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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1917
Page
6
Reports praise from Peru and Indiana towns of Mary A Rose’s treatments that allegedly cure epilepsy rheumatism and other ailments. Anecdotes tell of patients regaining health after her sessions with appeals for free consultations and gifts for early attendees.
Post Office news reports Westfield warning Marshall about a close race in War Savings and Thrift Stamp sales. The Dennison office notes large sales but some offices have not reported and may not grasp the push needed. clerks and carriers urged to promote stamp sales and proper magazine handling for soldiers abroad.
In the American Expeditionary Forces in France parcels in transit cost five cents per pound. They need not be packed in wooden boxes unless the contents require it. Do not address boxes "In care of Commanding General, Port of Embarkation" as that timetab has expired.
Arthur Mann suffered a stroke while driving about half a mile from his Robinson home. He was in Robinson on business and as he neared his residence a numbness paralyzed his left side. Unable to control the car he stopped and remained until found after midnight by his wife and Ben Baker.
Guatemala City, capital of the Republic of Guatemala, was destroyed by an earthquake. Many killed in homes and streets. The Colony Theatre collapsed with heavy casualties. Prisons, hospitals, rail depot, sugar mills, post office, legations, consulate, churches all leveled. Deep cracks opened in jail cells. Widespread panic. over 800,000 people left homeless as aid is rushed to the stricken capital.
Editorial questions how long the nation must endure suffering of soldiers and civilians as self complacency and partisan administration hinder essential efficiency. The piece critiques ongoing political failures and urges decisive reform to end the delay.
Around 552 a pair of Persian monks sneak from China with a bamboo cane full of silkworm eggs. They travel by foot to Constantinople and begin silk production in Europe, learning silkworm rearing and the silk trade as they go.
The piece explains how game experts and wardens in the Western mountains hunt for eagles nests to take eggs or nestlings. It notes the dangers of climbing to the aerie and facing adult birds at close range and warns that nestlings fifty or sixty days old can be aggressive.
A brief rustic portrait describes a fishing village of nine two story houseboats moored along the riverbank near the Manhattan bridge linking New York and Brooklyn. Fishermen and families depend on the city for much of their sustenance amid shifting fish schools and tides.
A device embedded in a concrete well uses a combined lever to open supply and drain valves when an animal steps on a spring raised platform. Water pours into a trough at a controlled rate, then closes when the animal steps off, reducing waste and delivering cool, fresh water.
A couple recalls living with an amateur cornet player and choosing a new home after hearing a nightly murder cry. They were relieved to learn it was only a quarrel and a frightened cry from the previous house. The narrator concludes they prefer their current neighbor who plays badly over the former nightmare.
The article describes memory training and notable individuals famed for their perfect recall. Murphy the chess master played many games without seeing boards, while Father Suarez reportedly memorized all Augustine, and Pascal Gratian Leibniz Euler Themistocles knew Athens citizens by heart.
The passage explains violent cyclones form in tropical latitudes, mainly in the Atlantic near the West Indies and in the Pacific near China and the Philippines. It attributes cyclone destruction to long travel aided by oceanic currents like the Gulf Stream and a great heating of air, noting sizes from 8 to 800 miles and referencing currents and regions.
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