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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1920
Page
2
Informal observations on gender roles marriage health and aging with wry humor. The author muses on prohibition moods, generosity, and the quirks of men and women in daily life. A series of aphoristic lines contrasts conventional wisdom with playful social commentary.
The text argues that postwar America dominates global production and finance. It claims the United States, with 6 percent of world population and 7 percent of land, holds vast shares of wheat, cotton, corn, cattle, dairy, iron, steel, metals, coal, copper, autos, and mineral output, plus large debt repayments and growing gold reserves.
The article reports Mr Bryan traveled from Florida to vote in Lincoln and supported Cox and Roosevelt. He explains speeches were impossible because they must fit the campaign plan and he defers to Governor Cox's direction. He criticizes Cox on excess profits tax and wet dry issues and argues for party unity in world peace.
The Herald urges Marshall residents to trade locally, citing value for money and saying Marshall merchants offer fair prices. Vignettes show a shopper in nearby cities finding identical goods cheaper elsewhere and a shoe buyer stuck paying 12.00 before discovering the same item in Marshall and learning the clerk can swap to reveal the same brand.
George Harvey argues that a postwar price decline and rising unemployment are not solely due to the election but reflect natural postwar adjustments. He credits Republican fiscal policy for curbing inflation and foresees a return to normal conditions, while noting uneven effects across industries and regions and predicting lasting prosperity once wartime profiteering ends.
Doyle Wendell Harlow infant son of Walter and Martha Harlow born July 1920 died November 21 1920 aged 4 months 12 days. Survived by parents two sisters Zola and Marie two brothers Lloyd and Floyd one grandmother one grandfather and other relatives. Funeral at Mt Pleasant church conducted by L G Fasig with burial nearby.
A retired merchant jokes about an unreachable itch and a doctor’s odd bed time rule. The tale shifts to Silas Farbelow, a wealthy man plagued by failing whiskers, seeking hair growth across the United States while his happiness remains elusive.
St Louis was founded February 14 1764 by Pierre Laclede Liguest and Auguste Chouteau sailing from New Orleans. It remained a fur trading post until the Louisiana purchase in 1803.
The American Legion Weekly excerpt features Farmer Corntessel rejecting a whirlwind campaign and a teacher asking a boy about becoming U S president. The dialogue contrasts a wary rural perspective with a child’s cautious stance on future elections.
A brief note from the Boston Transcript hints at Reggie planing a country trip for the weekend due to a mentioned head ailment described in a playful tone.
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