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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1923
Page
3
Sunday service at 9 246, Sunday service at 11:00. Weekly Wednesday testimonial meeting at 8 00. Services held in the Pythag temple. The topic for the Sunday sermon is God the Only Cause and Greater.
The Sabohy S23 Methodist congregation reports a Sunday school attendance of 256 last week. Morning worship begins at 10 45 with a special Christian education address by Dr Arnett. A 7 45 evening service led by the youth group promises a unique program on vocational reasons and broadened sympathies. Mr Harvey will attend Asbury and Oliver next Sunday.
Pastor J B McCoy invites participation in prayer meetings at Grand Turn on Wednesday and at Big Creek Thursday. Sunday school starts 9 30 with preaching at Marshall 9 and Grand Turn 10 30. Big Creek Children’s Day program in evening. Grand Yarn Ladies Air meets next week Thursday afternoon with Mrs Gottlieb Abel.
Church of the Nazarene schedules daily services at 7 45 p m and Sunday at 10 45 a m 3 00 and 9 45 p m Sermon Sunday afternoon titled The Second- Gaming of Jesus Rev W R Gilley evangelist from Olivet Ill Rev Lois Brueninger from Marion Ohio is soloist and song leader Miss Dorris Fleming from Kansas City Mo is pianist Meetings to be held in a tent on the American Legion lot
Next Sunday marks Children’s Day with a brief program by school members directed by Mrs. Taylor and Miss Hanis Gilbert. At the closing exercise Miss Sally Dawson will tell a story to the school. The junior church feature occurs during the Sunday school hour conducted by Miss Dawson and Mr. Thomas.
A report notes that butterflies, abundant in Australia, are killed in large numbers by aboriginal communities and processed by removing wings to be eaten in cakes.
The article notes that the standing army of white ants in Ceylon uses a secretion to spray rival ants in the face. This chemical attack is said to drive intruders nearly crazy, illustrating a form of insect warfare observed in the region.
The China telephone exchange in San Francisco uses Chinese architecture and Chinese operators who take calls by name rather than number. Operators handle between seven and eight thousand calls daily, according to Youth's Companion.
The Northwest Passage is a sea route from the Atlantic to the Pacific along the northern coast of North America. Robert McClure led an 1850 to 1854 expedition seeking this route and became the first to complete a voyage connected to it, though portions were conducted on ice.
A report notes unusual mid year cold in Asahikawa and nearby districts, with lakes and streams freezing on June 24 1922. An event of this rarity had occurred 35 years earlier on July 2, causing serious crop damage and prompting concern across local communities.
Four year old Benjamin noting two pets a canary and a cat notices the canary escapes danger when the cage door is left open. The cat is seen swallowing the bird and the boy asks his mother whether the cat will sing now, reflecting on the grim event.
The report lists states with the greatest coal production: Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Illinois, Ohio, Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky and Colorado.
New Madrid County Farm Bureau reports six years of hog cholera eradication work saving members 314,876 dollars and cutting reported farms with cholera from 157 in 1918 to 29 in 1928. Surveys show hog losses dropped from 12,440 head in 1918 to 2,574 in 1928 and pork production rising, with vaccination favored by 82 percent in 1923. The campaign targeted shipments of hogs into the county and used annual farmer questionnaires to track progress.
Minnesota leaders aim to mobilize one hundred thousand acres of potatoes under contract by July 15. A committee of 23 appointed an executive group including J. A. Monson, Earl A. Barker, A. M. Dunton, Marius Waldahl, and Walter Oby to direct details, with G. Rubinon to lead the campaign similar to the Maine Potato Growers.
Ohio joins states with a cooperative marketing act after Governor Don Ayres signs the measure. The bill passed both houses without dissent, with minor amendments. The law allows contracts enforcing delivery across years, clarifies powers of associations, and aims to stabilize prices and expand farmer returns while aiding access to farm credits.
Expert agriculturists say that Southern Australia can produce enough cotton to supply the world's needs twice over without colored labor. This assertion highlights vast agricultural capacity and potential for global textile markets.
A cited authority argues that urban Chinese women of certain classes devote little time to serious matters, instead engaging heavily in gossip and gambling, shaping perceptions of domestic behavior and social norms.
A quotation on social grace notes that true breeding lies in making others comfortable in conversation. It states that the person who causes the fewest people to feel uneasy is the best bred in company.
A fragment notes Barney Farthing, the real life inspiration for Huck Finn's stern character, died a pauper in an almshouse near where he and Mark Twain once attended school together.
A scientific note explains that between two ticks of a clock a ray of light can travel eight times around the earth, illustrating the immense speed of light.
A historical report notes 843 languages and dialects in use among Black Africans. The comment highlights linguistic diversity across regions and communities.
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