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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1914
Page
2
A reader is asked to judge whether two men described as a publisher and a supervisor who knew a man was short in accounts for ten months and used it to extract favors become accessories when they shield the guilty party by not publishing and by using office power to hinder prosecution.
The forthcoming message will urge amending the constitution to allow multiple questions per election and plan to abolish the state board of equalization in favor of a state tax commission. It also backs a deep waterway using the I&.M canal and a dam on the Illinois River at a reduced cost, and supports reorganization and redistricting efforts while resisting a constitutional convention.
In Ghent a century ago US and Britain signed the peace and amity treaty ending the War of 1812 restoring the status quo per the 1783 Treaty of Paris. It spurred arbitration and influenced independence, trade, and anti slave trade aims amid Belgian hospitality to American ministers.
The article describes a British government and medical signatory poster titled Effects of Alcohol on Naval and Military Work. It cites Sir Frederick Treves and field marshals Roberts and Wolseley endorsing the message that alcohol impairs vision, judgment, shooting, and stamina, urging total abstinence for the wartime period.
State Auditor Brady and State Treasurer Ryan on the canvassing commission failed to certify two Democratic Senators and one Democratic House member, leaving the disputed results to the next legislative session. Dunne withheld certificates for both parties, altering Senate balance to 23 Republicans and 25 Democrats while the House maintains a Republican majority despite the hold.
Naturalist John Muir died in a Los Angeles hospital at age 76 from pneumonia. Born in 1833 in Dunbar Scotland he became a renowned geologist explorer and writer whose Yosemite Valley descriptions helped popularize the West. He lived in Martinez California and traveled widely with John Burroughs, earning honorary degrees from Harvard Yale and Wisconsin.
The piece warns that life insurance exams seek kidney disease symptoms since kidney weakness ties to many life-shortening conditions. It urges readers with back pain, frequent urination, fatigue, or aches to buy Foley Kidney Pills today, sold by all druggists.
T Stanfield of Hast Peoria visited Sam Adam en route to see brother Moses Stanfield in West York. The Wabash river remains frozen ferries at Riverton and Merom tied up while Hutsonville ferry still runs. The Big Four case Hutsonville township hard road tax on appeal to the supreme court last summer was decided in favor of the township. Harry Crocker and Naomi Cox wed in Marshall Wednesday morning. they live about three miles west of Hutsonville.
The piece shows President Wilson urging agitators to defer to experts on war materials. It suggests delaying decisions to allow experts to determine necessary arms. It hints we were near lasting peace if agreement on needs emerges.
A condensed timeline of Illinois history from early Native origins through 1918. Key events include Joliet and Marquette exploration, Fort Chartres, statehood in 1818, Chicago expansions, Lincoln era debates, 1871 great fire, 1876 statehouse completion, 1898 exposition, and 1908 primary reforms.
A Hamilton Ohio reader testimonial endorses Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey for coughs and colds. The ad claims it soothes the throat, fights germs, and speeds natural healing, urging readers to buy at their druggist for 25 cents.
Robinson's Constitution reports A W Lane of Chicago won the contract at 42652 dollars for the new government building. The project must be completed within fifteen months according to the notice received last week.
An old advertisement claims a sluggish liver affects mental states and health. It asserts chronic liver trouble causes headaches dizziness and constipation and promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills at 25 cents through druggists.
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