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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1917
Page
13
Practical guidance on staying ahead of kitchen messes. Rinse and drain after use, wash with hot water, fill bottles and containers with cold water, flush drains with boiling water nightly, soak cloths in ammonia, and reuse rubber jar rings with paraffin. Suggests standing on a rubber rug to ease fatigue.
Farmers making batter for winter should use sweet cream butter. Heat pasteurized cream to 142 degrees in hot water for thirty minutes, stir frequently, chill to about SO degrees. Butter from sweet cream stores better than sour cream. pack solid in stone jars or as pound prints, with parchment optional. Cover fully with strong salt brine, weight with a plate and bricks, and keep covered. Buy fresh sweet cream butter from nearby creameries if not making it. Best buys mid May to mid July.
The piece discusses a woman preferring home duties over other work and the idea that a woman who cannot center herself in the home loses her bearings. It references Queen Heona of Traly as a comparative or symbolic figure.
Comic fragment about an Irishman at a railway station debating seating with a woman. He jokes about sharing the bench and gendered restroom rules, then shifts to a joke about beer prices and teetotalers as his friend frets over morning headaches and shaky hands.
In the Arena of Sports Bert Shotten of the St Louis Browns is praised as a fast left fielder and a witty, popular figure. He leads off for the Browns and nears a .300 batting mark, earning high regard for his fielding and personality.
Arthur Spencer of Toronto Ontario captures the national cycling championship from long time holder Frank L Kramer of East Orange who retires after sixteen years on the throne. Spencer aged twenty turned pro three years ago after winning a Waterloo Ontario novice race four years past.
The column praises Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels for his strong moral character and popular support among sailors' families. It weighs potential 1920 Democratic nominees, noting McAdoo’s eligibility issues and highlighting Daniels' unlikely yet strong candidacy, with a nod to Roosevelt Hughes and Lodge on the Republican side.
The piece urges Illinois women to curb charity to hobos and direct able bodied citizens into work. Councils of Defense ask communities to assign labor to those able, from farming to urban shop work, while authorities push for hard labor to deter panhandling and support national sacrifice.
The signal corps of the army is divided into two parts the Signal Corps and the Aviation Section Applicants for enlistment must be between 18 and 40 years of age They must be unmarried of good habits and free from bodily defects and diseases Before enlisting they are required to Pass a physical examination Enlistments will be made as privates promotions will follow as vacancies occur and the soldier's qualifications conduct and service justify Promotions are rapid for men of good character who show proficiency in special phases of the work The rates of pay of the enlisted force of the Signal Corps and Aviation Section are as follows Master Signal Electrician 81 per mo Sergeant 1st class 51 per mo Sergeant gy dee Be 44 per mo Corporal 36 per mo Horseshoer 38 per mo Cook hk Beewene bes 38 for Mo Private lst class 33 per mo Private 30 per mo All enlisted men receive rations quarters clothing fuel bedding medicine and medical attendance free in addition to their pay Owing to the technical and professional nature of Signal Corps and Aviation Section a large proportion of enlisted men are noncommissioned officers Unmar ried soldiers under 30 years of age physically sound and who have born a good moral character are eligible for examination after one years service for a commission as second lieutenant of the army Recruits as a rule are first sent to one of the Signal Corps Schools of Instruction or Avia tion Stations The Signal schools are located at Fort Wood New York Harbor and at Fort Leavenworth Kas The Aviation schools are located at Mineola Long Island NY near Chicago IL Fort Sam Houston Texas and at San Diego Cal The Signal Corps is open to men qualified as cable telegraph and radio operators If you desire to enlist apply to your postmaster or Recruiting Station U S Army 709 Wabash Ave Terre Haute Ind
Roy Leslie, first baseman for the Waco Texas league club, has been sold to the Chicago Nationals. It was understood he would report to Chicago at once.
A home method uses drippings fat and lard to make a firm soap for general use at low cost. Heat fat with water to a creamy mass, pour into molds to harden, then cut into bars for washing clothes and dishes. A soap jelly can be made by grating soap and dissolving in water with optional ammonia or kerosene, while a liquid cleaner combines washing soda with lime in water and stands to settle before bottling.
A reflective note on a woman's longing for excitement and status, contrasting simple duties with life’s complexities that trap her, likening her fate to being ensnared by a spider as described by Carmen Yiva.
A fragment notes people growing restless as omens affect mood, with minor lift in spirits noted by odd beliefs. The passage hints at cultural superstition shaping daily behavior and social interactions.
The National Old Trails Road Association schedules the sixth convention in Pueblo August 16 and 17 to elect officers and conduct business. The event follows last year’s Kansas push for hard surfacing across that state and promises Pueblo delegates and rail excursion rates with stopovers. The association has spent over 10 million dollars and built more than 1,200 miles of hard surfaced road from Washington to Los Angeles, with signs posted from Los Angeles to Terre Haute.
Public notice in Clark County Illinois states a chancery sale by Special Master Arthur Poorman on August 18 1917 at 2 pm at the east door of Marshall courthouse. The property lies in the northwest quarter of Section 31 Town 12 North Range 14 West with cash terms and a deed to the highest bidder.
Sealed bids for the Kin derdine Ford bridge on the Clark Crawford line road Mel rose township Clark county are due by 2 pm August 2 1917 at the Clark County Superintendent of Highways office in Marshall Illinois and the Crawford County supervisors office. Plans available in Marshall or Robinson Illinois or from the Springfield Highway Department. Bid forms require a certified check of 225.00. Rights reserved to reject bids or waive ties. Officials listed. A Texas Wonder advert follows.
Ed Buser transfers to Fairy Staub in section 30 town 12 range 12 for 1460 dollars. Frank Cole transfers to Agnes R Fitzgarrald in block 37 W B Archers 1st add to Marshall for 1 dollar. Harrison N Pickens et al transfer to Thos H Bloan in lot 52 Richart's 3rd add to Martinseville for 260 dollars.
A local testimony from Mrs. C. Montgomery of 402 S Main St praises Deans Kidney Pills for back and kidney trouble. She reports relief after use and urges others to try the remedy priced at 60 cents at dealers, noting Foster Milburn Co as proprietors in Buffalo N Y.
In Clark County circuit court a chancery partition case Bruce D Evang vs Ernest E Evans et al is scheduled. Master Everett Connelly will sell by public vendue on July 18 1917 at 2 pm at the east door of the courthouse Marshall Illinois the described real estate containing 86 and 3 4 acres in section 27 township 9 north range 12 west to the highest bidder payable cash.
State of Illinois Clark County in Chancery partition case between Robert M Taylor and L B Taylor to sell by public auction the east half of the northeast quarter section 11 except the school site and other portions across sections 12 1 2 including the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter section 2 all in township 11 north range 11 west containing 240 acres more or less. Auction set for August 18 1917 at the east door of the courthouse in Marshall cash in hand subject to two mortgages of 5700 dollars plus interest.
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