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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1911
Page
8
A Saturday Evening Post excerpt contends that competition harms local ventures in a small town. It notes taxi like buses, competing churches, and diar to leave for larger cities. while some residents sustain limited livelihoods, true prosperity remains elusive.
The sketch recounts Sir Edwin Landseer and Charles Landseer debating a painting of a spaniel. Charles asks for a dog added to the landscape and Landseer, amused, places the dog within the frame. The anecdote connects to Charles Landseer’s election as an academician and the painting’s exhibition.
The article extols Daniel Voorhees of Indiana as the world’s finest orator, detailing his Cook Harris Black defense and the murder verdict that spared life. It contrasts Voorhees with Ingersoll, praises his long, sweeping Ciceronian style, and notes Harper’s Ferry and other speeches by the orator. It also threads a tale about Jim Crow and a royal toy ship anecdote.
The text notes poet Henry Halleck author of Marcos Bozzaris wed in 1867 and buried in the Halleck family plot at Alderbrook Cemetery in Winstead Connecticut. It also mentions Joseph Rodman Drake author of The American Flag buried in Gold-Hunt burying-ground in the Bronx New York City.
Practical notes on proper dining decorum cover table etiquette practices such as not resting elbows on the table not licking knives and forks and avoiding chewing with a full mouth. It also warns against noisily masticating and speaking with a mouthful and suggests using a toothpick discreetly after meals.
A historical note describes New York City streets totaling about 8740 miles. It compares a mile of paved streets valued at 1005 pounds to form a connected line from New York to Asparilio Texas, and states 643 miles of macadam streets equal the distance between New York and Detroit.
In Clark County Illinois a November term 1911 Circuit Court filing lists H J Nichols and others against the Commercial National Bank of Bradford Pennsylvania. The notice mentions a financial claim of around $220 and references parties including E B Lee and J B Doolittle. The text is mixed with garbled OCR.
A collection of old fables on justice and wit. Stories include a queenly rebuke to Philip of Macedonia delaying justice, Diogenes quipping to a petty thief, and Apelles rebuking a cobbler who overextended critique.
The heat drove egg prices down to seven cents a dozen in St Louis, though the quality was questioned. The article notes President Taft favoring yachting trips over aggressive policy moves and ends with a remark on financial prudence.
The case J. P. Linton versus D. M. Watson A G Jackson and H C Jackson centers on an attachment of eight hundred forty one dollars. The sheriff is to execute and the hearing set for November 13 1911 in Marshall. If the defendants fail to appear judgment will be entered.
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