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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1911
Page
7
Enon Brdckett seeks items from a Woman's Exchange to decorate his bachelor suite. A note from a would‑be match proposes marriage and control of household choices, leading to Bob and Louise Garwood's eventual marriage and the spread of home furnishings.
A description of a fashion ensemble featuring a red velvet petticoat under a moire silk tunic draped to suggest fabric folds. Above sits a red chiffon bodice with a double sleeve, highlighting the new style.
Use small wads of raw cotton to pad embroidery and fill space without heavy stitches. Roll cotton to scallops for thicker centers tapering to thin ends then cover with embroidery. Create cushion-like pads for petals and secure them inside the work area with ordinary cotton. Corn dots and ribbon motifs are padded similarly to add dimension.
The historist notes that Roman divorce flourished for change and love of variety. Rich wives faced few constraints while many husbands avoided marriage, and brides moved from strict seclusion to near total liberty attending temples and public venues with their own slave households.
Historical note recounts Captain Morgan and crew in Panama facing famine and turning leather bags into edible morsels. Exquemelin’s account describes soaking, scraping hair, roasting, then cutting leather into small bites to swallow with river water.
The elder Coquelin asked to be left alone with Binet in the dressing room as he prepared to perform the Cadets of Gascony passage. He praised Cyrano de Bergerac and declared that Binet’s approval outweighed the crowd’s applause.
A famous walking match organized by Charles Dickens on his second American visit covered about six miles along the Boston milldam toward Newton Center. Signatories included The Boston Bantam, Jemmy James T. Fields, The Gadshill Gasper, and The Autocrat. Dinner at Parker House featured Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and other literary figures.
A classroom exchange centers on a tongue in cheek misquote about Queen Mary. The teacher tests Jimmy Smith on a line about Calais and a heart prophecy, and Jimmy answers with the unexpected name Kelly.
A humorous exchange notes the household’s focus on economizing with a strained budget. A parent jokes about sending Willie to his dancing class by car while stressing thrift, reflecting a era tone from the Chicago Record-Herald.
A Madrid wine merchant’s son recounts being seized by brigands while traveling to buy grape wines. A girl named Pepita betrays the revolutionaries, aiding soldiers to capture the gang and execute all brigands. Later, Pepita helps release Jobe Sanchez, hidden in a sewer, and the narrator ferries Sanchez out of the city in wine casks guarded as they pass guards at the post.
A dated account describes Japanese dentists using extreme methods to pull teeth, claiming they can remove six to seven teeth per minute. The piece notes brutal preparatory steps with wooden pegs and boards, and asserts qualification depends on surviving these trials. It closes with a cynical remark about current actions counting more than future plans.
Patrick Henry, then twenty three and newly marries, found prior work failures in clerking farming and running a country store. He prepared for the bar in six weeks reading Coke Upon Littleton with little else. Examiners Wythe Wendleton Peyton Randolph and John Randolph marveled at his ignorance of law yet hailed his historical knowledge.
A historical inventory reveals Queen Elizabeth I kept an immense collection of garments and accessories. The record lists 99 official costumes, 102 French gowns, 100 robes with trains, 67 without, 126 antique dresses, 136 bodices, 125 tunics, 96 mantles, 85 dressing gowns and 27 fans. At her death 3,000 cataloged items filled her wardrobe.
The sun lies closer in winter but heats less due to shorter daylight hours and angle. In summer the sun sits higher and longer above the horizon, producing more heat though the earth is farther away. The duration and angle of sunlight drive seasonal warmth despite distance.
Call on or address John GB Seltz, Manager, Marstall, RR 7, as the Farmers Exchange and Bureau of Information announces its organization and invites membership efforts.
William H. Martz of Casey Illinois reports years of dull backache and general discomfort. He describes a persistent kidney related distress and sleepless nights, claiming relief after trying a remedy.
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