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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1876
Page
5
Notice mentions taxation steps and deadlines for unpaid real estate taxes after tax books return. It lists events: Democratic primary April 4, Silver Band Concert March 22, Republican Convention April 8, Odd Fellow celebration April 26. Reports on local sales, farm auctions, marriages, visitors, fox chases, and school activities with names and places such as Gatron farm Walnut prairie and Marshall township.
The April election falls on the first Tuesday with a concurrent Democratic primary about twenty days away. Reports mention Sprague of Vandalia at Casey, local supper events, and notices about election tickets and candidate payments. Details cover estate administrators, local residents, a failed burglary attempt, a fatality, a dog bite incident, a Martinsville marriage, and Terre Haute hotel impressions.
Notice calls Marshall Silver Band concert on Wednesday evening March 22 with admission 35 cents and reserved seats 30 cents. Also mentions local notices about agricultural board directors meeting April 6 and a Normal Teachers Institute starting mid July in Marshall with county education officials promoting strong teacher training and county improvement.
Advertisement for the Centennial Bonnet sold by Quaker City Mfg Go based in Terre Haute Indiana. Promotes good wages for women selling the bonnet and invites readers to write for details via P O Box 1876. The notice emphasizes ease and speed of sales.
L L Mark's coffin shop in Marshall Illinois offers complete suits of robes for the dead made in cloth and cashmere for men and white or black for women. Prices claim to be one third of ordinary suit costs and include all trimming. Ready made coffins caskets and hearse service offered with large and small coffins priced down to 2.50 and 10.00 respectively.
Public notice by J P Gneenopan warning debtors of L Booth & Co to settle promptly. Past forbearance, those who have neglected calls for settlement may face trouble. Teb, Ith 76.
Go to W. H. Bradshaw's to get your watches and clocks repaired.
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