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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1925
Page
2
The Forum condemns government ownership of the Post Office arguing the system runs at a loss due to franking privileges. It urges requiring each shipment to bear postage and every department and representative to account for postage, to shift costs away from business houses.
The column argues free in county mailing is outdated and presses for proportional parcel post pricing. It critiques Democrat failures, praises constructive Republicans, and calls for Democratic leaders and core party planks to strengthen the nation. It also notes the upcoming Clark County fair and its value to the community.
Illinois health officials warn typhoid cases are rising due to early hot weather and travel. Dr. Isaac D. Rawlings reports June 124 cases, May 71, June 63 in 1924, with July early weeks at 142, suggesting incidence is double last year and ahead of 1921 levels. Local notes include visits and activities across the region.
Early lambs produced in Clark county for the June market sold from 15.00 to 16.50 per hundredweight, with many lambs netting owners about ten dollars per head. Later lambs faced poor demand and heavier culling. Farmers are advised to wean before September, and feed ewes to gain flesh for earlier breeding and more lambs.
London correspondence notes the beard is coming back as a masculine fashion, with the Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegram remarking that women cannot wear it, signaling a gendered style trend.
Martinsville notes the death of Price of Flowery Hill with funeral at Church of God Bethel and burial at Ridgelawn. Other items include Ova Stanfield buying a meat market relocation, travelers visiting, and residents returning from Altamont and Terre Haute.
Westfield notes report Charleston visitor W H Drewell and illness updates. Mrs A B Lowry, 63, dies at home with funeral held Tuesday. Mrs Williams sent to Indianapolis hospital for special treatment. Horace Makepeace takes an Ohio Oil Co position and plans move to Oilfield in September. Alfred and EvRalston return home after summer work. Prof Don Sweeley returns east with parents.
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