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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1909
Page
8
A jumble of short items from residents visiting, moving, and working in nearby towns. Reports include farmers and tradespeople in town, a burglary at the post office, a cancer death in Elder, and a shoe repair offer at Union Shoe Store.
Mr and Mrs F Weaver were in Terre Haute Saturday. Thaddeus and Rosa Batyon and Eliza and Viola Taylor visited there. Dunlap attendees filled a Rev Chittick sermon in West York Methodist church. Mrs Ida Somers returned to Terre Haute Friday after visiting relatives here. Mrs Willis Prewett of West Terre Haute visited friends part of last week. Mrs L Somers stayed with her daughter Mrs Dan Swinford of West Terre Haute. Young girls and older women suffer headaches. Dr King’s New Life Pills offer relief and give energy. Availability noted at Robt Prewett’s store.
Pleasant Grove column lists locals at husking and harvesting tasks with visits to relatives and neighbors. Vern and Ora For traveled to Dudley to husk corn. Bradley Babcock and wife visited Paris. Theo Shipe and wife visited James Myers. Will Fox and family visited Marshall. Roy Miller and wife visited Dolson. Welch family gathering with grandfather. Zimmerly and wife of Week Wadley noted. others mentioned with limited legibility.
A string of local industry and community items from Robinson to Oilfield including Adams and Brummett on business and visits, Rhinehart buying a horse near Casey, and sales and drills announced by area oil firms. A fire along the railroad damaged a straw stack and a power house and tanks were saved by oil men.
In a passage from Recollections of a Long Life Lord Broughton describes Napoleon at a national guard review near Waterloo. He notes a pale face overhanging jaws, dusky brown hair, a plain box snuff habit, a gold faced watch, and a restrained, silent demeanor with occasional smiles.
The First Congregational Church invites the public to attend next Sunday's service featuring Dr. William W. Newell of Chicago. Western Secretary of the Western Congregational Church Building Society, he is described as a leading denomination figure and engaging speaker with a special church quartet providing music.
A host directs a servant boy to distribute wine at a small dinner party. He explains that black sealed bottles are premium sherry to be served after dinner, while red seals denote inferior sherry to be served with the hock after soup. The boy confirms understanding and serves accordingly as guests arrive.
The Lexington Leader notes that blue bells barebells and wood sorrel are popular with fairies to attract friends at a distance. When the bluebell or wood sorrel peals softly, it signals a fairy tower swaying. For a loud chime fairies roll a rose leaf into a charm to awaken a tiny friend.
A Paine meditation on Madeira beggars from Outing Magazine notes the early begging by children and calls for pity diminishing with hardened sympathy. The passage reflects on how experience with beggars there has prepared readers for begging elsewhere and the loss of compassion.
A lively British quip contrasts a prize watchdog with a bull terrier. The tale jokes that the dog once held a burglar down by the throat and beat his brains out with his tail, as described in London patter.
Dialogue shows a prisoner explaining he writes “for money from home” while a judge questions how he earns his living. The exchange highlights attitudes toward earnings during the era.
New Overcoats and men's and children's clothing from best to cheap serviceable daily wear. New Shoes and boots including rubbers felts and arctics for all. Dry goods silks dress goods undergarments gloves corsets hosiery. Thanksgiving millinery from top importers and local trimmers. Ladies waists skirts hats all sizes. Everything new to wear for everybody at Hughes.
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