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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1912
Page
5
Marshall residents and visitors are noted in a sprawling column. Entries mention marriages in nearby West Chester and travels to Terre Haute, Oklahoma, and Denver, plus multiple remembrances of local figures, church revivals, and a notable death by suicide in Terre Haute with funeral details.
Sunkist Flour, described as one of the best hard wheat flours in the market, priced at 75c per sack. Breakfast bacon of extra quality offered at 20c per pound.
Wednesday afternoon ceremony solemnized by Rev D D Burt joined William F Duncan of Decatur and Lizzie Wallace of Osbermie Hl with family members present. Saturday another wedding at the parsonage united Hanson Andrews of Roseville Ind and Blattie Duncan with relatives attending. they will live in Rossville Ind.
A Saturday evening ceremony at the Read home in Casey united Claud English and Jessi Read in marriage. Rev I E Lee officiated before close relatives and friends. The bride, Marshall High School graduate and Baptist church member, and the groom, a Casey mechanic, will reside in Casey.
The Herald reviews a lively Marshall show with singing, dancing, and clever acts. Miss Edith Gravan horst from Effingham receives high credit for instruction and a standout number. The opera house is packed and the Catholic church earns a generous profit.
A long help-wanted list of auctions and sales items including silo and agricultural equipment. Items include a Lansing silo, Superior Wheat Drills, go karts, hand picked pears, picture framing, a Cole Hot Blast heater, a silo cutter, wall paper remnants, clover and timothy seed, Barred Rock cockerels, two small houses, an 80 acre farm, a 40 acre farm, and a business property. Also notes on money to loan and a two story residence for sale, plus a request for 500 bushels of new corn and a local saw mill.
A Herald office advertises large carbon paper sheets for transferring patterns or designs, inviting readers who do dress-making or fancy work to purchase.
Advertisement for extra select stock of barred Plymouth Rock and single comb brown Leghorn cockerels. Seller Sperry Claypool, route 2, Marshall. Clarksville 741 phone.
For sale or exchange for improved farm property, the Marshall Nour Mills. For particulars call on or address John Marvin, Marshall, Tl.
Mrs L B Cleveland of Chicago offers a free health lecture for ladies at the courthouse next Saturday October 19 at p.m. This final talk outlines what every woman should know and do with no admission charge. Mrs Cleveland staying with Mrs Wm Lickert and invites calls from interested ladies. consultation free.
Lumber ads urge readers to bring saws and logs for quick processing and fast lumber. C. B. Williams promotes efficient service and timing.
A downtown offer announces a two week sale on fabrics and blankets. Calicoes silk and wool dress goods discounted, with specific prices and large woolnap blanket deals noted. Purchasers urged to act quickly for seasonal bargains.
We are showing all of our pretty hats now and invite you to call and see them. Our milliners are working hard to keep a nice stock of trimmed hats for all.
The ad proclaims an unprecedented suit and cloak sale, promising unmatched values and distinct selection, urging shoppers to visit for the best deals available.
Sunday greetings and visits highlighted a Martinsville area social roundup. Residents like Mrs Lloyd Pulver and Mrs G B Nitehman were noted, with travels to Paris Minnesota and nearby locales. Members of families such as Rosser Burt and Callahan were mentioned visiting friends in Terre Haute and Danville during the week.
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