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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1915
Page
8
An advertisement for Lewis Kendall Auctioneer promotes fair prices and customer satisfaction. The notice urges potential sellers to consult Kendall before arranging a sale and lists contact details as Marshall R 6 Farmers Phone 346.
Illinois crude oil rose ten cents to 1.27 per barrel on Saturday. Robert Endsley and family visited their mother Mrs. M. B. Endsley in Westfield after traveling from Indianapolis. News arrived of the engagement of Avisall McKlean of Ohio and Walter C. Wilscoe of Westfield with a marriage set for Beoweston Ohio.
Westminster Gazette notes repeated false reports of Napoleon's deaths before final surrender to the Bellerophon. It lists imagined fates including wounds at the Dnieper, drownings across the Mosque and in Moscow, suffocation in a tent, burial in deep snow, and a Paris lynching, all part of sensational newspaper fables a century ago.
A young real estate man recounts a chat with a lumber salesman who just quit his job after being insulted by his boss. The salesman explains the boss called him a fool, which prompted his resignation on Saturday. The anecdote reflects on workplace insult and personal decision.
The fragment recounts earlier efforts in England to improve dyeing. In 1759 the dyer Morgan Hubble Thorne was sent to Persia to learn dyeing methods and materials and to bring back knowledge that would enhance English cloth. He was urged to document daily learnings to prevent loss of knowledge and to ensure the realm could enjoy refined fabrics.
Two English language items appear. The first mocks a fragile professor type and his self sacrifice while lamenting his demise. The second notes vast unknown jungle areas in Borneo with natives untouched by whites and abundant wildlife near Sandakan.
The text links emblems to concepts: no universal emblem for progress. a hand with a torch has appeared. Early Christians used a closed book for knowledge and an open book for perfect knowledge. The owl, Minerva’s bird, symbolized wisdom in Greece. a perfect circle stands for unity. A New York Times proverb notes gradual acknowledgment.
The Texas Wonder claims to cure kidney and bladder diseases and dissolves gravel while treating diabetes back pain rheumatism and irregular kidney and bladder function in men and women. It also claims to regulate bladder issues in children and offers mail order at 1.00 per bottle with two months of treatment. Testimonials are requested. Dr E L W Hall 2926 Market Street St Louis Missouri is the selling address.
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