect bite two years before. Bucklen's Arnica Salve is advertised to kill poison and prevent inflammation after stings and bites. It also claims to heal burns ulcers boils piles eczema bruises and cuts. Available for 25 cents at Carl Taubenbeck's.
Jesse Blamkenbeker has a new binder. Tilden Crouch re roofs his barn last week. John Geffs and wife were in Martinsville Tuesday. Chas Tyhurst and wife were in Martinsville Tuesday. J L Dehl and family spent Sunday at Richard F Pears. H L Custis and family spent Sunday at J W Billotts. Orpha Spaugh was badly cut by a mowing scythe Wednesday. An all day Sunday school convention was held at Zoar Sunday. Henry Tharp and wife of Yale spent Wednesday night at Dam Custis's.
Tornado and fire insurance on farm and city property with large companies at low rates. Write or call on us for terms. Coe and Cole.
The article lists visits and gatherings among residents. Mrs. Geo Snedeker is very ill while Gwen Rutledge’s mother visits him. J U L Miller and wife spent Sunday with L A Miller. Lavenia Finkbiner visits her uncle Bert Robinson. W Shirley family with Henry Shirley. Ed Fairgrief and wife with Mr and Mrs Fred Weaver. Milton Pierson visited Walter Lackey and family. Delbert Shirley family attended a birthday surprise for John Brown. Joe Dickerson’s daughters visit grandparents Levi and Mrs Dickerson. Calvin Miller from Regent North Dakota returned home Tuesday.
A 120 pound foundation of bone and muscle is boosted by Electric Bitters to conquer weakness and nervous spells. Testimonial from Elza Bool of Depew Oklahoma praises Electric Bitters for health gains, with City Drug Store offering the medicine for 50 cents guaranteed.
A brief local item notes H Roebuck from Martinsville was out Sunday. C J Beckwith of Melrose called on a Wednesday. Farmers are in corn fields with hoes as Tom Hursted’s bees are mentioned and other local community scenes appear in fragmented form.
A Saturday night strike by lightning damaged Charley Armstrong's home on the shore, tearing out the chimney flue and causing significant damage to the property.
Elsworth Lowry travels to New York for college studies. Mrs Dora Cunningham recovers from illness and gains mobility. Vera Wells of Hanniford Illinois visits relatives nearby. Mr Bert Eckles preaches in Freedom Sunday. Myrtle Cunningham visits her parents Mr and Mrs Scott. Mrs Clara Mitchell of Chrisman visits her mother Mrs Lew Lowry. Neighbors attend Aunt Eliza Lowrys 90th birthday dinner Sunday.
Hazel and Catherine Geisert visited Alma Taylor of Oak Grove on Tuesday. Mrs. Rudolph Kuhn and daughter Ola visited Mrs. Daisy Bell of Clarksville on Sunday. Farmers are cutting oats. Harry Whitson visited Dean Houk in Marshall on Sunday. Earl Pease left Tuesday for Hartline Washington to spend the summer, accompanied by Henry Dittman.
The Ackerman farm near Marion County suffers a string of deaths attributed to milksickness after drinking poisoned well water. Early tenants, the Palm family, faced similar illnesses and fatalities. John Ackerman, initially avoiding the water, rapidly declined after prolonged exposure, confirming the illness’s link to contaminated groundwater on Lost Creek.
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