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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1921
Page
6
A collage of quotes and notes on advertising rates, editorials, and public figures. It weaves thoughts on Armenia’s frontier, sportsmanship, Chesterton’s US lecture tour, feminine style reform, moonshine lore, and a Chicago drive manager touting wartime fund campaigns.
In a rambling column a speaker notes life’s value despite dark thoughts and jokes about marriage, while Irony touches Ireland England peace, Knox, Harding, and a football game reversal. References to Mars signals, prohibition language, and a loosely tied survey of public figures and events fill the piece.
The article condemns North Dakota Non Partisan League measures noting bank closures and a state bank handling public funds at 2 percent while loans earn 4 percent. It argues the tax system favors cities and farmers face heavy taxes. It highlights exemptions for farms and preferential treatment of unearned income.
1920 records from Tuskegee Institute reveal 61 lynchings with 56 prevented by sheriffs and officials. In 42 cases prisoners were moved to avert mobs and 14 used armed force. the South accounted for most prevention and lynchings dropped 25 percent from 1919.
The text critiques double taxation on a widow's unearned income and recalls a college group opposing secret fraternal ties. It then condemns the Non-Partisan League for partisan bias and class discrimination in legislation, noting how it unsettles traditional parties.
The treasury experts defend a 1 percent turnover or sales tax, arguing it would minimally affect food and clothing costs and could be offset by larger exemptions for individuals, heads of families, and children. The objection that midlevel firms are unfairly treated is deemed weak, with example notes on bearing taxes through production stages.
A funeral poem appears in the Herald with Rev. Curtis reading it for Uncle Henri Bierbaum. It laments loss and home, contrasting a simple farmhouse with a fading hearth and the spirit of a father, ending with a note about Coal Oil Johnny at 77 from Fort Crook, Neb.
Gerald Bartlett Wells born November 22 1913 died January 1921 aged 7 years 1 month and 16 days. Survived by father mother grandfather and two great grandmothers. Funeral held at home near Melrose January 9 conducted by Rev Clarence W Crisman with burial in Medsker cemetery.
The Herald notes a strong 1921 calendar demand as people reset time to the Year of Our Lord. It urges Marshall merchants to use calendars as advertising and invites local breeders and businesses to view samples, promising tailored options with satisfaction guaranteed or money back.
The Herald explains its stance on ad plans and warns advertisers that not every space purchase guarantees payoff. It emphasizes they sell advertising, not mere space, and notes they have turned down ads when plans won t deliver results.
The Herald explains its service approach and printing capabilities gained from sixteen years in the business. It states a commitment to fulfill customer wishes, including calendars, and to respect client opinions even when they differ from the paper’s own experience.
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