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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1910
Page
5
Gharles Scott Puauis HEn entered at the postoffice at Marshall. Subscription price $1 per year. Cards of thanks 25 cents. Obituary poetry not published. Resolutions by lodges on a member's death six lines 31 cents. Announcements of entertainments with admission charged 2 cents per line.
A number of local figures, including Sheriff George Morgan and Charles Schon, announce candidacies for sheriff of Clark County subject to Republican primary decisions. Subsequent nominees and township officials such as William Krips, Mary Towill, Ernest Walker, Will Taylor, and J. Ward Peck are listed as candidates in various township offices, all contingent on party conventions.
Merchants report improved sales while some blame crop failures for downturns. a county jail note and tax sewer projects accompany a broader Decatur area business roundup as Republicans plot a nationwide campaign with tariff literature and speeches.
Business men in Decatur deny ruin from prohibition and present figures showing the clearing house totals for 1908 9 at 21 469 192 45 dollars while 1905 7 wet years averaged 17 888 819 38 dollars. The data imply an average annual gain of 3 580 in the dry era.
The article advises artificial rearing of foals when mothers’ milk is not available. It recommends moving bowels with castor oil mixed with water and sugar, using a milk substitute at blood temperature, and feeding gruels from boiled beans or peas. Gummeal jelly and shorts prepared similarly aid the orphan foal’s nourishment.
Ensilage makes an excellent winter food to boost flock thrift. Daily care keeps sheep healthy and salt needs considered. Dry quarters and good shelter are essential year round. Breeding ewes require better housing and preventive hoof care is advised.
Grain ration equals weekly butter fat production in pounds. Following the rule prevents overfeeding while restoring a cow to full milk flow after a lapse. Source notes from T R Bryant of the Kentucky Experiment Station via Breeder's Gazette.
Newly hatched goslings should be removed after nightfall and kept in a warm flannel shelter until they are strong. Then move the goose and her coop to a sunny pasture and confine them for a few days. They will largely care for themselves.
Dr Bell proclaims his antiseptic salve safe for all skin types. The claim appears in a local advertisement praising healing properties and broad usefulness for minor ailments.
A brief instructional note invites readers to test perception by performing simple blind tasks. It describes placing a paper on the floor, aiming to tread and pick it up with eyes closed, and attempting to locate a pin on a wall and approach a table without contact.
A playful verse tells of a bold burglar bug who robs a clock night by night. The alarm at Fort Battery detonates with a bang sending the thief fleeing and never seen again, as a curious note from the Philadelphia Ledger ends the tale.
The Terre Haute and Peoria Railroad Company schedules its annual stockholders meeting at the principal office in Decatur Michigan on Wednesday April 6 1910 at 10330 o clock. Directors to be elected will be chosen at the gathering for the company’s governance.
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