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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1917
Page
8
In a mountain town a legendary purple train delivers blossoms to cheering crowds. A miner and a businessman race to seize a bouquet for a sick daughter while a man recalls a promise made five years earlier to wait for the beloved Billy.
May Palmer falls on icy pavement and is aided by Joseph Farrow, a woolen-house partner, leading to a romance. Farrow helps her repeatedly, earns family notice, and after a series of meetings they marry within months.
School notes report satisfactory teacher meetings with attendance up to standard. West Union hosts a second meeting next Saturday to plan exhibitor's day. Casey sections show strong work. Felicia Dean reports a successful Tall school box supper with $86 in receipts. State Spelling Contest set for Dec 6 1917 in Springfield with encouragement for four pupils to enter local contests.
A California letter notes Jacob Miller as a German American farmer who supported the Harrison campaign during the tariff debate. It describes a October rally at Miller’s home with a torch light procession led by J. W. and a speech celebrating American German identity. It mentions high profits from beans and almonds and large ranch earnings, with land prices cited and a morning wakefulness remark.
Independent Socialist leader Lede bour stated in a Reichstag speech that Germany has suffered 1.5 million dead and 3 to 4 million wounded, totaling about 6 million losses over three years. A report reaching Washington via Switzerland cites estimates of crippling injuries and invalidations amid potential fourth winter campaigns.
Fashion notes describe an abundance of plaited and straight line effects in fall and winter skirts. Odd girdles replace drapery with waistcoat like fronts, Spanish styles, and two row button details. Plaids and stripes appear in sport skirts with bold border lines and black satin two-tier flat platted ruffles.
A lighthearted note on party planning circulars mentions color schemes and personal preferences. The fragment hints at the idea that insisting on a specific scheme may not be essential to a successful celebration.
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