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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1915
Page
8
Wheat and rye harvest begins as rain halts farm work. Dolson Chapel and local churches hold services. Community updates include road work by Joe Nicholson, property sales, and families visiting relatives in Terre Haute, Columbus, and Ohio. A fatal Crawford county shooting ends in a coroner's jury ruling the boy the shooter.
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Lyman Burnside spent Sunday in Marshall. Mrs. Walter Cork of Marshall and her children visited Mrs. Elsie Cork. Miss Lenore McKinney dined with Miss Nina Carlyle. Mrs. Belle Miller left for LaFayette Indiana to visit her daughter. Richard Mount of Marshall spent Saturday here. Smallpox is reported gone from the vicinity. Chas Wright and family and Mr and Mrs Richard Routh spent Sunday with S D Drake and family. C T Shawler and wife, E A Snyder and family spent Sunday with L A Shawler and family.
Mrs. Alvina Layton visits her daughter in Terre Haute. Mrs. Belle Turner and sister tour Arthur DL to visit relatives. Miss Beulah Dickerson of Flat Rock stays with Miss Wanda Holiday. John Clow of Terre Haute visits friends here. Norma Bell returns home from state university for the summer. M E church repainting proceeds. Mrs. T J Wheeler and others guests near Caryvin on. Mrs. Mary Athey of Terre Haute visits daughter Mrs. Lickliter.
Walter Kendall and family were Sunday callers. Miles Lowry is seriously sick at his mother's home. The county commissioner granted a change in the angling road. Two progressive farmers planted corn last Friday. The Mays children visited from Indianapolis on Monday. Cora Church and Mrs. D. C. Cleaver were Danville visitors last week. The Baptist church called Rev. Mr. Smith of Smithsboro as pastor. George Beachout elected president at the Sunday school convention. Vandalia reports trouble with its stone arch at West Mill Creek. Ethel Brosman Josie Husted and Opal Patchett attend the summer term of the Charleston Normal.
Wheat harvest continues this week as families report gatherings and visits. Mr and Mrs Wright spent Sunday with Fred Kallansa. The cherry crop is gathered and raspberries ripe. A P Fawley and family visited Mel Fawley at Sassafras. New cabbage beans beets peas and potatoes abundant. Miss Orpha Martin of Anderson stayed at Plainview Farm overnight. Mr Mooney and Otis Landers families from Terre Haute visited M M Landers. Phoebe Wright returned from Terre Haute for a few weeks then will go to Town Harlan and Catherine English of Redman returning home after weeks with grandparents.
Saturday guests included Aaron Weaver and Nora Chaffee of Chicago visited relatives here. Several attended the Terre Haute circus last week. Delbert Shirley and wife were Sunday guests of E J Shirley Columbus Robinson and wife. Virgil Shirley visited at the home of grandparents E J Shirley and wife. James Weaver and family hosted Fred Liggett and family near St Mary Be. Hazel Elliott Lillie Beltz and Fred Beltz were Sunday guests of Mary and Aletha Weaver. Alvan Fraker and daughter Helen plus Nora Chaffee Lulu and Flora Elliott joined Sunday at Will Shirley’s home.
Mrs Bert Miller departed Tuesday for Devil's Lake North Dakota to visit her father W S Lowry. Mrs J D McCoy, an elderly Casey resident, died Friday with burial services Sunday. Mrs B F Ward left Sunday for St Louis to visit Fred E Moore. Her granddaughter Miss
Monday harvest activity continues as wheat fields are cut while ground remains very wet. Several local residents travel, visit, or attend family funerals in nearby towns. The Clark County S S Convention heads for Martinsville and Danville with strong participation. The State S S Convention will be held in Springfield in fall 1916, the 57th annual gathering.
Miss Lydia English of Marshall visited Miss Leila Quinn near Olver and was guest of honor at a Sunday picnic for a group of young people in the Quinn grove.
The text traces changes in military warfare from the decline of body armor after Waterloo to the rise of firearms. It notes Napoleonic cavalry wearing iron cuirasses giving way to quick English horses with naked swords, cites Pavia 1525 as early musket use, and Describes Crecy 1346 as an artillery era marker, signaling gunpowder’s decisive impact on armored combat.
A fragment from Palm Life shows a parent seeking guidance as a child faces two dinner choices. One option offers a home with a piano student recently returned from conservatory, the other a place where a five year old boy recites many verses. The child, praised by a mother for honesty, is offered a quarter for good behavior and a mek in if he misbehaves.
In a collage of clipped quotes from Detroit Free Press Boston Globe and New York Sun a debate on domestic life humor and social behavior is teased. The snippets spotlight husbands attention to visiting young men and sharp wit about awkward family dynamics.
A Baltimore American quip wonders who first used nutmeg and praises someone with a great mind for the discovery. The brief item hints at historical curiosity without naming a person or date.
In this humorous exchange from Puck, Cholly declares love for the Old Man’s daughter and asks about prospects. The father questions him, and Cholly asserts her acceptance. The dialogue captures a playful tone about marriage prospects.
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