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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1914
Page
8
Henry Labouchere, then a young diplomat in Stockholm, fought an Austrian officer in a duel over a political dispute. Both sides missed with every shot, minutes of polite signaling, and faint hopes of apology turning into a farce as seconds debated the number of shots.
Two Hot Springs men, Edward Spears and Jack Porter alias Hamilton, were convicted in federal court for defrauding Terre Haute dealer Frank P. Fox of about 20000 via a fake ticket service and horse race scheme. Spears received seven years, Porter five, with trials in Little Rock and sentencing in Atlanta after earlier civil cases failed.
A primary class teacher asks children what is the most marvelous human creation. A girl answers solemnly that a living for his family is the greatest human achievement, reflecting the era of high living costs.
Professor von Pfungen of Vienna conducted tests on skin resistance to electric shocks. He found sobriety lowers injury risk, while nervous excitement greatly reduces the skin’s protective power. Measurements used a galvanometer with current passing between hands.
London Answers notes Bokhara produces camels hair shawls from hair grown on camels. Hai r is carefully guarded until enough accumulates to spin into yarn. The yarn is exceptionally soft and dyed in many colors.
A tramp at the door tells a Birmingham housewife he once did business in Wall Street but clarifies his trade by saying pencils were his trade. The exchange features a sympathetic reaction from the housewife.
The transcript notes a widow's proposal to Tompkins after she handed him a novel titled Put Yourself In His Place to read one evening. Tompkins accepted the hint, suggesting a speculative romantic turn in the exchange.
A garbled Houston Post fragment shows a man asking about a loaned umbrella and a reply that it was returned to the other man. The piece hints at a broader joke about personal fortune and a rude material used to fashion a certain “antique” item.
Several students have missed days due to illness Alma Read and Dewey Montgomery were among the absent Mae Christine left school on medical advice The school hosted Robinson Township High School pupils during a Crawford County teachers institute The principal read In the Vanguard by Katrina Trask from the U S Commissioner of Education urging peace education The janitor Mr Stover has back trouble Ross filled in The gym renovation continues as students remove dirt and seek volunteers to help with the work
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