Winners Fix Error Yellow Corn Class At Marshall Fair
In last week's Marshall Community Fair report the Yellow Corn class winners were listed incorrectly. First prize went to Chas Fox, second to Frank Geisert, and third to George Burkholder. The note urges farmers to conserve livestock, sow rye for spring pasture, improve cattle housing, and consider lime clover and raw rock phosphate as cost effective soil enhancers. The Marshall High School Agricultural department offers guidance on land improvement and fertilizer use.
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Marshall Community Fair
Chas. Fox
Frank Geisert
George Burkholder
Clark County
East
Illinois
Marshall High School Agricultural Department
Notice to Contractors for Hollingsworth Bridge Approaches
Notice is hereby given of a public letting for grading the approaches to Hollingsworth bridge in Douglas township. The bid opening will be at the bridge sale at 10 o clock a.m. Friday November 2, 1917. Marshall Illinois October 16 1917. Norman Forsythe Edward Grant Frank Hornbrook Bridges Committee Albert Burns Commissioner of Highways Douglas Tp Approved by Zane Arbuckle County Supt of Highways. 423 High School Act Valid. In a decision handed down last Wednesday the constitutionality of the high school validating act was sustained by the supreme court. The decision was unanimous. This now puts the final seal of authority on all township high actions organized under the 1901 act and which are improps of formation.
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Hollingsworth Bridge
Douglas
Marshall
Norman Forsythe
Edward Grant
Frank Hornbrook
Bridges Committee
Albert Burns
Zane Arbuckle
Supreme Court
Two Journalists Plot Careers and a Sudden Proposal
Cecile Dayton and Tom Landreth, aspiring reporters, navigate newsroom faux pas and a thwarted marriage proposal after teaming up for a new beat. They plan a partnership to cover football and beauty pages, while a sleepy maid overhears their pact. The scene unfolds in a 1937 McClure Syndicate piece.
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Cecile Dayton
Tom Landreth
Jameson
The
Star
Sunday Woman’s
Cecile
Ben
Tom
Red Cross
Brother
Star Building
Star Office
Lweetie
Cecila
Bussnness
Cecil
McClure
New York Style Notes on Hostess Gowns and Fashions
New York fashion notes describe hostess gowns blending comfort and dignity for home use with one piece chemise underdress and contrasting coats. Parisian lines inspire practical fabrics, coins, and veils with fringe embroidery, while veiling trends and practical footwear shift toward spat-pumps and patent leather.
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Paris
Wrong Recruit Papers Served on Five-Month-Old Baby
Hull England report details calling-up papers issued to a five-month-old infant. The mother took the child to the recruiting office where authorities acknowledged an error. The father is a recharged soldier and the papers were not meant for him.
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Hull
England
Protect Winter Wheat By Straw Mulch And Guarantied Prices
The article notes Illinois farmers sowed much winter wheat and the $2 per bushel price encourages production. Straw spread after frost prevents winter kill, adds soil fertility, and avoids burning straw. It urges careful spreading and cites straw spreaders and hygienic pantry caution about eating between meals.
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Illinois
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L. 8. Relner
Jane Osborn
New York
HM Dewey
FOL
McCas
Marshall Herald
Terre Haute Daily Star
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the Herald
Marshall, Ilinois
Leomple
Marshall, Ill
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