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Newspaper
Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1909
Page
8
Edward Cole assumed control of the office on Thursday with no changes in staff. On Saturday evening Miss Mery Hogue hosted a party attended by several of her friends, featuring games and innocent amusements with refreshments served.
George Phruckmorton of Marshall and Ada M Mooore of Auburn show as couple number 1p 22 17 Charles R Biddle of Sullivan Ind and Bertha Sheedy of Vincennes Ind are pair 21 18 Samuel Kimberlin and Zora E Murdock of Casey pair 23 19 Ira Bacon and Josephine Whitson of Paris pair 31 45.
The SIRR record lists birth entries dated April 18 1999 for several newborns to families including Ful And erson Canady Ingram Fawley Bossman Hannehan and Kelley. The fragmentary notes mention parents Frank Mary Abert Cora and others with limited legible details.
A dated compilation of land transfers and deeds from 1905 to 1909 shows numerous parcels in Marshall Casey and West Union, detailing buyers, sellers, and prices. Notable entries include Nancy Welsh to William Bartlow for county lands at 600, James Crawford to JE Dickay for a half acre, and multiple South Park additions transferred by R H Brown trustee for sums ranging from 50 to 9000 dollars.
Jan Vanderstreet, a leading citizen, confronts a ship voyage, family tensions, and a warehouse fire as Dirk Van Pelt saves Vanderstreet’s prized pipe collection. Dirk's bravery earns Jan’s blessing for Dirk and Ankie, with pipes and love secured amid the blaze.
Travelers aboard a ship discuss trivial matters and a book by R A Milligan about Africa. A muttered dispute over currency systems ends with the captain asserting shillings and pence are simpler because prices quoted in dollars and cents must be converted to pounds.
The readable fragments indicate a disrupted sentence about a state and a fatal event. The text mentions "killed three" and names partial phrases suggesting a narrative of loss and inquiry. No clear dates or full names are recoverable from the fragment.
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