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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1917
Page
7
The passage outlines stringent aviation applicant requirements including seasickness immunity, sharp vision, perfect heart and lungs, and balanced equilibrium tests. Candidates face eye rotations, belladonna iris checks, and multiple physical challenges. The admission standard shifts to two years of college, with emphasis on athletes and basic auto and motor knowledge. age limit set at 19.
New York fashion note credits Paris with enduring influence while detailing fall silhouettes. Narrow skirts under shoe tops feature panel draperies and pleats, with broadcloths and suede finishes for tailored costumes. Serge blue remains key for utility wear. gray beige black tones prevail. fur accents and capes top serge and satin frocks. Verona Clarke.
The article argues Allied war casualties in recent days exceed Civil War losses when scaled to forces, praising Allied resilience and predicting German defeat. It compares Gettysburg and Chickamauga losses to six-day German casualties, asserts Allied superiority, and urges persistent drive into Belgium and France before snowfalls.
The U S Department of Agriculture estimates a record potato crop of 467 million bushels for this year, 100 million above the five year average. Officials urge housewives to use potatoes as bread substitutes and to storage for winter to cut waste and save wheat.
Publishers in New York report record Bible demand driven by wartime orders. Many houses run fourteen to eighteen presses daily, yet most are weeks behind. The rush centers on New Testament sets and pocket editions, with electrotype plates valued like ships in trade. Some observers see optimism amid shortages, while others warn of ongoing delays.
A Lincoln Nebraska report shows western wheat growers earned thousands from a Kansas farmer’s chickens that uncovered wheat left in straw after threshing. Careless threshing loses millions of bushels yearly. rethreshing straw proved profitable on contract work until better methods are used.
City of Marshall chapters amend electric charges for metered use setting twelve cents per kilowatt with two cent rebate if paid within ten days of next month plus a one dollar minimum monthly charge for residences stores and public buildings. Repeals conflicting ordinances. Mayor John W. Lewis. Clerk Henry Museelman. Passed August 10 1917 Approved August 19 1917 Published August 22 1917.
Eliza Dean born Eliza McClure in Darwin township on November 22 1842 married Thomas J Dean of Wabash township at nineteen. She died August 20 at 74 in her home with funeral services by Reverends Rupp and Buckner and interment in Dean cemetery. Survived by son Allen Dean and brothers James Samuel and Burns McClure.
Bids for coal for the court house and jail will be received until 2 o clock Saturday September 1 at the county clerk office. Improvement Committee One lists John Paddock Norman Forsythe and J W Grant. Firecracker remark and janitor reference noted.
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