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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1928
Page
3
Sunday services are held at 11:00 a m at the church. A reading room and circulating library offer the Bible and authorized Christian Science literature for reading, borrowing or purchasing, open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 2:00 to 4:00 p m.
Sunday school at 9 30 a m morning worship at 10 45 theme Preparation for Harvest by the pastor Evening worship at 7 30 with theme The Gospel of the Road Wednesday 7 30 p m mid week prayer service
The M E Church circuit adjusts morning worship to 10 00 at Armstrong and Livingston with Sunday school at 11 00 and 10 00 respectively Communion services are held in Armstrong and Livingston in the morning Robert Evans will preach at Livingston at night due to revival at Asbury The pastor’s service is moved to accommodate the revival event
Pastor B Sipes leads in Marshall and Friendship with Sunday school at 9 30 a m and preaching at 10 30 a m Christian Endeavor events at 6 30 p m and 7 00 p m prayer meeting Wednesday evening and Tuesday evening at Centenary and Friendship.
Morning worship at 10 45 features the theme Follow Me To Likeness with choir music. Evening service at 7 30 includes a solo by Mrs Walter Craig and a sermon by the pastor.
Christian Rev L L Smith leads Bible school at 9 30 a m and services at 10 45 a m and 7 30 p m with subjects Business and Missing One s Destiny Junior Endeavor at 10 45 a m Senior Endeavor at 6 30 p m Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 p m Aid Society Wednesday afternoon Pilgrim Holiness Church Rev R E Wheeldon pastor Sunday school 10 00 a m morning worship 11 00 a m
Pastor J Wheeler leads West Union Baptist in regular Sabbath services over the coming weekend with preaching and a business meeting on Saturday at 7 30 PM and an evangelistic service Sunday evening at 7 30 PM. The Island Grove Association meets Friday October 5 at 10 00 AM through October 7.
A playful scene from The New Yorker shows a young woman carrying steaming items in a restaurant encounter. A large, fussy customer orders cocoa and black coffee, prompting the waitress to quip the item before her as the Panama Canal.
A report from Popular Science Monthly describes Dr. Mario Ponzo of the hospital for the insane in Alexandria Italy using bedclothes and pillows in a single dusky room as an unusual remedy for insomnia. Violent patients reportedly grew calm and quickly slept.
A fragmented description notes tiny sea creatures and jellylike organisms emitting brilliant flashes. It cites shrimps, marine worms, and ceratiam indicating a fatty substance oxidized to glow. The scene, aboard a river boat, mentions luminescent points along the prow.
A quoted line from John Andrew Holmes compares a man to a worm with unusually large wings, presenting a vivid metaphor attributed to the pastor sage.
An American Magazine writer argues birth control reduces overall manners. The piece notes attention on a single child grows when only few exist, leading to more self-centered behavior. Parents are blamed for developing annoying traits as children assert individuality.
A 1671 voyage report describes a strait between Danes Island and Amsterdam Island known as a haven for Arctic whalers. It notes a hill named the beehive, a devil’s duck mountain, fog, snow capped white hills, and a Deadman’s Island where dead sailors were buried in coffins covered by stones and sometimes eaten by polar bears.
Laboratory officials studying this problem say discoloration occurs mainly on houses built in late summer, fall, or winter when woodwork has excess moisture. Cold weather plastering causes moisture to evaporate from plaster and condense on the back of siding, later penetrating the paint film. Thoroughly dried houses before painting tend to avoid condensation, blistering, and discoloration on the exterior.
The piece argues that snakes hold value by controlling pests like gophers mice and rats. It questions public indifference to killing harmless snakes and estimates nationwide economic losses if their natural enemies vanished.
In carnivorous animals back teeth are knife edged while seals show fluted teeth to strip scales from fish. Vegetarian diets lead to squat heavy back teeth with folded upper surfaces. Teeth fell out of fashion in modern birds though evidence shows ancient fish-eating divers wore them.
Capper's Weekly suggests dancing appeals to the nerves in the brain base that hear music. It notes snappy tunes make the arms and legs move and says wanting to tap a foot is a natural, inherited tendency.
The author explains that Pullman cars adopted names rather than numbers after letters ran out. Built in 1886 they initially planned letters but altered the plan to avoid confusion. Names were chosen to distinguish each car and prevent mix ups.
Metals feel colder than wood because metals are good heat conductors. Wood is a poor conductor, so it transfers heat more slowly and feels warmer to the touch in the same environment.
A historical lesson outlines Paul disputing in Athens and preaching at Mars Hill. It covers his contact with Epicurean and Stoic philosophers, his sermon about God and man, and the response. It then recounts Paul in Corinth, preaching in the synagogue, the arrival of Silas and Timothy, and his eventual shift to the Gentiles with Crispus’s conversion and divine encouragement.
Pointed quotation about acts of kindness blessing the giver more than the recipient. Credits J B Miller. Reflects religious moral tone typical of a church or community page in a historical newspaper.
A fragmentary quote from Maltthew Beary discusses the God of Israel as present yet hidden, noting he may be in darkness but never far away. The lines reflect a theological meditation on divine presence and absence.
A passage reflects King Badger seeking a new queen while Aethelwold searches, highlighting the king’s love of buying luxuries like silk and gems. The narrator muses that personal shopping brings life’s joy, comparing London’s Regent Street and Liberty’s to the appeal of foreign fabrics, and notes sadness can be eased by purchasing goods.
Physicists propose that if an electron is driven into the nucleus of a gold atom and one valence electron is removed, a new gold atom could form. This theoretical scenario explores extreme core interactions and atomic stability.
A Washington Star quote portrays Uncle Eben as a quick talker who wins debates by omitting sense and turning his side into a vocal solo. The remark highlights his argumentative style and tendency to sidestep logic.
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