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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1919
Page
2
The notice lists Ve G Young as business manager for the post office in Marshall Illinois as a second class mailer. Subscription prices are 1.50 per year in advance six months 75c three months 40c with automatic discontinuation at expiration unless renewed.
Public classifieds list rates: 5 cents per line per insertion, 25 cents for cards of thanks, and 1.00 for lodge resolutions or society death notices. Entertainment announcements with admission also charged at 5 cents per line. All communications are subject to editorial revision.
The Herald states it has the largest paid circulation of any newspaper in Clark County, asserting its lead over competitors.
A Illinois committee on public utility information notes that while overall commodity prices rose 104 percent during the war and wages increased, public utility firms show larger cost pressures yet often face prewar rate discussions. The statement urges saner, fact based scrutiny of these essential services and challenges demagogic claims.
Paragraphs discuss John D Ryan as aviation director and his push to authorize a 12 million dollar government build for logging links at high per mile costs then sell to his company. Other notes cite Representative Reddick on President Wilson’s policy and War Department food stock actions. Senator Watson condemns the Shantung issue as a treaty cancer.
The text argues for global justice as a path to peace and cites the American Republic as a model. It notes the beef trust complaints over six years and the president ordering action under the Sherman anti trust law. It also covers War Secretary Baker proposing three months of military training for 19 year olds, aligned with Senator Wadsworth’s preparedness policy.
Within three weeks the state health department reports a mild influenza recrudescence in several communities. Officials urge strict enforcement of regulations to prevent spread and treat every summer cold or bronchitis with grave suspicion before the season’s peak.
George Kuhns president of the Bankers' Life Company of Des Moines says prohibition will boost life insurance protection. He cites long term mortality data showing higher death rates among habitual drinkers and reformers, arguing national prohibition will remove these risks and extend citizens' lifespans.
A brief note reflects on a captured rat and a witty perspective, contrasting cleverness with a dull finish in a concise, old‑style observation.
Gordon Fawcett Hamby alias J B Allen, from Tacoma Mash, was brought to New York to face murder charges connected to the December East Brooklyn Savings Bank robbery. He also confessed to two train robberies and thirteen bank holdups.
The Association of Disabled Soldiers Sailors and Marines requests a thorough non political investigation of the federal board for vocational education. Officers Robert F Browning and John J Ridgeway urged President Wilson in person that the board lacks public confidence and fails disabled veterans. They cite delays and injustice despite adequate funds and a supportive law, urging speedy administration improvements to ease war cripples' plight.
Public health officials remind that even a few typhoid cases warrant caution and prevention. Free tests for suspected cases are available at the Illinois State Public Health Laboratory in Springfield with free mailing kits for physicians. Free typhoid vaccine is also distributed through state health agencies. A home pasteurization method is described using a kettle and stove to heat milk in a sealed bottle then cooled, for safer milk storage.
An offer from Terre Haute Indiana promises an 8 percent guaranteed return with potential for larger profits. The message frames the investment as a secure opportunity and highlights a steady yield.
Charles D. Davison offers multiple properties for sale near Osborn Station and Chicago Road including 70 acres at 60 dollars per acre, 75 acres at 80 per acre, 110 acres at 85 per acre, two modern houses on N Fifth and N Eighth Streets, a five acre parcel, a two lot bark and fruit property, a modern three acre and a bungalow near 11th and Pine, with prices from 1200 to 4000 dollars.
A blunt insurance notice claims one in ten cars had an accident in 1918 and urges readers to obtain a policy. It offers first year at the price of a mutual company membership and names Illinois Inter Insurers Corporation and Walter E. Cork as agent.
The text contrasts income tax with an outgo tax and notes children’s happiness at ignorance. It warns about boiling water when purity is doubtful and cites polluted water served in Tlinegis and well water near privies as dangerous to drink.
Executor James Nichols announces he administers the estate of Lydia I Howerton late of Clark County Illinois. He will appear at the Clark County Court Marshall for the October Term to adjust claims and debts and asks all creditors to attend and all indebted to pay promptly. Attorney Arthur Poorman represents the estate.
An early 20th century advertisement warns that colds can lead to kidney trouble and backache. It cites Mrs. Thomas Craig of 814 Locust St as benefiting from Doan's Kidney Pills, praising relief and kidney strength, with dates showing her testimony in 1915 and 1919. Price is 60 cents, Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York manufactures.
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