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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1911
Page
6
An advertisement promises a positive guarantee to cure female ailments including nervous weakness and debility. Dr J M Mullins of 20 S State St Chicago offers painless treatment for fistula piles and related disorders with scientific methods and a guaranteed outcome.
Curator showcases Argus pheasants from Siam and an enormous giraffe among thousands of specimens. A sea serpent skeleton, a meat eater reptile bone, and a flag dragon loom as wonders, with legends of gigantic dimensions and prehistoric ancestry fueling awe.
The Washington National Museum opens on Sundays alongside weekdays, presenting a scientific, well-curated collection of 230,000 annual contributions. Highlights include the argus pheasant group with ornate secondary feathers, a large sea serpent fossil skeleton with authentic and fake parts, giant prehistoric tracks, and a winged dragon fossil.
A chaotic printer’s mishap ends with Sawtelle Sentinel publishing a edition void of the letter A due to a thief stealing the type. Editor Henry Schultz issues a humorous apology for the trouble and ruined front page.
Harper's Weekly reports tests by a transatlantic line using U shaped water tanks to counteract wave motion. Two tanks reduced roll by three to four percent, one tank by five to six percent, and no tanks by eight to fourteen percent, prompting plans to install on large vessels.
A woman attempted to cash a $60 birthday check but could not endorse it properly. The teller explained the need to sign the back and spell out the name, while she hesitated and argued about the process.
A Nassau report notes William Bryan aboard the Seguranca bringing passengers from the Prinz Joachim wreck. The piece praises Bryan for his steady conduct and folds in a playful verse comparing his earlier wrecks in 1896 1900 and 1908 with his latest ordeal.
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