Annual Appropriation Ordinance for Marshall 1921
City of Marshall Illinois passes annual appropriation ordinance for 1921 to May 1 1922 funding salaries sidewalks elections utilities water works and sewer projects plus maintenance of a free public library. Includes bond interest sections and two mill tax. signed by Mayor Arthur Poorman and Clerk Frank L Archer. Final: administrator to present settlement for Margaret M Janney estate July 4 1921.
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Marshall
Ilinois
City of
Illinois
aTenestens
Ublic
Clark” County
Margaret
M. Janney
Clark County
Marshall,llinois
William Lindley
Everett ~Connelly
Public Sale Looms in Martinsville At 1 P M
Public sale slated for Saturday June 13 in Martinsville begins at 1:00 p m. Auction will offer household and kitchen furniture, an office desk, second hand buggy, tire wheels, spindles, bridles, collars, baggy harness, clothing, bedding and table linens, all cash on hand. Caleb Beard, Auctioneer.
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Martinsville
Seward Wwerman
Modern Concrete Road Construction film shown for Good Roads groups
A film titled Modern Concrete Road Construction documents every step from grading to finished pavement. Filmed in Delaware and New Jersey with U S Department of Agriculture and Bureau of Public Roads engineers, it demonstrates concrete road processes and contrasts with a stalled car on a muddy country lane. The film ends with a motor truck racing a railroad train on a concrete highway to illustrate rapid freight transit, without promoting speeding.
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Delaware
New ‘Jersey
United States
Department: of Agriculture
Bureau of Public Roads
Posalb
Snow removal guidance for rural highways from state commissions
A historical note urges road officials to balance snow removal with budget limits and traffic needs. It stresses not opening all roads after storms, favors substantial concrete road improvements, warns against overallocating funds, and cites states like Delaware New Jersey Pennsylvania and Connecticut as moving toward better base and durable roads.
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Iowa Highway, Commission
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Obituary for James Méloy Boyer and Lydia Boyer
An obituary notes James Méloy Boyer born May 1863 in Dolson Illinois and his long faith in the Methodist church at Wesley Chapel. It mentions his marriage to Lydia, two daughters Jessie and Cora, and a June funeral conducted by Rev. Stevens. The piece also includes miscellaneous household tips and a light anecdote about a soldier’s cuff stars and a visitor’s quip about a regiment lyre.
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James Méloy Boyer
Lydia Boyer
Dolson
Clark County
Illinois
Methodist Church
Falth
Wesley Chapel
Stevens
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Clerk Receives Sealed Envelope On Milestone Day
A mercantile clerk marking a quarter century with the firm is presented by Schmidt the senior partner a large sealed envelope inscribed In memory of this eventful day The clerk opens it to find a photograph of his employer The exchange ends with a cautious remark and a grinning reply in the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
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Schmidt
Pittsburgh Chronicle- Telegraph
Boston Businessman Reflects On Early Acting Craze
A Boston businessman recalls a past obsession with acting, saying he once pursued the stage but concluded he was unsuited to it. A friend teases that a bird might have hatched the idea, but the man insists it was only a notion sparked by a casual remark.
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Boston
Boston Transcript
Hair Dye Sparks Witty Exchange In New York Globe
Watts challenges hair dye safety. Henpeck quips about an uncle who tried it and was married to a widow with four children within three months, illustrating humorous skepticism about the practice.
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Watts
Henpeck
New York Globe
Indecisive Bystander Comment Sparks Bank Robbery Scene
A citizen dismisses the bank robbery as it unfolds, while the bank's president who once refused a $50 note, indorsed by four friends, is central to the tension. The scene ends with a sharp moral remark as the bystander refuses to intervene.
Hornbrook Family Celebrates Dock Hornbrook Fifty Years
A large crowd gathers Sunday to honor Dock Hornbrook on his 50th birthday. Friends bring baskets of food as families and neighbors from Terre Haute and nearby areas attend, including Mr. and Mrs. Perry and numerous Hornbrook relatives and friends in a warm community gathering.
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Dock
Hornbrook
Marshall
Hui
James Perry
Owen Perry
Thelma
Fern
Sarchie
Fromnbrook
Faye Marrs
Henry Buser
Roxie
Buser
Ray Buser
Ed Buser
Carl Buser
Flora Buser
C. Johnson
Harry Johnson
Lucy Johnson
Clara Hughes
Leland Hughes
Geneva Palmer
Gertie Thomas
Hughie Hornbrook
Percy Murphy
Just what is an efficiency expert anyway
The old man questions the role of an efficiency expert and the Grouch jokes that such a critic only tells workers they are not doing well. The exchange appears as a humorous quip from the Cincinnati Inquirer.
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Fogg
Cincinnati Inquirer
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Rene
Clyde H
Knowles
Harrisburg
Arthur Poorman
Frank L. Archer
Caleb Beard
James
Beau Brummel
Harry LeSeure
Kirchner & Williams Lumber Co
Marshall, Ilinois
Edsel B. Ford
The
Ford Motor Company
Detroit
Ford
Marshall “Auto
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