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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1909
Page
4
The notice lists subscription price at 1 per year and cards of thanks at 25 cents. It notes obituary poetry not published and lodge resolutions on death of a member priced at 1.00. Announcements of entertainments with admission fees are charged 5 cents per line.
Terre Haute crowds attend the Vigo county Soldiers and Sailors monument cornerstone ceremony in the court house yard with about 4000 present. A separate report notes police court fines, a tribute to a deceased New York magnate, heroism in a rabies dog incident, and a Cincinnati coat on display linked to Clark county history.
A father and son discuss the nature of jokes in a Q A style. They explore what makes something funny, practical jokes, pun ethics, and the fortunes of joke writers, noting editors and the press influence, with playful quips about grave jokes and bodcarrier careers.
The concept of driving piles with a water jet is traced to dam engineers. A small shellfish can dig into sand or mud by this process, illustrating persistence of spirit.
The Marshall Milk Condensing announces winter milk prices of 140 in November and in December January February and March 150. This is the highest price ever paid. Mr Wharton of Effingham visited his son Charles last Thursday. Melvin Lambdin went to Dutzel to work for the Big Four as an operator. Paving on Sixth Street has led to removal of many telephone and electric light posts.
The passage quotes Wilbur Wright describing flight as steadier than road or sea travel with no air sickness. He notes passengers feel exhilaration, fear fades after the first flight, and pilots and beginners must learn to manage the levers for safe cruising.
Public sale begins at 10 oclock at my residence three miles southwest of Marshall. Items include work horses, cattle, hogs, implements, and farm gear. Terms: cash for prices up to five dollars. larger purchases on note with six percent interest and security. Dinner served by the Ladies Aid Congregational church. Auctioneers Zane Arbuckle HOO Boger J W Adams Clerk.
W T Gillogly of Newman sells a 160 acre farm near Decatur to Henry Lee of Westfield for 32000 dollars. Gillogly then buys a 100 acre farm near Westfield for 17000 dollars.
J D Shoemaker traveled to St Louis yesterday on a business trip for meetings and potential deals with local firms.
An old store ad boasts Kuppenheimer suits overcoats and shirts with ready stock of shoes for all ages. It markets men’s and boys’ garments, neckwear, shirts, underwear, hosiery and coats, claiming good fit, wear and value including lower priced options and a large ladies shoes selection.
Frazee promotes the musical play The Time The Place and The Girl featuring Hough Adams and Howard. It debuts at the Pythian Theater on November 17 with the Ringgold orchestra from Terre Haute.
A wife describes being struck and injured as she seeks relief in court. The magistrate admonishes her to speak clearly and avoid slang while probing further injuries and the assailant’s actions. The exchange ends with the wife asking for the court’s term for a blow on the jib.
In a late night study a philosopher proclaims male dominance and a woman's subservient role. A stern warning interrupts them as a woman’s voice from the doorway chides smoking in the library and commands Theophilus to bed at half past two.
A local notice from Takahue warns pig breeders Mrs. Peter and Mr. Sam Yates to care for their pigs and keep them away from the docks. It threatens to shoot any pig found rooting. Signed Secretary L Howell.
At Champaign last Saturday night several hundred students rioted after Illinois defeated Indiana. They hurled bricks eggs and lemons at two theatres when refused a free show. Police faced a hostile mob while a few civilians urged restraint. In Terre Haute Rose Poly students celebrated a Butler game win with parades songs and yells.
A fragment notes an Arctic winter with Peary and Cook, mentions President Taft passing through Texas without scraping the sides, and suggests early Christmas shopping amid casual talk and engraved calling cards.
The State Board of Health will establish multiple stations in Illinois to distribute sterilized diphtheria antitoxin free of charge. Citizens need no payment for syringes or usage. physicians must obtain a receipt and file a clinical report. States like Massachusetts and Chicago already provide free antitoxin.
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