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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1915
Page
3
The Terre Haute Star promotes its metropolitan daily coverage and rural delivery while Marshall Herald champions local home news and articles. A club offer combines city daily and county weekly at a reduced annual rate for up to date subscribers.
Partial timetable fragment lists train numbers and times for the Vandalla line and Big Four northbound services. Entries show morning and afternoon departures with several ambiguous or garbled numbers and symbols.
Indiana and many states prepare for Riley Day on Oct 7 marking the 66th birthday of James Whitcomb Riley. Gov. S M Ralston issues proclamation praising Riley's global reach, influence in schools and homes, and his enduring cheerful spirit despite war news.
A humorous essay examines a clock as a timekeeper and public figure. It notes the clock’s perpetual exposure of hands and its peculiar anatomy including two or three hands and a longer minute hand. The piece argues clocks strike differently and warns against misreading time while praising the clock as a dignified device.
Charlotte M Underwood of Bloomington wins grand prize in the Better Babies contest with a 98 percent score. She receives multiple cups and medals from the state board, a silver cup from John Bessemer Co, and a gold medal from a women's magazine for her perfection. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. J C Underwood. her father is a traveling barber supplies salesman.
President Wilson sanctioned the release of American goods of German and Austrian origin held in neutral Europe. The State Department will accept export permit applications for items where buyers paid or were liable before March 1, 1915. The goods valued at about 167 million dollars face British embargo and Rotterdam shipments are under scrutiny.
Dr. M. Symbad Gabriel of the Armenian General Progressive Association cites letters from Nubar Pasha and sources in Constantinople and Athens claiming 450000 Armenians killed and 600000 displaced in Cilicia and Armenia. The note appeals to the United States to intercede to halt the persecutions and avert further annihilation.
A reflective short essay compares the passing of summer to autumn and a looming winter of tasks unfinished. It urges readers to complete plans for wealth fame and righteousness before time runs out, urging vigilance as life progresses toward eternity.
A London tailor designed and wore the first trousers a century ago and faced near mobs for his invention. The Duke of Wellington popularized them among London’s fashionables while Napoleon is shown in knee breeches in era portraits, though he wore trousers in exile at St Helena.
The text of Mr Archibalds messages confirms prior reports and supports swift State Department action demanding recall of Dr Dumba. Capt von Papen will also depart for his views on America provoke no offense. Count von Bernstorff defends himself, while Germany distances alarming plots as harmless rhetoric.
The Texas wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles and dissolves gravel. It treats diabetes and rheumatism and regulates bladder issues in children. If not sold locally, it can be mailed for $1.00. One small bottle in two months often cures. Send for testimonials. Dr. E. W. Hall, 2926 Olive St, Saint Louis, Mo. Sold by druggists.
Jack Diamond, Seagrave mines boss driver, was murdered in a Eldorado restaurant after a quarrel with Mrs. Keeble. Joe Keeble and his wife are detained as investigators note liquor influence and a fatal knife attack. The victim attempted to flee, then returned and was fatally wounded.
A reflective note discusses the passage of time and its effects on memory and repetition. The piece suggests patience reveals aging challenges and the pull of familiar old tales as people grow older.
Large sheets of carbon paper for transferring embroidery patterns offered at the Herald office.
Marshall residents report relief from back and kidney trouble after using Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs. C Montgomery of Marshall testifies to improvement and urges others with kidney issues to try Doan's first. Price 60 cents at dealers. Doan's is advertised by Foister Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
An advertisement touts Peruna as an aid to appetite and digestion. It includes Mrs Emma Bell of Fort Pierce Florida describing relief from stomach and bowel swelling after taking five bottles, claiming she gained twenty pounds and regained strength.
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