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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1924
Page
2
A historical Q&A style piece surveys the founding of the Boy Scouts in 1908 by Sir Robert Baden-Powell, notes competing claims from Ernest Seton and others, and touches on related questions about curfews, navigation, and various civic topics in a collage of extract reactions.
The Federal Trade Commission filed complaints over misbranded paints labeled D. S. Marine Paint not tied to government specs. The commission also targets house to house and office to office salesmen selling pure silk hosiery, alleging evasion of the law by manufacturers.
A brief note suggests that while people speak of grasping opportunities, those who grasp too tightly may miss more chances, indicating a cautious view on seizing chances and openness to new ones.
Washington reports the Beltsville milch goat herd operated by the government provides nutritious goat milk for diet kitchen and Georgetown hospital pediatric care. The herd numbers 24 milch does producing up to 5 quarts daily and a top lactation of 1287 pounds of milk with 65 pounds butterfat.
Mrs H J Bastian and her son returned to Indianapolis after visiting her mother Mrs M M Buckley. Several residents traveled to Terra Haute for Hippodrome entertainment while others hosted or visited relatives in Martinsville, Effingham, Altamont, Kansas, and Chicago. Numerous friends and families from Millikin University to Oak Park and Urbana were noted visiting, with a variety of domestic and social engagements recorded.
Police rummaging through the home of Alexander Boyd, an aged recluse who died after being found nearly starved and half frozen, recovered bank books showing about $2,000, a $50 Liberty bond, and deeds to South Jersey property.
Commerce Department announces 1923 motor vehicle output totaling 8,058,000 cars and 370,227 trucks. Comparison shows 2,486,700 cars and 246,? thousand trucks in prior periods. Data reflects broader trend in vehicle production and industry growth.
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