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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1916
Page
4
An advertisement extols Royal Baking Powder as absolutely pure and derived from cream of tartar from grapes. It emphasizes its careful preparation for family meals and its proven excellence for producing high quality, wholesome food for generations.
Homer F Romine and wife were in Terre Haute on Wednesday. Ed Fredenberger and wife welcome twins born last Wednesday. A Casey auto party overturned on the bridge Saturday with five injured but none killed. A wild west show is advertised for June 6. Will Amstott, formerly of this community, died at Annapolis Friday night of consumption. Interment in Chapel cemetery.
Whooping cough spreads in Snyder as Mrs. Otho Bohn and sons buy a new Ford. Miss Clara Little visits Miss Agnes Bailey, Fay Clement stays with Mrs. Rush Clements, and a new Snyder schoolhouse is planned. Emma Gard suffers illness, with whooping cough noted. Families visit Clifford Clough and Mrs. Will Gard travels to Charleston to see her daughter Elizabeth at normal school.
Sam Dehl was in Martinsville on Saturday. Glen Neibarger bought a new buggy. Annapolis horse buyers visited last week. John Geffs delivered cattle at Alva Hill's place on Wednesday. Eld. Cook of Clinton preached at Bennett Chapel Sunday. George Geffs closed an eight month term at Briscoe. Late Custis of Reelsville was in the area last week. Miriam Crouch moved to her son Tilden Crouch's. she is not better. Stephen Custis of Martinsville, formerly of this place, is very low. Jessie Spaugh, formerly of this place, graduated as a nurse from Union Hospital Terre Haute last week. Melrose Ernest Englis was in Martinsville Saturday. P F Dodd reroofed his store last week. Concrete bridge work ongoing. Gladys Newlin sick with measles. Elizabeth Snavely moved to her home here. Mr and Mrs P C Hasten were in Martinsville Saturday. Ezra Cornwell and Chas Medsker hopped in Martinsville Saturday.
Dolson report notes slow cat growth while a Sunday rain aided crops. Visits include Lell Redman and wife to Richwoods and Mrs Maggie Robinson and daughter to Mrs Sophia Montgomery. John Ross Jerry Claypool tests Sudan grass on an acre. others, including John L Hurst and Cecile Marrs, are seen nearby. Planting progress shows many have yet to plant and much land remains to be broken.
There is only one way to have a clear, healthy complexion and that is to keep the bowels active and regular. Dr. King's New Life Pills will make your complexion healthy and clear, move the bowels gently, stimulate the liver, cleanse the system and purify the blood. A splendid spring medicine. 25c at your druggist.
Martinsville residents report good strawberry yields after rain on Sunday night. Visitors include Miss Ida Thornburgh to Terre Haute and Prof I L Gifford to the North Side school. Exams dominate this week as schools closed last Friday. Mothers Day observed in M B and Bethel churches with large crowds. Comrade Livingston from Casey visited with daughter Mrs Harry Fox. Ed McNary plans a summer bungalow retreat. Parker township Sunday school convention set near Cloone at Mt Olive church. Isaac Ishler and wife travel to Peoria to visit daughter Mrs Brewer. A wire ferry accident injures two travelers near Main street. The National Tribune notes the Confederate service of Secretary Baker's father. Oil dressing applied to Main street area last week.
Comrade James Tucker receives word that his elder brother died in Evansville Indiana and cannot attend the funeral due to family sickness. A baccalaureate sermon is set at 11 o clock Sunday by Rev O Ross.
Several farmers plant corn this week including A P Fawley first in the area to do so. Archie Grisham of Swango spent Sunday with relatives here. M M Landers family visited Terre Haute. Hogs sold to Merrick Cox at 9.50 per cwt. John Moke called to Sullivan for his mother’s illness. Winslow Hodson found summer work in West Terre Haute. The Grishams attended Oliver church and had dinner with Elder Good man Forsythe’s family.
Prof Corwin Russell visited last Friday. Mr and Mrs J W Vanscoyk of Indianapolis visited with his parents. Hazel Eginton is hired as second grade teacher for the coming year. Mrs Anna Eagan returned from New York City for a visit with her mother Ruth Hays. Fornes Miller drilled their first well on the Willis Drake lease in southeast town and it appears productive. The Ohio well succeeded on M L Briscoe property this week.
Earl C. Brooke visits New Salem parents. Mrs. Kate Haywood moves to Tulsa to live with daughter. Marshall vicinity folks visit Mrs. Roy Goodwin. Pat Prendegast to Thermopolis for Illinois Pipe Line work. Sylvester Crouch and family visit. he once lived in Johnson township. Pearl Fancher suffers burns from a gas oven explosion after turning on the gas.
West York reported a heavy rain Sunday night. Silas Baker did business at Sumner Illinois on Friday. Grant Whitaker from Terre Haute visited his mother last week. Mrs Silas Baker and children visited her mother at Robinson Thursday. Dr Imuel Cullop and wife with Will E Lday visited friends at Flatrock Sunday. Mrs Sarah Coldwell and son Guy and daughter Nellie visited friends at New Burnsides over Sunday.
Mrs Ellen Evans aged 71, widow of Pratt Lindley, died Friday night after a long illness. Funeral was held at her home Sunday afternoon with burial in Hutsonville cemetery. She was mother to eleven children, including three daughters and eight sons, and survived by three sisters.
The tenth annual meeting in New York showcases a push to replace 12 common words with simplified spellings. Advocates claim 144 institutions and 130,000 professors use these forms, while papers report wide adoption and ongoing questions about written word simplification.
Mrs Andrew Kesler hosted sisters on Sunday. Greta Alcorn returned from a relatives visit. Arnold Hurst spent Sunday with daughter Mrs Hall Kesler. Mother's Day services led by Rev Read. Ethel Crumline and Fred Cork played ball with Marshall team Saturday. Uncle Sam Dancey recovered from lagrippe. Lily Cline and Ed White enjoyed the Terre Haute circus. Fred Dancey of Newton visited his father S O Dancey last week. Relatives visited included Mrs A R Sisson, Mrs Ora McHenry, and Miss Lily Cline. Ora McHenry and Dolly Owens hosted a musical with Meriam Crumrine Mollie Wilson and many others. luncheon at 10:30.
The nine word note reading what I have must be for my brother Sky is claimed as Henrietta Mitchells last will. Written minutes after she was shot by her brother Steve the scrap is filed with the county clerk. A hearing is set for May 29 with two witnesses present after the tragedy.
A concise reflection on how those facing hardship seek empathy over practical guidance, suggesting emotional support matters most in difficult times. The remark frames sympathy as essential before offering any practical counsel.
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