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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1928
Page
3
Mrs. Cucumber Green builds a snow castle for her rag doll Allie Baa as a tribute to one adored doll. The castle features rooms halls upstairs and downstairs with doors and windows. Allie Baa sits on a fast sled named Clear the Track as the castle grows in her honor before it eventually melts away.
A string of old time jokes asks why tears resemble potatoes and why a twig tempts a bird. It ponders the wall gaze, Moses, a bird’s flight, quicker and shorter by an extra syllable, and the engine driver versus the schoolmaster.
Little Arthur plans a zoo visit and asks for sugar. He imagines fun with a bag of lump sugar and elephants. His father counters that he once enjoyed similar fun with lump sugar without elephants.
A playful remark from young Jack questions the rush to name the newborn. The family jokes the child will not answer to a name for a long time, lightening the mood during a thoughtful moment.
Dialog shows a hostess offering to prepare meat, but Bobby declines saying they already have tough meat at home. The exchange highlights modest kitchen banter and reluctance to accept service.
A lighthearted exchange imagines sharing nine children and eight apples with a playful punchline about apple sauce. The quip shows domestic humor and a caregiver tone.
Corwin weighs a group for a dangerous expedition and sees bluster as sign of weakness. Evans denies, protests, and ultimately admits to copying after an interview. Bond notes an innocent man would calm under scrutiny. The scene echoes Hamlet's line about protest. Western Newspaper ftInton 1928.
Edward S. Jordan, president of a major auto company, praises progress in road marking and drainage. He credits automobile clubs and government agencies for better signs, route numbers, and safer, faster travel while noting room for improvement and calls to remove open country speed limits.
A tramp is described as an able bodied man without visible means of support who wanders, begs, refuses work, and kindles fires while camping. The term aligns with the English sturdy beggar and reflects social attitudes toward vagrancy.
Mrs Louisa E Smith Anderson aged 78 died at her Marshall Illinois home after a brief illness on March 22 1928. She was born near Newark Ohio December 6 1849 and married L B Anderson January 25 1872 who preceded her in death. She leaves two sisters and one brother with numerous relatives. Funeral services were held March 13 at 2 30 pm at the Methodist church with Rev Howard Leach officiating. Interment in Marshall cemetery.
Miss Lennie Angeline Stricker, born April 29 1908, died March 18 1928 at age 19 years 10 months 19 days. She leaves father Taylor F Stricker mother Rachael Celestine Stricker brothers Walter and Kenneth Gerald, sisters Mrs Chester Cook Mrs Robert Hood Lulu and Marguerite, and many relatives. Interred at Grand View cemetery.
A compact reflection on how one word can embody vast history and meaning, centering on Abraham Lincoln and the idea that a single term can capture shifted perspectives and enduring impact. The piece prompts readers to consider language as a vessel for complex national memory.
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