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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1921
Page
8
Emmett C. Hall recounts a breakfast scene where UWAPBEASED hoy presents a peace offering that is ignored. The suitor teases with a box while claiming it is for the one he loves, prompting a coy reply suggesting the gift is indeed a needed pair of suspenders.
An African explorer describes sitting still to avoid an approaching Hon, claiming the creature avoided him without any weapon. The exchange with a companion notes the tactic worked, possibly due to sitting on a high branch. The New York American contributes a wry closing line about money buying companionship.
An English temperance lecturer showcased two geraniums, one watered normally and the other dosed with alcohol. The shriveled plant provoked the prompt remark from a front-row spectator, while the lecturer pressed the point on moderation and truth.
Arnold Hurst of Marshall celebrated his 64th birthday on Sunday June 26 with family and friends visiting from Wabash township Dolson township Anderson township and nearby areas. Marshall lost to Hutsonville 11 to 5 in a baseball game with Hutsonville scoring 11 runs on 11 hits and 5 errors while Marshall had 16 runs on 10 hits and 9 errors. Next Sunday Marshall faces Paris Red Men and on July 4 West Terre Haute will swap innings with Marshall.
A boy offers to carry a stranger’s bag for a dime and is rebuffed as the man hurries toward the railway station. The scene, recounted by the Philadelphia Public Ledger, contrasts youthful reform zeal with the steadier claims of age and experience.
Sealed proposals will be received by the commissioner of highways York township Clark county Illinois until 2 PM July 28 1921 for grading and gravel on two sections of the Darwin York road. Separate bids require a $50 certified check. Bids opened at the town clerk’s office West Union Illinois. Contracts awarded at the same place. Right to reject bids reserved. John W. Mitchell Commissioner. Wilber Moore approved June 28 1921.
Instructions ask correspondents to send unsigned items by Monday for printing in the Marshall Herald. The post office mail goes out at 9:30 Wednesday morning. Notices require payment per line and must include signed articles.
The Birmingham Age-Herald reports an itemized expense account for a woman, noting most purchases were listed as etcetera. Mr. Dubhwaite questions the last month’s expenditures, asking what she bought and seeking clarification on the entries.
A collage of garbled newspaper snippets cites a producer, actress, and a five thousand dollar weekly star refusing a role. It mentions a pianist discussing boyhood, Beethoven, Kreutzer rests, and a Russian count, with scattered remarks from Detroit Free Press and Birmingham Age Herald.
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