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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1916
Page
8
The article argues small town Commercial Clubs often fail after initial meetings. It urges a focused patrol of town improvements, pride in yards and streets, and a campaign supporting parks, playgrounds, and better social life. It stresses universal membership, fair dues, neighborliness, and opposing law-breaking while boosting boosters over knocker roles.
Evangelical Association notes weekly prayer meetings at Marshall each Wednesday at 7 30. Rev S H Baumgartner of Naperville preaches Thursday at 7 30 with quarterly conference after. Zion hosts the quarterly meeting from the 22nd to 24th with Saturday preaching at 7 30 and communion Sunday morning. Revival begins at Emanuel Tuesday the 26th. Pastor Joseph L Buyer reports seven youths baptized at Mill Creek and Emanuel church repairs including a new chimney wall paper cement platform and other work.
Word reached the Krasameyer home six miles west of West Terre Haute that Fred Krasameyer’s sister in Cincinnati died and left him a fortune. He left for Cincinnati after the news. The estate value was not known. Krasameyer is 84 with two sons and two daughters.
The report notes Allied victories across Europe with British French and other forces advancing on Teuton lines daily. It mentions continued German submarine activity and claims sinking of more than 50 enemy vessels this month amid widespread front action. In County Court, Cary Shaffner faces a deadly weapon assault case.
The United States National Museum in Washington houses flag collections showing development across periods. From thirteen stars in the Revolution to forty eight today, the stars and stripes gained standardization, with changes in battles and regulations shaping its display and use by infantry cavalry and other units.
An oriental traveler recounts Persia where mentally deranged men are treated as saints. A noted case cries "Ali Ali Alif" for twenty years, receiving gifts and power to disrupt gatherings. A monument bearing the name Ali is promised after his death to tell future generations of his devotion.
Lyte, aged fifty four, wrote Abide With Me on his last evening at Brixham after a farewell sermon. He prayed his work would glorify God after death. The next morning he left for the Riviera and died a month later.
A heavy handed girl named Mollie causes a commotion with a loud crash. Her mistress asks what happened and Mollie replies in a resigned tone that she is not doing anything but it is done.
The Baltimore American quotes a woman praising cigars as unusually fine and notes she hides them in her husband’s pocket with letters to mail, implying a prank or mischief rather than moral commentary. The brief exchange suggests domestic humor and everyday misdirection.
A Boulsville Courier-Journal clip notes women tell shoe clerks their sizes and then have their feet measured similarly. The item comments on consistent sizing practices in the local shop.
A World newspaper excerpt notes a landlord demanding rent via a morning call. A respondent questions the necessity of further contact while a threat is implied, illustrating rising tension in a housing dispute.
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