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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1915
Page
8
The piece critiques advertising results and masculine appetites for dress, notes how people seek redress through legislation when hearing of others' wrongs, and jokes about a scientist claiming butter can be made directly from grasa.
The issue praises Orange township schools for strong performances in Friday entertainment and classwork. It lists teachers and directors, notes upcoming superintendent conference in Charleston, and reports on Standard School status efforts at Westfield East Liberty Lee and other sites.
A historical overview details the redwood belt from Humboldt to Monterey counties, noting giant heights up to 350 feet on favorable slopes and 20 foot diameters on flats. It explains climate factors like autumn rains and sea fog, tree aging up to 1,373 years, and redwoods’ resilience to wind, insects, fungi, and fire due to thick bark.
A vignette of a clumsy Swede hired to plow fields ends with resigned humor. Tangier and Moorish lineage are linked by elderly guards who keep keys to Spanish houses, dreaming of Granada. A London Chronicle anecdote recalls a grim naval prelude before battle and a quip about housewives and unemployment.
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