Weekend fishing trip ends with colds for youths
A group of local young men fished at Welsh pond Saturday night and over Sunday, returning with colds. Mrs Geo Weitzel of the Grand Turn begins extended visits to relatives in Louisville Jeffersonville New Albany and Indianapolis. The Guards held a Friday parade and firing practice with blank cartridges. no fatalities were reported and one rammer was damaged. Decoration Day preparations urged with floral tributes expected from citizens.
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Welsh Pond
Geo. Weitzel
Louisville
Jeffersonville
New Albany
Indianapolis
Forty Years Ago Notes and Local Updates
Forty years ago John Tunney corrects last week's claim about a beer glass on Vic Janney saying he used only his fist. E D Jones dissolves law partnership with Green in same room over Cole's hardware. Vandalia plans two new vestibule trains with west bound around 5 30 P.M. and east bound in the forenoon. Gordon Will Harlan Ed Harlan Chas Smith of Marshall attend Springfield State Convention last Wednesday.
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John Tunney
Vic Janney
E. D. Jones
Whitehead
Mr. Jones
Cole's Hardware
Esq. Green
T. J. Gordon
Will
Ed Harlan
Chas
Smith
Marshall
Springfield
Wallis meat market building torn down in town
The Wallis boys began removing a four decade old frame structure formerly a Wallis meat market for 25 years. Marshal Dan Stover’s blockade remains effective with few bypassing his vigilant post. Two men were fined eight dollars and costs for drunkenness, a Marshall liquor incident. Roy Claypool and Miss Bertie Sharp hosted a party last Thursday with fifty invitations and a pleasant time.
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Wallis
Jenry Wallis
Dan Stover
Marshall
Roy Claypool
Bertie Sharp
Twenty Years Ago in Wabash Township Courtship Ends
Twenty years ago Fred Weaver and Miss Goldie Ethel Joy, both of Wabash township, were engaged in a local courtship that drew attention from neighbors and the county register. The fragment notes a long-ago relationship likely set for marriage and reflects social norms of the era.
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Fred Weaver
Goldie Ethel Joy
Wabash Township
Marriage and academic honors noted in Peoria and Greencastle
Married Sunday evening at his residence. James Dunn and J A Sweet attend the Red Men council at Peoria with John as lodge representative and Jim as a committeeman. Frances Hunt, 52, of Darwin, and Mary Devol, 45, of Marshall, are listed on a marriage license. Harry Smith, instructor in political economy at DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind., was notified of his election to the Prof White scholarship at Cornell University, a year’s fully funded award worth over $600, potentially extendable.
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J. A. Sweet
James Dunn
Great Council of Red Men
Peoria
John
Jim
Frances —. Hunt
Darwin
Mary Devol
Marshall
Harry Smith
DePauw University
Greencastle
Ind
Prof. White
Cornell University
Cornell
Ten Years Ago Sorah Kile and Ernest Ohm Wed in Home Ceremony
The marriage of Miss Sorah Kile and Ernest Ohm was solemnized at the bride’s home on Sunday afternoon with Miss Sarah Kile and Herman Spittler in attendance. Rev. C R Dierlamm conducted the ceremony followed by a wedding repast. Edwin Clapper left for Florence Alabama to work in a government cantonment. Grendel Bennett returned from Paris hospital after appendectomy. Co P Tuttle of Dayton Ohio visited Mrs Mary Woods and then returned home with his wife.
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Sorah Kile
Ernest Ohm
Sarah Kile
Herman Spittler
C. R. Dierlamm
Edwin Clapper
Florence
Ala
Grendel Bennett
Paris
Co. P. Tuttle
Dayton
Mary Woods
Administrator's Notice Estate of James McCollum Deceased
The administrator with will attached of James McCollum late of Clark County Illinois gives notice he will appear before the Clark County Court in Marshall at the July term on the first Monday. All creditors must present claims for adjustment and debtors should make immediate payment. Dated May 5 1928 H W White Administrator with will attached Wm T Hollenbeck Attorney
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James McCollum
County of
Clark
State of
Illinois
Clark County
Marshall
Curfew Toll Signals Night Traffic Limits in Bern Canton
The curfew in Berne, Switzerland, rings at eleven o'clock in summer and nine in winter to alert residents to quiet hours. It requires heavy trucks and buses to seek shelter and keeps motorcycles and other travelers off the roads until 4 a.m.
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Berne
Expressive Mouth Key in Recognizing Emotions
A study at Johns Hopkins University photographed faces to separate eyes and mouth and found more students could identify emotions from the mouth than from the eyes. The experiment highlights the mouth as a primary expressive feature in emotion perception.
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Johns Lopkine University
Eyes as Delicacies Across Regions
The article notes fish and animal eyes treated as delicacies worldwide. Boiled salmon eyes are favored in the West Indies and northeastern Asia, while sheep eyes are popular among some Asia Minor peoples.
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West Indies
Asia
Asia Minor
Thrift Rule Echoed as Balancing Liberty and Wealth
A maxim urges saving over lavish excess while maintaining generous spirit. The saying, attributed to Joubert, counsels a kingly soul paired with prudent economic thought. It frames thrift as virtue without abandoning liberality.
Money matters loom large in Vernonia Eagle editorial
The Vernonia Alabama Eagle notes that money underpins nearly all aspects of life, arguing finance drives decisions and priorities more than apparent values, urging readers to consider economic impact in daily affairs.
Racial Finger Prints Classification Highlighted
Popular Science Monthly reports that fingerprints group races into west European Italian Indian Japanese and Manchurian with similar prints among members of the same race. The work aims to refine racial classification and subdivision.
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Popular Science Monthly
Look Upward Lift Thyself Up Look Around
Fragmentary quotation from Jean Paul Richter exhorting self uplift and vision beyond earthly darkness to higher brighter things.
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Jean Paul Richter
Noted Poet Remembrance Sparks Local Lookback
A fragmented item from the Lafayette Journal and Courier recalls a young Loeh invar and a misheard auto horn. The faded OCR hints at memory and reflection, symbolizing how small cues trigger recollection in a community setting.
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Loeh Invar
Lafayette Journal-and-Courier
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Boston
Wm. T. Hollenbeck
Atty
Joubert
Vernonia
Eagle
Hills& Newberry
Harrisburg
Earl Ellshoff
The
Marshall Herald
Middle West
Martinsville Hatchery
Martinsville, Ilinois
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