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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1917
Page
8
The piece extols brave Allied nations and Italian defense, praising Great Britain France and the United States while warning of German advances. It reflects wartime sentiment about Verdun Italy and a looming inroad on American soil, emphasizing resilience and sacrifice.
A historical note recounts Buron Gideon a pioneer of Anderson township settling near Craig Chapel on the Hazen farm where he built a mill around 1860. The cornbroker mill used water power from Ml Creek with an undershot wheel and dam. The mill disappeared years ago leaving only foundation piers and stones. Gideon died about 56 years past and later millers improved and charged a light toll.
A special meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Clark County Illinois is requested for Monday December 16 1917 at 1 oclock in Marshall to consider a dam petition against the county and to address other business before the County Board. Dated Marshall November 29 1917 J F Hornbrook H O Slusser John Paddock Leander Wright Victor Reynolds Edw Grant Edw Pearce
Mr and Mrs James Jarred welcomed a boy and a girl on Saturday in Hutbonville. Mr and Mrs John Dickerson and family and Miss Golda Lowe of Marshall visited Sunday with the Musgrave family. Mr and Mrs M P Rackerby went to Marshall Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving with the Hollenbeck family.
The piece notes stocks and bonds favoring wealthy financiers on Wall Street remain unchanged from last year. Farm products are mostly higher except potatoes. The column also comments on how prisoners held by the Germans are faring.
American destroyer officers become keen golfers as visits from distant caddies and generous tips draw players to a nine hole course. The historic castle clubhouse, built in 1638, hosts post round gatherings as locals and visitors share tales of Yankee generosity and guiding tips to beginner gaps.
In September a barrel of smoked hams at the Elm stream camp near Seehoomook Falls was emptied by a bear. Ranger Dyer set a trap. the next morning a young bear was caught and killed by a logger. Dyer kept the hide and collected a $5 state bounty.
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Louis R North at 31 Madison Street Oneida with a tooth existing at birth. Dr N C Brooks removed the tooth in the early hours of life marking a rare first for the city.
A Chicago Daily News piece notes the cook as the army’s silent autocrat and hero of the company. Private soldiers praise the cook when good, with grumbling kept private, while officers host meals only if invited. The text details rationing, mess duties, and equal food for officers and men under field regulation.
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