Seniors Win Teachers' Exams at Local High School
Three seniors Margaret Porbeck Peticla Dean and Ralph Cooper passed the teachers' examination and hope to secure teaching positions next year. President Brookley spoke on Fires with charts from International Harvester. A school picnic is set for Friday June 2 and the Field and Track Meet ends next Friday. The University of Illinois interscholastic event in Urbana features many activities and a May Fete band concert and circus attracting local pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Porbeck
Peticla Déan
Ralph Cooper
Brookley
International Harvester, A Co
University of Illinois
Illinois
Chicago
University Glee Club
Urbana
Attorney Becomes Demented in Miami Lockup
Walter Arbuckle a Paris lawyer and former Edgar county state’s attorney was driven to dementia and confined last week in Miami Florida where he had traveled for a rest It notes his prominent local status and subsequent mental crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Arbuckle
Paris
Edgar County
Miami
Florida
Local Notes From Casey And Nearby Happenings
Casey residents and area visitors share frequent movements with notable names in town, including J. V. Price, Professor Newell, and Miss Helen Scott visiting cities like Marshall and Terre Haute. Embalming studies, oil inspection appointment, and local club meetings punctuate daily life amid hospital graduations, church events, and school commencement notes across Paris Beacon coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Orndorff
Professor Newell
Casey
Marshall
Josephine Sublett
Howard Simon
Ordeal for Students: Exam in China Under Midnight Doors
The Washington Star describes a Chinese literary center where thousands gather for a three night examination in Kanchou Fou. Candidates enter at midnight, study from a randomly chosen classic text under chancellor supervision, and have eighteen hours to write with limited rest and no food beyond light candy.
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China
Washington Star
Kanchou Fou
Lincoln's deathbed reading and a Marshall notice
An elderly arm of memory recalls Abraham Lincoln reading scripture and hymns at a dying woman’s bedside during a country ride to witness a will. A separate 1916 Marshall Illinois notice invites sealed bids for paving and curb work on South 7th street with terms, deadlines, and required security.
President Wilson to Seek Clarification on German Note
President Wilson plans to request a clearer German reply to the earlier ultimatum. The note is seen as a delaying tactic by many observers while the President aims to remove ambiguity and elicit a direct answer.
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Wilson
Germany
Sunday services planned at M E Church this week
John Rowe is ill. Malcolm Warren arrived from Mississippi on Monday. Mothers Day services are scheduled next Sunday morning at the M E church with all urged to attend. Sunday school convention last week was well attended and a fine program. County officers attended. Ice cream sold at 30c a quart with other prices by proportion. Pure home made cream offered in strawberry, chocolate and vanilla. Special flavors available for occasions. The place also serves as an after show visiting spot with no rowdyism and patronage solicited. Marshall Randy Kitchen James E Chiougos Mer
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Springfield
Lincoln
John
God
Eternity
Heaven
Christian Elerard
John Rowe
Malcolm Warren
Mississippi
M. E
Marshall Randy
James E. Chiougos
Mer
Selling due bills at grocery store discount
Advertises buying due bills at 95 cents per dollar to pay grocery bills and save five cents per dollar. Mentions easy payment at the store.
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Lenox
Jersey
Oki
Toy Cats
Briui
J. V. Price
Aero Keefer Laufman
Mattoon
Zeee
Mary Brown
Champaign
Frank McKeen
Terre Haute
William J. Fouss
Ruftner
Frank Davidson
Martinsville, Ind
Mrs
Abbie Davidson
Arliex Perdue
J. L. Carley
Gifford, Ill
Minter Thomas
Wimauma
Fla
J. T. Randall
Helen Clayton
Detroit
Mich
William Huffington
E. B. Behner
Joseph Wishback
Royal Arch Masons
Merritt Arbuckle
Ringling
Ada Miller
Mary E. Miller
Lizzie Wallis
Velma Sullins
Mary Cole
Pearl Lee
Helen Scott
Arthur Shattuck
Centenary Methodist Church
Margaret Shaw
Doris Keifer
Faye Randall
John L. Whiteside
E. D. Morton
W. T. Platt, Jr
Harry B. Black
F. M. Brossman
Frank Lupher
Fred Gorham
F.in
Kellogg
Don Winterrowd
Keetor' Laufman
Warren J. Hagist
F. T. Fishback
Paris Lodge
A. F
A. M
Household Science Club
Patrick Foley
Jayne B. Kerr
W. B. Scholfield
Frank Greenough
Emma Marvin
F. A. Robinson
Gertrude Shaw
Katherine Turman
Mary Hogue
Edith Shaw
Miriam Cole
Margaret Cole
Helen Hurst
Maude Lewis
Isabel Robinson
Temple
Robert Lovett
la Holler
Sidney Cox
Louis Herr
Eugene
Reginald Coyle
sna'Signley Richards
McCarty
Merrick Cox
West Main Street
Herbert Tobias
Gary
Ind
Fred Martin
Whittier
Calif
Infie
John Rademaker
Main Street
Solie Sprague
Vandalla
Baptist Church
Jessie Spaugh
Martinsville
Union Hospital
Ethel
Esther Goodwin
B. F. Johnson
Bubeck & Gallagher
Fred Wallis
Kohl
East Main Street
Wabash
Farmers
Mitchell
M. W. Porter
Edgar Summers
Martinsville, Ill
W. C. Blankenbeker
Enskilage
L. G. Archer & Son
C. B. Mount
West Union
Sullins
John M. Clark
Nathan Wright
Harley Davison
Pulver
South 7Th Street
City of
Board of Local Improvements
Linois
Seid City
Marshall, ML
John W. Lewis
G. M. Sullins
Robert Thompson
Board of Local Improvements of the
Mlinois
York
Foster Martin
Gilbert & Bennett
Cole Bros
Black & Hutchinson
Red Cross
MOOR
Quaker
Marshall, Illinois
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