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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1910
Page
4
The notice appears as a postal imprint indicating second class mail matter at the Mayshall post office. The fragment is unreadable in places but signals standard newspaper mail distribution labeling.
A fragment from a SRM site shows pricing for subscriptions at $1 per year and cards of thanks at 25 cents. It notes obituary poetry not published and lodge resolutions paid notices. Announcements of entertainments with admission fees are charged per line at ten cents per line.
The notice lists George Morgan Charles Short I N Richart Henry Millhouse Millard Hedrick and John Brooks as candidates for Clark county sheriff and county clerk respectively, all subject to party primary decisions. Included are remarks on politics and reform, with commentary on Roosevelt Bryan and legislative issues of the era.
In Chicago W. J. Bryan argues personal liberty must be balanced with societal protection. He supports local control over liquor laws while allowing larger units to intervene, calls the saloon a nuisance, and says restraint is acceptable to safeguard communities.
D H Long of Marshall street suffers severe blood poisoning after a spider bite on his left wrist. He found a large black spider among ginseng weeds and waited days before medical care. Swelling and pain extended up his arm but doctors expect healing with possible peeling of the cuticle.
Previously congressmen collected condemned cannons for display across public grounds. After fall the War Department will sell the guns with a set price of 150 dollars for an old brass cannon.
Attendance at Sunday school was encouraging and plans are underway to celebrate Children's Day on the second Sunday in June. Prayer meeting Thursday 7:30 p m led by Bra Sisson followed by Chautauqua committee 8:30 p m. Sunday services include Sunday school 9:30 a m preaching 10:45 a m and 7:30 p m Jr Endeavor 2:30 p m.
Personal notice asking individuals to confirm whether they have been enumerated in the 1910 census. It requests doubters to write to George W Royster Supervisor of census Watseka IL with name street address and city, noting residence on April 16 1910.
Howard E Huey and Marshall Alice West, both of Marshall, have been granted marriage licenses.
The Avant claims to be the oldest and best known pawnshop, dating to Shakespeare and Ben Jonson. Grub Street Pawnshop in Fleet Street is described as the poor writer's uncle through centuries of literary lore and souvenirs associated with famous men who went broke.
We Write. TORNADO and FIRE insurance on farm and city property in the largest companies at lowest rates. Write or call on us for terms. Cole & Cole. A man is to be excused for writ ing silly letters if he doesn't send them
A quip about traditional gender roles asks how many men would starve without their wives supplying meals. It reflects social humor rather than a factual report.
The Fontanella Company and hypnotists will appear at the Pythian Theatre tomorrow evening in a show featuring a staged hypnotism act. They advertise putting a young lady to sleep in a business window tomorrow morning and awakening her at 8 that evening.
Notice to creditors of Wm W Bell of Marshall Clark County Illinois that he was adjudicated bankrupt May 17 1910. Meeting set June 6 1920 at 10 o clock A M in Plant Building Danville Illinois to prove claims appoint trustee and examine the bankrupt and transact other business.
The text discusses why pedestrians in some countries keep to the right while horsemen and vehicles go left, citing a learned justice’s explanation about shields, swords, and defense. It notes the United States adopted right side rules for safety and simplicity.
A Peking magistrate Foo Chow detains a thief by feigning sympathy for illness and gifting a heavy bag of cash. The man leaves court with the cash but is arrested outside, revealing his crime and proving the judge’s warning about stealing a jeweled table.
A childhood party game titled Peanut Town involves a large bowl of peanuts and an empty bowl placed apart. The player chosen as “it” calls a buddy to retrieve as many peanuts as possible in three trips, using a knife to transfer nuts, with a mayor overseeing cleanup.
The largest sturgeon, the great base, lives in Russia's rivers and inland seas and may reach twenty four feet. The smallest, the sterlet, is about three feet long. Sturgeons feed by stirring mud with long snouts and wormlike feelers that probe the submerged treasure, a habit that may have given the fish its name from the German storen meaning to poke up or stir.
The peach originates in China and spread through Persia where it was called Persica. From Persia it reached Europe and then the United States. The Indian peach type arrived in the American South from Spain. Wild peach species exist in some areas, with Nuttall noting wild growth as far west as Arkansas by 1812. The original Peen-to variety still exists in China.
A collection of light wordplay jokes about a doctor with no patients, a scissors grinder who dulls the edge, and reading in the woods as autumn leaves fall. Classic short humorous quips in a single pocket verse style.
A fragmented nursery rhyme about digging and planting, praising gardens and healthy soil. The text includes lines on digging, weeding, and seed care with garbled phrases and stray letters, yielding a partial poetic snippet.
Local wedding notice lists Bride Katheryn Potter and Groom John Lewis with families, attendants, and speakers. A large cast of relatives and friends gathered as music and readings filled the ceremony. costumes featured formal gowns and coordinated suits. The reception followed with ice cream and cake for the children.
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