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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1919
Page
5
Saturday program from Wm Fox showcases The Bride of Fear featuring Jewel and Carmen a tale of true womanhood with a past. Also a two reel laughter reel A Milk Fed Vamp and a seven act show starting at 7 p m with 10 and 1c admissions.
On the day of a peace celebration in Chicago school children formed a parade of their own accord. They sang patriotic songs and collected for the United War Work Fund. Buddy followed the others, singing along even if he did not know the words.
During Genoa celebrations a group of English sailors surrounded by a large crowd held a mock trial of Emperor Charles of Austria. They condemned him to death and hanged the effigy on a pole then burned it. Americans and English shared in the Italian jubilation with enthusiasm.
Foster Martin travels to Chicago on business while Leonard Lamerson visits Marshall from Yierne Haute. Numerous local residents move through city, attend events, or travel to Indianapolis Chicago and Paris as postings, concerts, and family visits unfold.
Century Magazine notes wartime sanitation reforms spreading to cities near army camps. Military inspectors purge vice and liquor, enforce clean theaters, hotels, and eateries, with soldiers warning establishments. Public welcomes a safer, cleaner America and the broader moral and physical purification from wartime lessons.
The article notes signs of emancipation with women authors increasingly visible on book and magazine covers and on Broadway. It highlights female novelists and dramatists, Paquin’s move into army uniforms, and an Irish priest tale illustrating parishioner respect with a boy and a goat.
Testimony recalls the defendant declaring he was the wife’s fast husband and then assaulting the witness. The exchange led to a brutal beating described by the judge as a powerful demonstration of claimed importance.
An Age-Herald humor column contrasts pork chops and culinary presentation with a wry jab at diners who deem merely cooked meat as lacking aesthetics. The dialogue reflects attitudes toward food and taste in a light, social tone.
The Y M C A and A H B have run over three thousand secretaries in Europe aided by more than a thousand French civilians. They operated about fifteen hundred huts and stations, with over fifty casualties by August 1, including eleven killed on duty. Four ministers died at the front and many others were permanently injured.
In October Clemenceau received a Roumanian delegation and, after brief talks, sent a concise tribute. He declared I rise in the presence of your delegation I take my hat off to the Roumanian people I put it on again in face of the Roumanian government.
A reflection on the paradox of leisure and unemployment as workers confront scarce job opportunities implying lingering job insecurity and a hesitant return to work.
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