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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1912
Page
3
The text notes tensions after equal pay law passage as salaries rise for women teachers but some prefer men in top roles. It cites charges of money usage, with Migs Strachan claiming $100000 spent by women to aid the law, mostly for lawyers. Owen Behan faces Bar Association scrutiny over funds for men’s legislation.
Crockett’s Lone Star Home near San Antonio recalls the Texan hero famed for frontier exploits. He fought at the Alamo and died as a martyr to liberty after surrendering to Santa Anna. Born 1786 in Tennessee, his youth and frontier work shaped his legend.
A sermon notes Jesus calling Peter and Andrew to surrender their nets and follow him, transforming fishermen into soul lenders. It emphasizes absolute surrender as the gate to the Kingdom, where disciples catch men rather than fish, and urges open air preaching to reach crowds.
The piece argues against chasing hard won or fashionable experience by elopers and thrill seekers. It contrasts modern rash pursuit with prudent, ordinary effort and notes that true experience is earned through steady, honest activity shaping character. It recalls fifty years ago and the spread of milk sickness and other rural ailments.
Mayor Harrison forms a 22 member committee after a report shows Chicago has about one hundred thousand unemployed men. The aim is to induce smaller Midwest cities to keep workers at home in winter to ease Chicago’s strain. The floating unemployed come to Chicago for lodging, cheap supplies, and city amenities, worsening the local job crisis.
An article argues deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining. It states local applications fail, and only constitutional treatment can restore function. Many cases stem from catarrh, an inflamed mucous condition, with a remedy offered by Caveney & Co in Toledo.
Miss Fawn Lippincut reports a few Christmas wreaths remain for service while Tel Brinkley travels to Washington with a petition to see his congressman and the postmaster general. He claims no political significance. The Herald offers large sheets of carbon paper for pattern transfers.
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