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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1914
Page
2
Mrs. Wilhelmina Barr of the Travelers' Aid Bureau in Chicago warns newspapers nationwide that it is unsafe for women and girls to seek work in Chicago. She says education does not guarantee good employment and urges caution as Chicago recovers from the war, with demands favoring men and a surplus of female labor.
The piece argues the United States should maintain a modest military posture while avoiding belligerence. It critiques haphazard spending and calls for a clear, continued policy with executive recommendation and congressional funding, urging a settled plan for future needs.
A translated Zeit letter from the Hague recounts the German submarine W-26 attack at dawn on an unnamed British warship. It describes preparations two hours before midnight, the attack through heavy seas, periscope checks, torpedo launches, and the submarine’s return home claiming success.
Federal campaign in New Orleans targets rat infestation after a bubonic plague case on June 19. About 200 health workers wage a relentless program using poison, traps, fumigation, and structural ratproofing across docks, warehouses, and districts.
J J Terry of Union county Mississippi is 105, reads without glasses, has sound teeth and seems fit for years. Born October 14, 1809 in Lawrence county Alabama, he lost his wife in 1910 after sixty three years of marriage and nine children. He had a sister who lived to 108 and a brother who reached 102. He attended a picnic on horseback, sits straight, with long white hair and beard.
The article outlines how European armies improved military surgery reducing amputations and infection. It explains sterilization, hand hygiene, glove use, iodine and alcohol antiseptics, and rapid dressing. It notes vaccines and boiled water as preventive measures and highlights Alexis Carrel’s surgical skills in modern war hospitals.
An item from the Saturday Evening Post notes Germany’s wartime mobilization. It argues the country showed remarkable organization and economic strength but that this efficiency has been turned to destruction, calling it a great force perverted by war.
The Ohio River is at a record low, delaying cargo on the Louisville to Cairo route. Large packet boats are tied up for weeks as the Wabash and White rivers fall, with corn stranded along the banks while river levels recover. Best for kidneys, says Dr Neal, Foley Kidney Pills available in 50c and 1.00 sizes.
Charles G. Clogston editor of the Terre Haute Post was fined 50 dollars and costs and sentenced to ten days in jail by Judge Eli H. Redman for a published article claiming the grand jury was hand picked. Clogston appealed but bail was refused. The judge said editors must face penalties for printing in cold print what harms the court’s reputation.
The State Board of Equalization ended its 1914 work with an assessed state property value of 2,645,256,069, up 228,384,117 from 1913. Lands, lots, personal property and railroads show varied changes, Cook County accounts reflect both increases and decreases, while capital stock of non railroad corporations rises by 1,804,981.
An old advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria for children with colds and coughs. It claims prompt action stops coughing, soothes throat irritation, and loosens phlegm, with testimonials stating immediate relief and physician endorsements.
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