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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1919
Page
3
The piece argues thrift as national strength, citing French savings during WWI including large oversubscriptions to war loans. It notes workers and peasants funded 17.5 billion through multiple loans and Paris gas plant bonds oversubscribed eighty times, demonstrating stockpiled savings as a national asset.
An American farmer’s price crisis is blamed on Europe’s cheaper food, with Mr Hoover urging bankers and merchants to back farmers as the world orders more imports. The writer argues Europe benefits from and should bear its own costs, questioning the logic of U.S. aid.
The piece notes France and Britain using war bonds and savings drives to fund war efforts with the rise of the “little savers.” It cites large French deposits in postal savings and a U S investor's account of municipal bonds, crediting small investments for national finance and urging systematic thrift in wartime and postwar periods.
The Kansas House censures Secretary Newton D. Baker for freeing 113 so called conscientious objectors from Fort Leavenworth. They claim the act mocked wartime sacrifice and urged a congressional investigation into War Department delinquencies from Camp Funston to the Leavenworth release.
Robert J. Thorne, assistant to the acting quartermaster general, told Industrial Club of Chicago members about wartime shortages and red tape. He cited telegrams from Camp Grant and Camp Custer detailing missing gear, overstocked items kept in reserve, and corrupted efficiencies. He described competing branches, inflated dock rents, and a jam deal with Australia as examples of mismanagement fueling postwar calls for accountability.
A public sale at my farm 19 miles southeast of Marshall and 11 miles southwest of Terre Haute on the Terre Haute and Darwin road, Monday Feb 24 at 10 a.m. Includes 6 horses, 8 cattle, farming tools, 300 bushels corn, and other items. Terms 9 months credit with bankable note at 7 percent, 2 percent cash discount. Lunch served.
Sunday at 11 a m worship and 7 30 p m Wednesday service listed in Pythian Temple. Sunday school at 10 a m. All are welcome. The text suggests social politeness advice and mentions being agreeable.
Public sale planned for February 26 at the farm three miles southwest of Marshall. Items include livestock and farm implements to be sold.
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