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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1950
Page
13
Practical spring ideas for updating the home. Tint curtains to restore color or choose pastel shades like sea green or peach bloom. Consider lighter drapes or bright prints to highlight windows. Add throw rugs to revive aging carpets and use colorful lamp shades made from leftover wallpaper for a quick, inexpensive refresh.
Cooking guidance from University of Illinois expert Frances Cook on quick broiled fish. Choose fat varieties like smelt or whitefish, brush with fat or dressing, prep from fridge 10 to 20 minutes, broil three inches from heat about 15 minutes, then season and serve with lemon and parsley.
A home economics expert offers simple pancake and waffle ideas for casual entertaining. Suggestions include orange rind in batter, orange juice in milk for crisper waffles, bacon in or on waffles, ham in batter, and sausage links with apple waffles. Pair with salad and drinks for a complete meal.
A recipe for jellied rice garnishes to accompany veal or pork roasts and served in greased cups. Also a note about a neighbor and a reminder to keep an hour free to vote in the primary on Tuesday April 11.
Miss Dorothy Swig of the University of Illinois College of Agriculture advises on washing pillows. She recommends sunny windy days, a loosely packed bag, warm water rinse, and drying on a screened rack or indoors with a fan to prevent mildew from packing the feathers.
This piece argues homemakers must model and teach good citizenship at home. It lists duties from obeying laws and paying taxes to supporting education, religious freedom, jury duty, voting wisely, and promoting peace, echoing Jefferson on liberty needing renewal every generation.
A speaker contemplates labor, virtue, and vice, arguing personal effort matters. If laborers can remove a vice or brighten an honest mind even slightly, the work is worthwhile. The passage defends pursuing virtue as a worthy societal good.
A Boys Town Times note emphasizes balancing leisure and work to build a full life. It urges parents to plan their sons leisure activities, cultivate outside interests, and learn the art of play for emotional balance and mental health.
Educational Committee asserts thumb sucking is a normal early habit and offers guidance. It warns that harsh methods risk jaw issues and emotional harm, urging patience, understanding, and creating positive activities to fill emotional needs.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Hendrix and family were Sunday dinner guests of his mother Mrs Mary Hendrix. The Wilhoits hosted guests including Mr and Mrs Glenn Wilhoit and family. Mrs Mark Weaver was discharged from Barnes Hospital and returned home to Pocahontas route 2. Anita Long spent Wednesday night with Marilyn Macke. Maurice Wilhoit and Doyle Bardin went to Champaign Sunday evening to escort Cleo Bardin home from Cole hospital.
The text argues leisure properly used aids personal and social adjustment. It celebrates youth who balance work with free time for higher sentiments, maintaining a life with little room for troublesome distractions.
A married man, a regular at a restaurant, pursued a young cashier. He sent gifts and letters and lingered near the shop. He eventually left his home and moved into an apartment, prompting his distressed wife.
A woman sued a cashier for alienating her husband's affections and breaking up their marriage. The court denied her claim concluding a single woman cannot be held responsible if a married man falls in love without encouragement. The judge stated friendliness is a virtue and being attractive is a natural right.
A man injured when a theater seat collapsed sues the owner, with the court ruling the management must keep premises safe. A bakery near a neighborhood home is ordered to reduce nocturnal noise after neighbors complain. Other cases include a privacy swearing case and a fraud-based annulment ruling.
Miss Frances notes a revival at Mt Olive Church starting Sunday March 19 with all welcome. Socials include visits by Clyde Pinkstaff Ruby Melton and Don Nave families. Crawford County Sing at Oblong attended. Jolly Pal club met with Miles Evans. pruning fruit trees advised before leaf color shows.
I wish to thank all those who have kindly remembered me during my recent illness. Mrs W G Geheb expresses gratitude for prayers visits and get well wishes.
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