Postal notice from Marshall Illinois second class mail
Entered at the post office in Marshall Illinois as second class mail matter.
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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1910
Page
4
Entered at the post office in Marshall Illinois as second class mail matter.
Payments required for cards of thanks and obituary poetry not published. Lodges and societies may publish resolutions on a member's death for one dollar. Entertainment announcements with admission charges priced at five cents per line.
Announcements show candidates for Sheriff and Collector in Clark County and Marshall Township with Republican primaries and conventions. Ernest Walker seeks Town Clerk of Marshall Township, while Wabash Township posts two candidates for Collector. Ohio river forecast notes deeper snow and warns about politics and law enforcement turning to chaos.
Senator Lorimer has returned to Washington and will not speak on the waterway question in the state legislature this week. The waterway project is now seen as down and out and sentiment has shifted dramatically since the election. Clark county voters largely supported it then, but now opposition is common.
The piece argues saloons in Cairo spark crime and lynch mobs and that military authorities will once again close them after troops depart. It notes Senator Ben Tillman’s paralysis in Washington and mentions family trouble linked to his illness.
A political figure recalls a childhood tale about three boys who test each other's fathers by boasting of their trades. A window trimmer, a man known as a dump trimmer, and a third kid compare fathers in a brief exchange that hints at local livelihoods and pride.
A speech condemns alcohol venues as the root of crime after President McKinley's death, arguing saloons corrupt by lawlessness, undermine government, and harm youth. It urges Marshall residents to vote to keep saloons out, presenting Sunday school and church as life’s moral contrast.
A Springfield News critique debunks sensational claims that Aldrich tariff changes would raise Bible prices. The essay argues no tariff shift affects leather bound Bibles or scripture costs, noting mass misinformation spread by sensational outlets and the public’s tendency to accept falsehoods over fact.
A critique of duplicitous leaders by Herbert Kaufman from Chicago Inter Ocean. It labels a two faced man as self deceptive and doomed to be exposed, arguing true politics require steadfastness and faithfulness to a single side.
A census worker confronts a woman urging her to disclose her age, framing it as a civic duty. The exchange highlights privacy concerns and public record aims within the census process.
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