This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1917
Page
3
No entry fee will be charged for any events. Stock must be in parade by Oct 20. Applications for entrance due by noon Oct 18. Cattle stalls and exhibit spaces to be arranged. Grounds and show rings admit free. No removal before 4 30 p m Oct 19. Club may cancel or revise classes. Cows sows ewes must be grade or pure bred. No scrubs. All male animals must be pure bred.
The listing details beef cattle classes for Angus Herefords and Shorthorns by age and breed, plus sow and boar divisions. It includes grain crop displays, dairy lectures by Prof. Rhode, sewing and craft contests, and numerous prize items from cookery books to kitchen equipment. Exhibits must come from the exhibitor’s farm with a wide range of food preservation and home economics demonstrations.
Catalog of horse classifications including Draft Stallions Registered Trotting and Pacing Stallions General Purpose Stallions Light Harness Stallions Sweepstake Stallions draft Colts mares or horses under 1 year draft mares and geldings 2 yrs old and under 8 yrs etc farm teams hitched mares or horses light harness teams hitched mares or horses draft teams to wagon mares or horses mile teams hitched mares or horses.
The notice outlines class entries for Guernseys Holsteins and Milking Shorthorns with age ranges from one to five years. It specifies class A B C for each breed, requirements for pure-breds and grades, and handling rules for bulls including ringed and pole-led stipulations. Ribbon prizes are indicated for each class.
All club members will bring animals for exhibit and judging. Four prizes will be awarded for best cared-for animals with $25, $15, $10, and $5 awarded for first through fourth place. Animals will be judged for competition for state prizes.
Classes of animals on exhibit limited to four per dairy cattle beef cattle swine and horses Contestants must place animals unaided and justify choices within twenty minutes per class Any communication leads to instant disqualification Age limit 12 to 18 First prize gold medal second prize silver medal BOYS CORN JUDGING CONTEST Eligible age 12 to 18 judges place and record reasons per class Thirty minutes per class Rules mirror stock judging First prize gold medal second prize silver medal
Corn Dent free for all. Class A yellow 10 ears. Class B white 10 ears. Wheat Red winter bearded any variety not less than one half bushel for Class A. Class B bald red winter wheat not less than one half bushel. Butter Creamery salt butter Class A. Class B farm produced salt butter one pound. Poultry best cock hen cockerel and pallet of each variety of standard bred poultry with prizes.
A historical and educational festival features a band concert at 9 00 am and again at 1 30 pm, a football game, folk dances, and community singing on the courthouse square. A parade showcases Illinois and national history with moving pictures, cash prizes for best school display, and various attractions.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.