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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1908
Page
2
Various local notices report Merrick Bros selling their photograph studio to I F Melton of Mame, travel and visits by residents to Linneus and Kansas, business trips by President Daugherty in Indiana, and weddings and protracted meetings. Descriptions include farm leases, legal battles at Marshall and Charleston, and advertisements for Foley remedies.
A well dressed woman interrupted a political speaker by coughing constantly. The ad promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for the cough and cold with a warning against substitutes. The product is described as containing no opiates and in a yellow package.
Ed Shonk left Saturday for Arcola. Miss Rosa Shonk spent Sunday with home folks. Sperry Claypool's cattle barn is searing completion. Como Murphy works near Westfield for Pearl Garver. Ben Veach holds two Cloverleaf railroad positions at Charleston. Stray lines mention a Mashalla Thaeney visit and a puzzling fire incident near Batorday with cement reference.
Wm Shirely notes a future wedding as John Wright and family visited W W Wayrick on Sunday. Wheat crops show promise but lack rain. Herman Welch from Terre Haute spent Sunday with relatives. Wim Mathew moved his saw mill to Nelson Hutchinsons farm. Local Sunday school feels seasonal turnout. Miles Pulver Geo Pulto and wife, Chas Sweitzer and wife and son Glen dined with James Pulver family. Kidney health ad follows.
Mrs W A Wiley travels to Chicago for winter with daughter Rey J B Norviel will move to Freeport where he has a pastorate Toi Bell and wife head to Terre Haute to settle there N Lee returns from Oklahoma City after judging at the state fair Omer Myirs 40 hatched on a farm dig in Hidalgo County Reddy Cartwright enlists in US Army in Terre Haute Jas Nabh installs cash register and cashier desk in store Riv Reeves arrives as M E church south pastor The Postal Telegraph Co ends local office Rev Perkins and wife visit Jackson County A M Farmer of Pratt Kansas visits relatives Mrs Samuel Rooks dies at age 68 Lola Emrick Cuma Lee Mayme Gerrard attend Bess Doll wedding in Marshall Mrs R A Young attends Illinois Federated Clubs meeting in East St Louis Lewis Johnson and son depart on prospecting and health tour to Kansas and Colorado D Ory family depart the vicinity
McNutt and Cook Farmers prepare for winter as Miss Florence Liggett teaches at the local school. Mell Fawley completed a modern barn in the county. Edgar Volker and family visited Mrs Volker's parents Geo Hall and wife in Edgar County. John Campbell and wife attended the Edgar County Sunday School convention in Pans this week. Miss Nila Forsythe visited her uncle Ben Forsyth's family. RCC English and family of Fair Mount will come Fridays to visit mother and relatives. David Parker of Fayette NY, Civil War veteran who lost a foot at Gettysburg. Electric Bitters praised as valuable, with a testimonial of benefit and price.
The column lists neighbors building new homes near Marshall and Marshall area residents visiting kin, plus farm activities such as lambings and a hay fire. It notes wells drying in dry weather and a short election ahead with limited campaigning. Also mentions a box supper, a fundraising dictionary drive, a school prize, and local health ads for Doan’s Kidney Pills.
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