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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1915
Page
3
Secretary Redfield says federal inspectors have no power to judge a boat’s stability. Ships may list or capsize and still pass. The Flatland, long considered unreliable, carried 2500 passengers after tidal approval, raising questions about the purpose and reliability of federal inspection.
The piece argues that while German industry and military efficiency are admired, the German government’s ruthlessness and terror tactics in World War I justify American protest and action. It cites the Lusitania sinking and German aggression as factors shaping public opinion and policy.
Henry Wallace visits Funk family farms near Bloomington and RR F Harris holdings at Champaign. The Funk estates total about 22 000 acres run by three generations with diversified specialties in brood sows poultry dairying and beef. Harris operations span about 6 000 acres split between two sons with tile drainage 1100 hogs and plans to reach 3 000. Both farms employ managers and supers to optimize acreage alfalfa and grain for livestock feeding.
A fragment notes that one man warns but does not act and another woman’s face appears in the scene. The grantleman who gave the warning is criticized for treating elocution as a substitute for concrete action.
A shiftless farmer neglects fields allowing a lone tree to grow. The piece contrasts past wealth from horses and carts with present struggles to keep up with hay harvests and modern labor demands.
Former ambassador Curtis Guild argues many Western reports about Russia are exaggerated. He contends Russia has changed little, remains hospitable, and notes the Czar’s policy toward Poland, education, alcohol, and animal kindness while disputing sensational depictions of Siberia and exile.
Commissioner John H. Page urges Arkansas farmers to adopt home canning to profit from surplus crops. Small outfits from $7.50 to $25 enable two to four workers to can 500 to 800 jars daily. A sample cost analysis shows $2195 profit per thousand tomatoes after shipping costs, with strong demand for sweet potatoes pumpkins spinach and turnip greens.
The Texas wonder claims to cure kidney and bladder issues and related conditions in men and women. It promises regulation of bladder troubles for children and offers mail service for $1.00 with a two month treatment. Testimonials are available from this and other states. Dr. B. W. Hall, 2926 Olive St, Saint Louis, Mo, sells by druggists.
Roads boosters in Danville area plan a sixty million dollar statewide highway bond issue. If approved, the annual bond and interest cost would average 3.08 million dollars for 30 years, roughly 12.7 cents per 100 dollars of state assessed valuation. Owners pay about 2.6 cents per acre on 1913 land values, rising to about 4 cents for high land valuations outside Cook County.
Postmaster General Burleson issued a fraud order to halt a scheme that earned about $44,000 yearly by selling "lucky stones" across the United States. The article notes the ease of profiting by deceiving people and criticizes cynicism wrapped in wit as it highlights the department's action to stop sending money to the operator.
Sickness is not sin but neglect of relief methods. Po-Do-Lax, Podophyllin from May apple, claimed to ease liver function and increase bile flow, curing constipation and related ailments overnight. A bottle from your druggist is advised to remove the cause with nature’s help.
The text argues that deliberate unfriendliness may provoke protests. It questions whether fortresses and cities like Przemys and Warsaw would take long to overcome, suggesting a ten year horizon for the war's end as a reasonable guess.
Marshall residents testify to kidney and back relief after using Dean's Kidney Pills. W. Houk, a local blacksmith on Main Street, says five or six boxes cured his kidney complaints and back pain from a prior strain. Price 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo, N Y.
Public notice of a partition sale in Clark County Illinois to settle a chancery case Frank Jeffers versus William Jeffers Hattie Morrison Miller Annie Lentz Roberts and Henry Roberts. John A Sweet Master in Chancery will sell at 1 pm August 21 1915 at the east door of the courthouse Marshall Illinois the west half of lot 59 Woodford Dulaney addition Marshall to highest bidder cash.
Public notice issued by Clark County Court of Illinois for the September term 1916. Cora Baird administratrix seeks an order to sell estate real estate in Marshall to pay debts. Defendants include Susan Quick Jessie Williams Lucia Williams and others. Summons issued and returnable September 1915 with default warning if no appearance.
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