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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1920
Page
9
A mixed set of readings on Charles Dickens tracing his birth, career, major works, and reception in America, interwoven with an excerpt from Dickens fiction and a biographical sketch noting his fame and influence. The piece shifts to a 1919 essay on the human element in business and education, contrasting mechanical study with labor relations.
A quirky scene has a skeptical customer questioning a claim about Charlemagne's autograph, while the absent minded salesman boastfully says they are selling lots of them. The exchange reads like a humorous crime of deception in a local shop.
Morning 1945 patriotic service with music and States Attorney Olin R Clements address. Service flag with 64 names to be taken down by American Legion. 730 p m baccalaureate at Marshall township high school with organ piece by Miss Hurst and solo by Mrs Don Winterrow. Revival services at city hall 7 30 each evening inviting public attendance. Friday night novice meeting by Rev DC Shearer and wife.
Christian Science Sunday service at 11 00 am and Wednesday evening meetings at 800 o clock are announced. All are welcome. In Pythian Thexstre.
The notice invites worshippers to hear J S ONeal during 10.45 am and 7 34 pm services. Sunday School starts at 9 30 am.
G L Huggins delivers regular preaching services on the first Sunday of each month with a Sunday school session priced at thirty dollars on Sunday mornings.
Robert loses a penny and his mother explains car fare costs seven cents. She only has six, so they would walk. He suggests buying an ice cream and eating it on the walk, making the trip pleasant.
A noted detective fiction author said he solved puzzles at the billiard table and a scenario writer blamed a sluggish imagination on a 50 point pocket billiards game. The text suggests that those who avoid mail irregularly gain better business perspective than those who cannot skip it.
Miss Clara Swain, first American woman doctor to join the foreign mission field, graduates from the Woman's Medical College of Philadelphia and sails to India about fifty years ago as a qualified physician.
Former soldiers are urged to join the American Legion as the organization seeks new members across Marshall and Clark counties. The drive highlights benefits of belonging, pride in insignia, and the lasting public good of veteran unity.
The piece contrasts theorists who push large scale reforms with practical businessmen who test ideas on a small scale. It criticizes Democratic experiments such as railroad nationalization and credits Republicans with leadership grounded in businesslike, fact based investigation rather than speculative theory.
A clothes chest of King Charles I initials C R and crown sold for 260 dollars at Rushbrooke hall near Bury St Edmunds. Two cambric day shirts and a night cap worn by Charles I brought 52 dollars. A silk brocade suit with coat waistcoat and nine knee breeches worn by Charles I sold for 185 dollars. A pair of silk stockings with zigzag stripes sold for 26 dollars and a Jester's coat of painted leather 85 dollars.
Fragmentary note describes wedding decor with white chrysanthemums and autumn embellishments, mentioning a bride in a white gown and decorative elements, but details are obscured by garbled text. The source lacks clear names, places, dates, or affiliations to form a complete card.
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