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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1913
Page
6
A Missouri woman recounts severe stomach and liver pain, weakness, and near despair until she used Peruna. After a bottle and a half she slept and ate, and her nerves calmed. She urges others to try Peruna and receive a free Ills of Life from the Peruna Company Columbus Ohio.
In the Circuit Court of Clark County Illinois Ross Burkholder sues George Burkholder Della Murphy Angeline Hall Cora Bennett Odessa Hutchison Marquis Patton and Savilla A Burkholder for non residence. Defendants Della Murphy and Saville A Burkholder must appear at Marshall Court on November 10 1913 to plead answer or demur or a decree may be entered.
The German airship La exploded over Johannisthal on Friday at about 1:50 am, crashing to 900 feet. Twenty eight aboard, including the admiralty trial board led by Commander Benedict, were aboard and only one crewman survived. The wreck blocked the main highway into Johannisthal.
Police report that Mrs William Knight and her daughter Mrs Bertha Knight Ashworth dumped an elderly couple on a rural road to fend for themselves. The claim is supported by Haskell Mivery and P W Morgan, with corroborating statements from local workers in the Mattoon Commercial Star.
Edgar county native Whitlaws W. Purcelli born in Vermillion died in Marshall October 13 1913 aged 67 years 6 months and 16 days. He lived in Clark County since 1850 served in local churches and G A R was a widower with one daughter two sisters a brother and many friends.
A 1912 guide explains building a sail wagon for youths when lakes are unsafe. It covers a rear steering wagon bed from 2 by 4 stock, gas pipe axle, stern crosspiece, mast bench, and cat boat rig with curtain poles. Materials include manila rope, unbleached muslin, and simple hardware to create a small sailing wagon for fun and practice sailing skills.
William Prynne notes that under Edward I Londoners petitioned against coal use as a public nuisance. The king banned coal burning, set fines, closed furnaces on repeat offenses, and eventually made it a capital offense with a man hanged for burning coal in London.
Ollie James of Kentucky chats with a Washington fan. The fan asks about Col. Prescott’s late years and wealth. James replies with a joking portrait of Prescott’s fine farm trotters whisky aged sixteen years and a wife of the same age.
Mrs A R Hays and daughter visit Battle Creek. Mr and Mrs Folger celebrate fiftieth wedding anniversary. Alma McAdams visits Newark. Daniel Stoker and wife plan to locate in Carlyle. Burnside family visit Payne to see ill son in law. College prospects rise with strong faculty and music, plus new correspondence work and plans for a summer school expanding the college’s usefulness.
Parker township highway commissioners let hard road contracts last week. Harry Huston and daughter Sydney traveled to Snyder Oklahoma to visit his father. Mrs Henry Corbin of Tulsa is visiting friends. Mrs Mary Arney, 81, from near Bloomington visits son W H Arney. Mrs Miller of Redfield guests at Mrs Geo Kerr’s home for the winter. The Leader refinery resumed limited work using old tank cars for oil and gasoline storage until new tankage is erected.
A historical notice describes Hobson's Ointment as a prescription product claiming rapid relief and healing of eczema and related skin conditions. It lists mail orders, a chemical company, and druggists as distribution points and implies legal notices about an estate administration in Clark County Illinois.
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