Entercile Post Office Adopts Subscription and Notice Rates
The notice lists Mar shall Illinois post office as second class mail matter. Subscription prices: 1.50 per year in advance, six months 76c, three months 10c. Subscriptions discontinue at paid-for expiry unless renewed. Classified ads 5c per line per insertion. Cards of thanks 25c. Obituary poetry not published. Lodge or society resolutions on death of 2 members 100. Entertainment announcements with entry fees 6c per line. Communications subject to editor revision.
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Marshall
Illinois
Britain and America Unite For Common World Peace
The London Times notes President Wilson faces a critical period after the war and that peace must rest on warm friendship between Britain and America. The St Louis Globe Democrat says the unity signals sincere allied sentiment, built on shared ideals from Magna Charta to the 1688 revolution, strengthened by joint struggle and bloodshed in defense of freedom.
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Wilson
London Times
America
United States
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Great Britain
Cromwell
John Milton
John Locke
England
Amity and
Corcord
Illinois War Draft Totals Revealed In Adjutant General Report
The Illinois Adjutant General's biennial report to Governor Den in 1918 details draft registrations starting June 6 1917 with 646 480 men aged 21 to 31 registered and 227 local exemption boards formed 128 kept their original personnel. It notes 25 584 Illinoisians inducted into naval service by April 6 1917 plus 921 discharged and 3 965 Marines with 287 discharged. Army quotas and net inductions yield 51 653 for the first draft and 29 288 for August 11 to Oct 24 1918 plus 618 and 4 234 for courses, totaling 314 504 Illinoisians in naval and land forces by June 30 1918.
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Dickson
Lowden
Illinois
Naval Service
Ilinois Naval Militia Service
United States Naval Reserves
United States Volunteers
Marine Service
Ilinois National Guard
National Guard
Regular Army
Peace ideals as the enduring foundation for victory
The passage emphasizes that active ideals express the inner spirit of humanity and that lasting peace must be built on these ideals. It argues that such foundations are the only sure basis for a durable structure of peace and victory.
Use Salt to Remove Soot and Illinois Dry Vote Clash
A U S fuel administration bulletin explains how salt can remove soot from furnace surfaces improving efficiency. Sprinkle dried salt on hot fuel, keep dampers open until fumes clear, then repeat if needed. Also noted is Illinois General Assembly’s upcoming decisions on the Federal Prohibition Amendment and delegate selection for a constitutional convention.
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US Fuel Administration
Illinois General Assembly
Illinois
House
Senate
Time Extended for Subscriptions in Terre Haute Area
In response to the influenza outbreak, the Terre Haute Star extends renewal time to February 1 1919. January offers allow subscribing to both the Herald and the Terre Haute Daily Star at the old rate of four dollars per year, with the Star alone rising to four dollars after February 1.
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Terre Haute
Herald
Terre Haute Daily Star
Star
The Ishmaelite’s Curse In A World Of Ashes And Shame
A castigating poem condemns the Ishmaelites for hate and cruelty. It pictures ruined ships, poverty stricken towns, shattered arches, and gray skulls in war fields. The piece cloaks blame in archaic diction, linking national guilt to Germany and the horrors of Picardy.
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Germany
Picardy
Janes
Bolshevik Russia through a Kiev correspondence letter
A Kiev correspondent describes life in Bolshevik Moscow era Kiev, noting uniforms worn by waiters, scarce civilian goods, rampant money chaos, and social turmoil. He highlights inflated prices, widespread theft, and the oddities of everyday life under revolutionary rule.
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Russia
Kiev
Amsterdam Handelsblad
Sahmedeni
London Hails Wilson’s Visit With Royal Pageantry
President Wilson’s welcome in London is described as the most regal spectacle in British history. King George, Queen Mary, and Lloyd George lead a grand march through Charing Cross, with guards, bands, and royal carriages amid cheers from vast crowds and allied banners.
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Great Britain
London
Wilson
England
British Empire
India
Great Britain and Ireland
Charing Cross Station
The
United States
Scots Guards
Grenadier Guards
King George
Queen Mary
Lloyd George
War Cabinet
Diplomatic Corps
Douglas Haig
David Beatty
Old Island Empire
Dover
Duke of Connaught
Guards
Airship Passenger Service to London Paris Announced
A London dispatch notes a daily air passenger service is planned between London and Paris weather permitting with a 75 dollar fare and 5000 dollar passenger insurance. Tickets sold quickly with Sir Arthur Stanley buying the first. De Haviland 10 craft will operate at 128 mph carrying 3250 pounds, climbing 5000 feet in five minutes as part of expanding world air routes.
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Real
London News Dispatch
London
Paris
Pasengers
Londwik
Arthur Stanley
M. P
The
Red Cross
Aircraft Manufacturing
de Haviland
Holt Thomas
Aircraft Company
England
France
Italy
Norway
India
South Africa
C rAircraft Company
State fixes 1918 property tax at 75 cents rate
The 1918 property assessment tax rate is set at 75 cents, down from 90 cents last year thanks to the Civil Administrative Code. The law boosts state revenues from fees and licenses and ensures the treasury can meet obligations until June 30, 1919. Cash discounts and centralized purchasing save state funds. the next appropriations become available July 1, 1919. Eggs cost half a cent in China, but who wants to live there.
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Praga
Black Sea
Holland
Secret Police
General Assembly
Treasury
Dean's Kidney Pills Ad From Marshall Woman Testimonial
An advertorial endorsement claims kidney weakness causes various pains and urges Dean's Kidney Pills as a proven remedy. A Marshall resident Mrs. Thomas Craig recounts relief from backache headaches and general malaise after using the pills, priced 60 cents at dealers.
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Dean
Marshall
Thomas Craig
Locust’ St
Craig
Foster-Milburn Co., Mfers
Buffalo
N. Y
Administratrix's Notice in Estate of Robert V Anderson
Clara Anderson admix of the estate of Robert V Anderson deceased of Clark County Illinois gives notice to creditors to appear at the Clark County Court in Marshall for the February Term on the first Monday in February to present claims and to settle debts.
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Robert V. Anderson
Clark
Iinois
Clark County
Marshall
Russel Smittkamp
State of
Illinois
Sowe, Ecaibar
Administrator's Notice in Estate of Russel Smittkamp
Notice from the administrator of the estate of Russel Smittkamp of Clark County Illinois. Creditors are requested to attend for adjustment and indebtedness must be paid promptly. Dated this day of 19th century.
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