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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1916
Page
3
A reflective piece argues Americans have grown indifferent to national service, with citizens and leaders treating government as a profit center. It laments waning patriotism, calls for sacrifice, and contrasts urban progress with the farmer facing prairie, timber, and soil labor.
Commemorative features for the 1918 Illinois Centennial highlight large child participation in pageants blending legend, romance and history to boost agricultural interest among youth. Jessie Palmer Weber of the Illinois State Historical Society leads development, with scenes from Kaskaskia to Fort Chartres and Fort Gage marking the state’s early history and farming foundations.
Jonathan Bourne and the Republican Publicity Association release a statement arguing that tariff reforms, not European conflict, drive revenue losses. They cite Commerce Department figures showing rising imports, but falling revenues, amid Democratic tariff laws and wartime conditions. The document includes a table with year comparisons and notes weak reception of a voyage by public figures.
Bryant Higgins of Olney writes to the Mt. Carmel Republican revealing a WWI era recall of nails sourced from Pittsburgh for a family frame house in Bonpas. He notes he was born September 28, 1839, as the youngest of eight siblings and describes the transfer of nails via the Ohio and Wabash rivers to Mt. Carmel.
A deflated crowd of 53 Ford peace party members arrived in New York aboard the Rotterdam after an expedition ending in disruption near the Oscar II voyage. Henry Ford backed an autocracy led by Mme Rosika Schwimmer, and protests over armament became a rift among delegates and reporters. The voyage left everyone at odds as acrimony spread through the crew.
John Brady was born in Ireland on December 26 1829 and died at his Marshall home on January 24 1916. He came to America with family as a child and later lived in New York City Clark county and finally Marshall. He married Anna King in 1862. eight children and fifteen grandchildren survive. He was known for his noble character broadminded views and steadfast commitment to what he deemed right. He died peacefully after years of limited mobility and was remembered for his gentle life and quiet faith.
A Nevada Democrat senator argues the US economic downturn aligned with tariff banking and trade laws and predates World War I. He claims Republican rhetoric seeks to hide the real causes while European conflict later boosted production and exports. Republican papers are expected to publish his remarks widely.
The piece notes Britain promises a one year unemployment insurance after the war, while Germany Austria and France expect rapid return to peacetime production. It asks whether American workers fear job loss as European soldiers and products flow into U S markets through free trade.
An old ad warns of misery from a sluggish liver with dizziness headaches constipation and biliousness. It promotes Dr Xing's Now Like Pills and sea Low to tone the system aid digestion and clear bilious symptoms at a small price with four doctors listed.
About six o'clock Friday a large fireball appeared in the eastern sky and exploded with a shock felt across Kentucky Ohio and Indiana. Windows cracked and thermometers jumped from 40 to 60 degrees as crowds in Verona Cincinnati and Bromley witnessed the blast and feared an apocalypse.
Weather brings sickness to many children and mothers seek help. Mrs. T N Neurener of Eau Claire Wisconsin reports Foley's Honey and Tar cured her boy of a severe croup after other remedies failed. It is a wonderful remedy for colds and whooping cough and stops lagrippe coughs sold everywhere. It's a smart baby that knows how to sleep and cry pays dividends.
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