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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1914
Page
2
Norman Duncan reports from Harper's about kangaroo hunting with cudgels and dogs. A lumberjack recalls riding down a kangaroo, then striking with a stick and getting charged by the animal. He earned long scars and reflects on the deadly risks of sport hunting.
A London Chronicle note recounts the hangman Dennis selling his official robe to the fortune teller Old Cain. It recalls French execution tariffs before the revolution and mentions James Berry and his frere Montoine Delbier with other pay details for the era.
In a fourth act mishap BE Sothern forgot his cue and sat near the footlights while Virginia Harned played Pauline. He failed to rescue her as Beausant pursued, and the audience erupted as Arthur Lawrence mocked him, adding to the chaos.
The New York Times quotes that true marksmen do not hold a rifle rock solid but instead rely on the necessary impulse to trigger as the rifle moves toward the target. It notes that firing at a running deer requires a natural knack similar to guiding a finger toward an object.
A teacher pauses over the term lay brother and a child blurts roost er as the meaning. The moment shows how a tiny reader connects unfamiliar phrase to a familiar image. The snippet reflects playful mishearing in a classroom setting.
Article reports Mrs Marie Gerhardt a Democratic aldermanic candidate in Chicago Twenty-Third Ward who lost after a strong campaign now denounces woman suffrage calling it harmful to the country. She recounts alleged examples of women offering to work at polls for $5 a day and argues women may sell out like men. Also notes Republican primary dates and township conventions, plus a dental notice.
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