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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1911
Page
9
Readers receive a flurry of moves and misses from Martinsville area: Elsie Gossett leaves for nursing in Charleston and many others head to Dayton, Findlay, Niddlesborough, Bartlesville, and St Louis for visits and work. Local residents discuss court, farm sales, fair plans, and church baptisms as town life continues amid weather and health updates.
Three confirmed bachelors Henk Dickinson John Dickinson and Joseph Dickinson with Jake Swindall left Catlin Hawaii for a long cross country wagon journey. They plan a two to three year trip through Missouri Oklahoma Texas and the Dakotas in phases with a yellow wagon and coal oil stove. They own a fine farm and intend to return after two or three years.
Neighbor testimony from Manville Wyoming says Mrs W P Spaugh was cured of obstinate kidney trouble by Dr Kings New Life Pills. The easy remedy claims to help stomach liver and kidney troubles and is offered for 25 cents at Robt Prawetts.
Mrs. David Lee travels to Van Buren Arkansas to visit aunt M Kimball leaves for Riverdale Iowa to assume charge of a sugar factory Mr and Mrs Harry Fogler depart for Independence Town where he teaches. Briscoe Lee reunion drew many relatives and friends for a large dinner. Water system work progresses at the park with pump installation and shutoffs. Westfield College Chapel services planned for Wednesday morning September 13 with a strong faculty announced.
Fragmentary text references land and property terms with unclear names and places. Core action or outcome is not discernible, but mentions an insurance or assurance concept and a potential agreement or contract among named parties and a location.
When a doctor orders rest the ad urges readers to use Electric Bitters to regain tone and strength. It claims they prevent weakness and build health, promising immediate benefits and satisfaction with a 50 cent bottle at Robt Prewett's.
Reported farm and community updates include a horse death for Dave Montgomery, Har vest Home picnic attendees from nearby areas, Morrain's animal losses, and the Arkansas Creek area weather easing fields. Dr Marlow relocated to Clarksville and bought Dr Barnes residence. Miss Priscila Turner plans to visit Kansas. John Hurst and wife visited Kansas for relatives and the picnic. Mrs Laura Saiter and daughter visited from Paris. Elisha and Allen Claypool hauled concrete posts for Doles cemetery fence. Join Schwarts offered public sale and plans to move to Ashwon. Clarksville bridge abutments completed. creek embankments and bridge work noted.
The text argues that John Jacob Astor’s wealth does not exempt him from basic social decency or from penalties for flouting rules. It frames him as a cautionary example in a discussion about scandal and the obligation of the affluent to follow societal norms.
Eldorado Republican reports Arthur Colvin known as Monk Colvin, of Carrier Mills, and George Pinnell linked to a southern Illinois Indiana Kentucky Tennessee counterfeit operation. Secret Service and U S Marshal actions led to Pinnell’s Cairo arrest. Colvin’s fate unclear but suspected accomplice. The scheme involved passing counterfeit twenties and fifties for small goods.
Workers at a Strasburg area mill reported discovering a freshly hatched chicken in an oats bin on Tuesday. Investigators traced the find to an incubator near the corner, noting a dead hen in the area and puzzling over how the chick ended up inside.
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