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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1912
Page
10
The store showcases new line items with toys priced from a penny to 25 cents. Easter cards, booklets, post cards, crepe paper and streamers, napkins, dyes, candy eggs and baskets fill the table alongside assorted Easter candy and baskets.
H C Bell details the Library of Congress site in Washington including the dome gilding process, costs, and architecture. He notes the building's size, materials, and nine year construction from 1889 to 1898 with vast grounds, surrounding streets, and the impact on nearby residences. Visitors flock daily to view the ornate interior lit at night.
In a Belleville straw poll the Roosevelt aligned Senator Walter Clyde Jones led with 288 votes followed by Burburgh 66 Deneen 56 Wayman 20 and Yates 12. The outcome suggests Jones is the strong favorite as the progressive wing leads the field.
Community tidbits report Mrs. Sarah Nicholson under doctor care and Rev. Halleck Rowe still stationed at Shoals Indiana with a new church project. Notes mention scarce seed corn and oats priced at 50 cents a bushel, a Terre Haute automobile show visit, a sick supervisor missing a town auditors meeting, and a late March snowstorm with historic blooms. The column records former residents and funerals including Ben Hall of Bourbon.
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