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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1921
Page
6
A reader notes the page of ads in last week’s Herald reveals real businessmen in Marshall and argues advertising reveals merit. The piece contends that merchants who regularly advertise grow faster, earn higher gross profits, and that advertising pays for itself rather than being paid by someone else.
The Herald reports on a Saturday game between Wiley High of Terre Haute and Marshall noting brutal conduct. A Wiley player sat on Purduan’s face and allegedly kicked his head, prompting calls for sportmanship and questioning Wiley’s coach.
In a tense scene at the Bashford estate, Antoine reports a strange, well dressed man asking about Mrs. Bashford. A later sighting near the back property and a possible disguise hint a deeper threat as discussions turn to a potential intruder and security during a village visit.
Frank M. Hurst of 7765 Sangamon Street Chicago asks readers with Chicago ties from Clark County to send their names and addresses for a planned get together early next summer. He requests renewal of a two dollar subscription for one year and notes the Herald keeps home folks in touch.
In an upstairs scene at the Barton estate a tangle of imposters, a state department inquiry, and a tense plan to surveil Mrs Bashford and her companion unfolds. Raymond Bashford’s death shadows the talks as Torrence and Singleton weigh trust and danger.
The narrator receives a letter from Searles praising his play while distrusting plans for future work. Dalton mentions a forwarding address for Miss Violet Dewing as gossip swirls around Lady Larkspur. The writer plans to retreat from Broadway noise and reflects on unfinished tales, Alice Bashford, and family chatter about travel and a famous escape story.
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