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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1917
Page
5
Instructions posted on the Cunarder Carmania detail emergency actions if sighted by submarines. Passengers head to boats with life belts, crew to stations, fires fought, watches doubled, and sick moved to safety. Officers warned no mercy from subs. ship’s stern gun can fire solid shot and a shrapnel shell at close range.
New York man Leon Scradyn ski sued for an accounting of funds left with his wife as he went to fight for Russia. The jury ruled in the wife’s favor, noting allowances of five cents for lunches ten cents for church and a cent for charity during the saving years.
Advertises De Laval milk separators as a way to raise profits for cow owners by butter and cream sales. Claims closer skimming, easier operation, longer life, and strong guarantees from De Laval and dealer. Encourages trial before spring, highlighting rising milk prices and larger supplies.
Miss Lydia Trefz and Herbert Trefz visited friends in Paris over Sunday. Mrs. Jesse Lathrop, ill with pneumonia, is improving. Mrs. B. D. Morton and daughter Miss Eula spent Saturday in Terre Haute. Several brides, visitors, and club events are reported along with deaths and inaugurations. A West York resident died aged 88. funeral at Bailiff church. A suit over a gas explosion is filed in Robinson against Wabash Gas Co. Numerous social events, lectures, and theater outings are noted. Foster M. Crumlin enlisted in the US navy. Marie Scholfield hosted a bridge party. and other local updates include marriages, births, and civic notices.
Glassboro police report a sharp drop in tramps due to high living costs and wages. Fewer panhandlers roam the region this winter as prosperity thins the itinerant population. Some seek shelter briefly before moving toward industrial centers or munition plants along the riverfront.
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