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Newspaper
Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1909
Page
8
A scholarship open to every U S public school teacher now teaching in the United States. Only one grant per state. Apply to the Secretary with a self addressed stamped envelope and a photo. Selections made May 15 at the College for July 2009.
The village of Hitesville near Ashmore township, once a relay station on the Terre Haute-Charleston stage line, dissolves into obscurity as its few remaining lots are turned into a farm. Once a square, church, school and store, it declined with the coming of railroads and the rise of Midway Kansas. Mr Hite, who 74 years ago dreamed of a city of the future, saw it vanish into desolate ghosthood.
The speaker muses on life after death suggesting immortality through rebirth as celestial butterflies. The verse toys with the idea that one may awaken transformed while the companion remains a dull grub.
Illinois reports 479 public high schools with 58 536 pupils, a gain of 41 schools and 4 142 pupils in the last biennial period. Seventy nine high schools occupy separate buildings and distributing 479 schools among 1882 townships yields about one high school per four townships. About one child in every nineteen Illinois students is in high school.
The ad promotes a six day daily Journal of Chicago and the Marshal Republican for three dollars. It extols market reports as the best in Chicago and claims first class news features. A one year trial costs 3.00 with 83.00 requested for payment.
Advertises magazine subscription service offered by F C Hendee the magazine man of Effingham Illinois. Claims to match offers from reliable agencies and publishers with references to Effingham Postmaster and Effingham State Bank.
Rural free delivery patrons may subscribe for one year at 52.50 or daily including Sunday for 1.50. Twice weekly plan runs for one year at 100. A two year option is 1.25 per issue. The Terre Haute Star subscription is also sold.
The Saturday night performance at the Pythian Theatre on February 13 delivered a real dramatic treat. The production of When We Were Friends left a lasting impression on the audience.
G H Brown urges customers to place orders for seed oats at the elevator. No shipments will be made without an order. Limited supply and prompt action recommended.
An old sea yarn from a night watch aboard the Clara Keep recounts a brutal captain Tom Blake and a doomed voyage in Bering and the Arctic. The narrator, Philosopher Jack, tells how Tom vowed to get even and how an iceberg and the legendary voice of Tom Blake sealed the captain's fate aboard the ship.
A historical snippet lists multiple railway times and locations including East T and No 18 at 12:37 a.m. No198t L See Not f. 430 a.m. St.L 9:34 a.m. Ind acc 7:40 a.m. acc 10:40 p.m. No8 107Tp.m. StL 2:44 p.m. No24 Pgh 4:26 p.m. NoT f. 5:38 p.m. No20Ind east 12:28 p.m. No193 Eff.acc 7:07 p.m.
A scanned list of warranty deeds shows transfers in 1900 to 1909 involving Hellman, Heim, Stevens, and others across sections and towns, with prices and parcel details in Martinsville and surrounding county. A closing poem by James Brady invites readers to inspect a spring clothing line, praising fit and guarantee.
A 1908 Tribune Company essay argues that a newspaper’s age and stability reflect its quality and trust. Merchants should favor papers with lasting, respected circulation over flashy notoriety, as durable readership equals better business and faithful buyers.
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