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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1912
Page
8
Catalog lists 50c decorated Haviland cups and saucers in four or five patterns and 25c to 75c pieces with gold handles and edges. plates reduced from 38c to 50c and 75c fancy plates. one dollar extra fancy decorated plates noted.
A garbled OCR passage mentions a Gent Tomas and a zillion, with stray terms like goose and a Tran. No clear event or entities are discernible to structure a full news item.
A journal entry recounts a boat excursion down the Potomac from Washington to Fort Washington and Fort Foote. The narrator describes scenery, a luncheon on board, and mentions plans to pursue ginseng and sweet anise on government land, with remarks on old forts and local sights.
Martinsville closes schools until September. Mayors, supervisors, and residents are noted. Decoration Day observed with services planned. A baseball loss to Terre Haute is reported with a head injury to a visitor. The Baptist memorial sermon is set for Sunday. Civil war veterans gather, land warrants shown, and local improvements discussed.
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