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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1919
Page
12
The church invites all to a week of 7:00 p m nightly services at the Pythian Theatre with Bible classes and sacred music. Rally day and evangelistic drive slated next Sunday with W F M S and Ladies Aid events to follow at local homes and church.
Beginning Wednesday after noon at 4 15 there will be a junior church service directed by the pastor and his wife to teach children community Christian truth. The program lasts 30 minutes with children filling offices and positions and all community children invited.
Members and friends are urged to attend Sunday morning 10:45 and evening 7:30 services led by Rev Charles Charters of Chicago as he seeks the pastorate. Committee chairman K. Black urges attendance.
A fragmented note describes arm measurements for a woman with a height near 11 feet 5 inches. It states upper arm circumference about 18 inches, forearm and wrist sizes, and that the upper arm should be shorter than the forearm.
The Republican Register reports a city raid against local box car thieves tied to the Big Four yards. Eighteen men were arrested on robbery charges and four on receiving stolen goods, with bonds set at 1000 and 1200 dollars. Some may face trial by grand jury.
A boy asks his father why a mirror reverses left and right but not top and bottom. The father confirms the mirror flips image horizontally and explains the reasoning. The exchange ends with a lighthearted science moment about perception.
An anxious office staff fears tragedy as a boy at a typewriter sits dazed for hours. The clerk and stenographer debate the cause until the boy asks how to spell Thelma, breaking the suspense with a personal request.
An English paper notes Miss Leitch played delightful golf to the hole yet could not hit the ball truly with her puttee, making the result almost ludicrous.
Springfield reports uphold tax valuation change and state officials urge reform. Urbana notes high school conference at University of Illinois November 20 to 22. Mount Carmel eyes Wabash dam power for regional use. Chicago and Springfield cover labor aid funds, fur laws, fire prevention drive, and public health updates. Sixty one wounded soldiers enroll in federal vocational programs at Illinois.
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