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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1911
Page
6
Beautiful new dress goods in bread cloths serges fancies and novelties. Many pieces in only one pattern of a sort and in styles suited to this store are here at popular prices. Also bright pretty silks messalines in black and other colors.
Hughes Department Store prepares for the fall season with October millinery and fashionable trims at moderate prices. New women's suits in velvets and cloths, plus cloaks and furs, expected to attract shoppers. Famous brands like Stacy Adams Co. shoes and Queen Quality women’s footwear offered at popular prices.
An early 20th century style notice advertises clothing for everyone with hosiery underwear dresses trimmings and laces. It emphasizes popular prices and mentions Hughes as a seller.
Old Fort Chartres near the Mississippi in Randolph County Illinois once defended French holdings from St Lawrence to Mexico. Built 1718 under Pierres Hienshrant the fort housed 200 French and allied Indians, endured sieges, and saw expeditions to Fort Duquesne and Niagara. It later fell to British hands in 1765 and was abandoned as riverbank erosion and settlement expanded.
A tale recalls young Gounod at a school run by Pier son where parents oppose a musical career. He composes a new air to Joseph, sings it, and wins the master’s blessing. The piece then shifts to walnuts, praising their ancient esteem and modern nutrition.
A newlywed woman learns her husband plans a trip and leaves a signed check without an amount. Her friend consoles her as she reveals the cruelty of a heartless act. The scene unfolds in a boudoir as accusations of humiliation arise.
The Providence Journal reports an English professor’s scientific look at laughter. He defines it as a diaphragm convulsion with a full breath and quick cachinnations. Additional aspects include laryngeal tension and intense facial expression, with tears sometimes in extreme cases.
W A Fraser known for novels and art, born 1859 in Nova Scotia to Scottish parents, raised in Boston and New York. His career spans engineering in Canada and India, travel in Asia, and a life devoted to literature and painting, with early stories including Boofy.
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