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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1916
Page
5
A medical note warns scratching nails and picking pimples can cause infections. Dr. Albert Schneider cites nail scrapings from 143 medical students revealing bacilli and other germs. Cases include a man accused of killing a baby whose nails showed water diatoms and oscillarla filaments.
A fragmented quotation from Youth's Companion quotes a morning scene where Mandy greets Annie with a compliment about her appearance. The odd transcription suggests rustic dialect and colloquial talk, capturing a briefly vivid social exchange from a bygone era.
garbled post dispatch excerpt shows disruptions and admonitions at home with phrases about a husband wife a boat outside the house and a student named Johnny Doc to stay after school and write a request repeated many times the tone resembles a sensationalist warning or disciplinary note from a newspaper clipping
A Baltimore American quote shows a mother scolding her daughter Amelia for giving a young man a present. The exchange reflects social expectations and propriety discussions in the household.
Wil Gilbert and family moved to Terre Haute. West Union and Terre Haute residents visited the city including Lindley, Shonk, and Miss Edna Bailey. A marriage license was issued in Paris for Clarence Fitzgerald and Ethel Stark. Various local residents made trips, hosted events, and attended the Veiled Prophet carnival in St Louis. A new Buick was purchased by Robert H Brown.
The West Union Camp No. 4741 M. W. A. expresses deep sympathy to the family of Thomas M. Poorman with formal resolutions of bereavement. The resolutions are to be entered in the camp minutes and printed in Marshall newspapers.
A historical sketch contrasts two Wagner lives, from poverty and devotion to later artistry. It notes first wife’s sacrifices during Paris hardship and second wife Cosima’s role as secretary and diplomat, shaping the composer’s career and protecting him from trouble. It also cites Louis Elson on their influence and quotes lines about Wagner’s drive for artistic glory.
A fragmentary page lists a lost diamond ring with a Miss Mary Miller note and a vague Liberal reward offer. It also advertises Lyceum tickets, farm loans in Martinsville Illinois, real estate and personal property loans, and various local merchants and services including meat markets, wheat prices, Zensal eczema treatment, Golden Star polish, and apple sales.
Miss Doris Keifer won the high score prize at Monday evening bridge hosted by Mrs Honig. Delicious hot lunch was served at small tables following the games with yaris layas noted in attendance.
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