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Newspaper
Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1910
Page
7
A collage of quips and anecdotes spans playful wordplay on fishy puns and romantic vow pleas, a critique of youth in business, a study of elderly workers at Dyke & Sons, a moonlit witch spoof, and a joke about prison notoriety plus a Harper’s Bazaar quip from 1950.
A witty exchange notes changing fashion with a woman’s waist and comments on cost of living, then shifts to a jab about baseball before mentioning historical norms from a century ago. The dialogue blends satire on style with a cheeky remark about era differences in sports.
Fifty witnesses from Fallous sections of the state received summonses to appear before a grand jury in an investigation into fraternal insurance companies amid alleged $200,000 misapplied funds. Names include Fraternal Tribunes of Rock Island and American Home Circle of Springfield Illinois. Springfield officials dispute refund rules for erroneous inheritance tax. bridge-sharing costs eyed for two-county townships. prizes awarded in state oratorical contest with Howard Hosmer among southern Illinois winners. Bequests total $2,090 to Hoyleton Orphans' Home. Ruth Bellm potential future beneficiary. An accident at St Joseph’s Church in La Salle leaves Otto Polster dead, Calvin injured. John W. Leary, Civil War bandmaster, dies in Sparta. George Wheeler acquitted after killing his employer in Carmi. Strikes and saloon reopenings noted in Carterville and Herrin. Chinese presence probed in Springfield. Collinsville pastor reassigned to St Boniface, Quincy. Darios Kingsbury, longtime Carlyle lawyer, dies. Bell option on bonds held by Interstate Tel and Telegraph company. Creditors expected to receive about 65 to 66 cents on the dollar in a Lee Kincaid matter.
An article advocates Dr Caldwell's Syrup Topsin as a cure for constipation tied to clergy routines. Rev B R A Kemp of Rising Sun Indiana endorses its use, claiming personal relief and recommending purchase from druggists with offer of free samples by writing to Dr W F Caldwell.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment for skin care from infancy, claiming prevention of pimples and blemishes and promotion of healthy hair and scalp. It includes a Cleveland-Creston Clark tribute, a market anecdote from a Mexican city, and aphorisms from Phillips Brooks and Goldsmith, plus a passing note on old-time nostalgia.
A Denver resident recalls wartime illness in the Spanish American War. After returning home he suffered months of this condition with incontinence and pain before Doan's Kidney Pills provided relief. The ad promotes Doan's at 60 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York. A second note parodies a drowning moment with a stevedore and a match.
A stylish stranger visited Justice William B. Williams in Montclair New Jersey claiming to redeem a counterfeit $10 note he had passed years earlier. He recalled marrying the judge two years before after presenting the same bill and left with a joke about not recognizing counterfeit money sticking to him.
An OCR fragment mixes a Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement claiming blood action and cure, with scattered jokes about life insurance, birthday gifts, and humorous exchanges. The readable items include product claims and period-style quips without a coherent single story.
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