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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1917
Page
2
Announcement notes that obituary poetry will not be published and that lodge resolutions on a member’s death may appear for a $1.00 fee. It warns that entertainment announcements with admission fees will be charged 5 cents per line.
A long column details figures like Harrison Gray and Franklin D Roosevelt, touching on war policy, press sentiment, and public figures. It mentions battles, public figures in Illinois and California, and editorials urging resignation or support. It discusses German newspapers in America, the Baker and Daniels debates, and farm production with a farmers’ welfare focus.
The Livingston church and town folks urge all interested to meet Friday morning in Livingston to clean the cemetery and clear ruins of the church. Bring dinners to complete the work in one day.
The church in Marshall announces a Sunday morning Sunday school reorganization and urges attendance as only two more Sundays remain before the annual conference. It calls for immediate payment of all financial obligations and mentions Pastor Roger and Minister J L O Neal.
We thank the kind neighbors who assisted during the death of beloved husband and father Mrs Beriba Carpenter and Caiéren.
The Illinois State Fair at Springfield September 7 to 15 is designated a Food Training Camp by Herbert Hoover. The government will use the fair to teach food efficiency and conservation with exhibits and demonstrations planned at major fairs nationwide. A Washington conference set this plan, with possible cooperation from the Illinois State Council of Defense.
The Army and Navy Journal lauds the war effort noting civilian secretaries defer to military expertise. It highlights a growing naval and army strength, extensive training camps, base hospitals, and large Red Cross drives urging 1,000,000 members and rapid supply shipments for front line needs.
A tour through east Ogle County Illinois highlights thriving pure bred cattle and hog operations at Carmichael and Countryman farms. Local farmer notes these two as the most productive in the area east of the river, praising land improvement and strong farm prosperity.
The Italian War Mission to the United States is led by Ferdinand Humbert Philip Adalbert Prince of Udine a 33 year old captain in the royal navy and cousin to King Victor Emmanuel He has been active in war service and awarded a medal of honor for bravery His German wife Duchess Isabelle runs a military hospital in Turin and they have cut ties with German relatives due to the war.
The note urges canning of wild fruits along streams and hillsides and calls for federal state cooperation to address labor shortages in farming. It advises buying glass jars early and suggests community canning groups for small growers. It cites New York Pennsylvania and Wisconsin acreage and mentions forestry on state lands.
Readable segments describe a big barn play scene with cousins chasing games and a child fashioning a toy owl from a rag with buttons for eyes. It includes a butterfly catching game and a Gingerbread Man rhyme as unrelated items in the tale.
A University of Illinois engineering circular shows householders how to select fuels and operate small heating plants to save up to 60 million tons of coal nationwide. It explains fuel properties, heating values, heat losses, chimney height, dampers, regulators, and provides diagrams and charts for practical, economical operation. Copies available from the Engineering Experiment Station, Urbana.
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