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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1919
Page
6
An article discusses maritime health measures for American seamen, noting free passage home and hospital care on vessels. It covers medical laws, provision of medicines, scurvy prevention with lime juice and vinegar, and the requirement of shipboard hospital space for crews on long voyages.
An article notes knitting activities aiding three wars with volunteers like George B. E. Hivet Taste of comments on Red Cross efforts and the Dayton event. It mentions distribution of knit items to soldiers, fundraising, and president Gene Perstougs involvement with American Red Cross.
The Dayton American Red Cross chapter in November asked for 300 sweaters for nurses. Mr Hill, despite his white hair, finished two sweaters in six days and noted he could complete two more in five days if uninterrupted. He works 7 to 5 daily and knits in spare hours, often rising at 3 AM to knit. He specializes in knitting two socks at once with one pair of needles.
The parks and parkways committee of the civic commission debates planting memorial trees for Milwaukee soldiers and sailors who died in the war. One option links trees along the Lincoln Highway with other localities. the other keeps trees local along a city park route. Trees would be various kinds and planted in groups to catch passerby views.
A monument at Camp Devens Massachusetts built with stones brought by the sweethearts of the Seventy sixth division becomes a lasting memorial. A bronze tablet with a winged American eagle bears the inscription dedicating the memorial in 1918 to citizens who joined the Grand Army of Liberty.
Two box cars loaded with tea rolled off the Soo slip into Lake Michigan during an unscheduled incident at Manitowoc Wisconsin. The cargo was valued at several thousand dollars and is likely a total loss.
Layton Crippen argues in Clay and Fire that modern culture degrades the arts and even despises beauty. He cites the five dollar St Gallens gold pieces withdrawn from circulation as an example of outcry against design and a broader European destruction of ancient buildings.
An account of a notable wartime crossing described as a remarkable exploit. It notes a waterway operation that enabled the crossing and aided a critical advance. Specific ships and leaders are referenced as key elements in the maneuver and its perceived success.
Sir Charles Elot, newly created English high commissioner in Siberia, has served in Russia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Serbia, Morocco and the United States. His Siberian task requires tact, with past remarks at Sheffield University causing amusement among scholars in academic gowns.
A garbled extract shows a government official speaking about work as the secret of success. It includes a reminiscence about a fourteen year old and a man at thirty five, and quotes a clerk who jokes about memory courses and their elusive names.
Sanitary corps tanks pose no threat to life but are dangerous to Gurins. To purify soldiers drinking water, mobile water trains with heavy trucks serve as complete filtration plants. Each train includes a laboratory, filtration and chemical purification, drawing water from rivers or other sources, with attached tanker trucks for storage and transport.
A plan to convert the trenches from Alsace to the Belgian border in France into a national sacred forest. The Meuse departmental council prepared the proposal and will submit it to France and the world as a memorial to fallen French soldiers.
A humorous portrait of the mule highlighting its stubborn reputation and value. It notes Kentucky and Missouri as breeding centers, St Louis as a major mule market, and prices of five to six hundred dollars. It praises the mule’s endurance, compares it to horses, and mentions Gen Whitpatrick’s Civil War remark and veterinary fixes for braying.
The United States Navy reported 374 ships, 514 seaplanes, 62 kite balloons and 6 dirigibles in its war zone, with 4 969 officers and 75 742 men. It lists submarine chasers, destroyers, colliers, yachts, tenders, repair ships, mine sweepers and more, plus allied vessels and losses. The Tampa disaster in the Bristol Channel killed 110 crew. the Seneca mariners perished trying to rescue the Wellington.
The Pathe Freres of France created the Pathephone plus Pathe Discs and Sapphire Ball stylus revolutionizing sound reproduction. The Sapphire Ball delivers exact groove contact for faithful tone, while Pathe sapphire never wears out and Pathe cabinets complement home decor.
Notice from County Collector Jon Wewes asking taxpayers to bring their receipt for last year’s taxes to help locate their property.
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