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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1921
Page
5
Terrible list of social visits and arrivals across Marshall, Martinsville, Paris, Terre Haute, and Chicago. Residents attend family gatherings, hospital trips, and Easter preparations with numerous relatives including the Lutz, McCormick, Riggs, Apgar, Lewis, Moonshower, and Wheeler families among others.
Local column lists eggs for hatching 7c each with single setting 10c, White Leghorn eggs 7c, and farm services including tractor work. Notices include sewer assessments due Jan 1 1921 and delinquent April 1 1921 plus Ford insurance and collision policies. For sale cottage at 416 South Street and seed potatoes with telephones and farm names like Clark Co Mills and J T Randall propagating goods and offers.
The ex vice president Marshall describes a candid encounter while traveling through his state. In a smoking car a large man claimed to sell motor car accessories while implying he peddled dope under a temporary government arrangement.
Mrs W C Berry of San Antonio visits her sister Mrs J R Burnett and J D Mitchell in Weeabiahinte Maryland. Mr and Mrs Sam Prevo, wintering in Daytona Florida, head home soon Dr Clark. S Thomas attends funeral in Chicago for Dr Frank W Gunsalulus. Joseph C Gernet returns to Chicago after two week visit with daughter Mrs W G Young. Boy Scouts led by Scoutmaster Pettit hike to Big Creek bridge and have supper. Mary Riley operated on for appendicitis in Estherville Iowa. Mrs J R Burnett hosts L L club. Mrs C Carroll presents on transportation and Miss Margaret Shaw on railroad builders. Benefits for the library discussed, refreshments served.
The Clyde Knowles farm sale north of Marshall drew buyers from Indiana and several counties including Edgar Crawford and Cumberland. Cattle hogs horses and farming implements were sold in what was described as one of the largest local sales in some time.
A London clergyman keeps two maids both named Kate, one cockney and one Scot. To avoid mix ups, he calls one Kite and the other Kate, a simple method that leaves no confusion.
A call for greater support of home industry urges shoppers to buy locally to grow stores. It advocates cooperation between merchants and customers and asks patrons to request items not in town. It ends with a jab about the law firm Wilson and Colby and its office boy.
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