Obituary Henry Bierbaum of Marshall Dies at 73
Henry George Bierbaum, born August 27, 1847 in Richmond Indiana, died October 27, 1920 at age 73. He lived on the Marshall area farm, married Laura Martin on November 3, 1876 and had four children. Survived by wife, two daughters Mrs. Young and Mrs. Honderich, son George, two brothers, one sister, nine grandchildren. Funeral held October 30 at United Brethren church Marshall. interment in Marshall cemetery.
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Henry George. Bierbaum
Co. H
Gertrude Bierbaum
Richmond
Ind
Marshall
Laura Martin
United Brethren Church
Centenary
Harry Young
Albia
Iowa
Abe Honderich
George
John
Ben
Sumner
Ly. G. Platt
Alta Vista
Henry
A. Curtis
Marshall Cemetery
Mrs J Q Potter Dies After Illness At 64
Mrs John Quincy Potter died at her son H B Potter's home on North Michigan Avenue after a long illness. Born Kate Spencer in Canada on March 3 1865 she moved to Plainwell Michigan as a child. She married John Quincy Potter and had three children. her husband died in 1916. Funeral services were held at her son's home conducted by Rev C E Pettit and burial followed in Plainwell.
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John Quincy Potter
H. B. Potter
Michigan Avenue
Methodist Church
Kate Spencer
Canada
Plainwell
Michigan
Harry B. Potter
C. E. Pettit
Obituary of William Culter in Marshall Illinois
William Culter born October 21 1834 Coshocton Ohio died October 22 1920 Marshall Illinois aged 86 years 1 day He married Samantha Sweizer April 24 1855 and had seven children Then married Hannah A Martin September 25 1879 to this union two daughters were born He was blind for over 30 years He lived with his son Ross for 12 years Funeral held at Ross Culter home October 24 conducted by Rev John Mundorf Interment in the cemetery
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William Culter
Benjamin
Mary Culter
Coshocton
Oho
Marshall
Ill
Samantha Sweizer
Hannah A. Martin
Ross
Ross Culter
Nancy Durell
St. Louis
Anna Shecks
Martinsville
Hallie Drake
Grace Culter
Paridos
14Th St
John Mundorf
Marshall Cemetery
Obituary of Margaret Malinda Peters of Marshall
Mrs Margaret Malinda Peters aged 77 years 10 months 17 days died after a week of illness at the home of her granddaughter Mrs Bert Montgomery in Sanford Indiana. She leaves two daughters Mrs Win Sweeting and Mrs Susan White a son Samuel Peters a sister Mrs Lavina Mattox twenty grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. A Christian church member for over 60 years she died October 25 at 7 10 am and was buried October 26 in Bethel cemetery.
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Margaret Malinda Peters
Marshall
Bert Montgomery
Sanford
Ind
Win. Sweeting
Susan White
Samuel Peters
Clinton
Lavina Mattox
Vermilion, II
Dick Morrison Finds Love After Mixup at Inglewood
Dick Morrison tames a stray bag mixup on a Newfall to Whitton City train run. Edna Walton, a manicuring parlor owner, misplaces a brown leather bag with initials D.M. and later recovers her own after a chance meeting. The gypsy’s prediction appears fulfilled as Thursday proves lucky for both.
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Dick Morrison
Inglewood
Ned Greenwood
Inglewood Beach
Greenwood Farm
Ned
Edna Walton
Newrall Station
Whitton City
Newfall
Mme. Walton
Edna
D. M
Scott
Walton
Mr. Forbush
Hursday
Courage and cowardice in many forms described
A narrator and others discuss varied kinds of courage from physical nerve to moral bravery. They recount a blacksmith famous for heroics who becomes a coward at the dentist chair, and reflect on how different situations reveal different strengths in men and women, including public speaking fears.
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Ersmith
Ker Smith
Chamber of Horrors
Kersmith
Chilean Nitrate Fields Defined by Desert Strip
The nitrate fields, Chile’s main wealth source, lie in a narrow desert strip along the eastern slope of the coastal range, west of the Andes, at altitudes of 2,000 to 6,000 feet, stretching 16 to 90 miles inland from north to south.
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Chile
Cordillera
Andes
Fellow Artists Collide Over Organ Skills
In a Columbia State note two musicians discuss teaching and collaboration. Pedalbass, a pipe organ recitalist, and Proudfather, whose son plays the Shouth organ in vaudeville, seek mutual aid among organists.
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Pedalbass
Remark by Cornell Widow on Mary's beauty
The Cornell Widow notes that very wise people are awfully homely while praising Mary as the most beautiful girl in the world in a playful exchange between Mary and Marty and a quoted line.
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Mary
Marty
Cornell
Blankets Unmask a Nation's Image in a Harsh Century
The author reflects on perception and history, arguing that removing hides true character. He contrasts Russian, British, and American actions across eras, noting Oxford and Puritan deeds, and questions future crossovers of nations in a cycle of power and ideology.
When Light Dawned On Him In The Wrong Seat
A London Answers item recalls a cinema mix up where a man, afraid and compliant, ends up embracing the wrong woman after a sunset screening. The heroine and hero seem bold while a beetle-browed villain lurks in the blend of love and bravado.
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London
Hidden Cascades Found Near Portland in Bull Run Reserve
New waterfalls were discovered on the western Cascades slopes in Oregon within 40 miles of Portland. The Bull Run forest reserve protects the Bull Run river, Portland's water source, and is closed to the public except for government and city employees visiting for business to guard timber and watersheds. The 222 square mile area has been closely guarded since its 1802 congressional designation.
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Pacific Northwest
Cascades
Oregon
Portland
Bull Run
Bull Run River
Congress
War veteran killed by lightning near Paterson New Jersey
Richard J Foran thirty two years old survived 22 bullet hits in World War I then was instantly killed by a lightning bolt while standing under a tree near his Paterson New Jersey home. He served with the Three Hundred and Ninth Machine Gun battalion and had a long record of narrowly escaping death.
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Girard
Philadelphia
Oxford University
Oxford
John Milton
Russia
King George
George Washington
United States
New England
Harvard
John Fiske
John Bull
Jonathan
Richard J Foran
Mehmning
Paterson
N. J
Foran
Three Hundred and Ninth Machine Gun Battalion
Jupiter Fulminator
Memorial trees to be registered on national honor roll
The American Forestry Association of Washington says intelligent care is needed for trees to live and thrive and will register memorial trees on its national honor roll. Many planters felt their job was done after planting, leaving concerns about ongoing care.
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American Forestry Association of Washington
Two Medals for Cleaning Dugouts Promised Groom
A fragment from The American Legion Weekly quotes a bride hopeful plea to her father to marry Jim praising his service in France. She mentions he earned two medals for mopping up and clearing dugouts. The line reflects wartime valor and personal pursuit of union.
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Jim
France
the American Legion Weekly
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Henry Bierbaum
J. Q. Potter
Mrs. Peters
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Uncle Walt
Waite Aso
Frye
Mark
Pythian Theatre
Marshall, Illinois
Mondag
Herald
M. Grabenhedmer
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