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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1921
Page
8
A sea captain with a lime juice glass notes navies differ today. An exchange with an old sailor prompts a joke about a boss in the navy and his official capacity. The narrator adds a mirror cue about examining personal failure and self respect.
An American recalling Victorian London describes a street conversation where two Scotswomen define jubilees and anniversaries with humor. They say twenty five years makes a silver wedding fifty years a golden wedding and if the husband is dead it becomes a jubilee, a remark noted by the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The article argues that overloading trucks, driven by laws restricting large capacity vehicles, damages road surfaces. It cites tire width, weight limits per tire, and higher sprung weight as causes of greater road wear and danger. It notes that smaller trucks with heavier loads reduce efficiency and raise risk.
President J. R. Howard of the American Farm Bureau Federation told the National Association of Vehicle and Implement Manufacturers that transcontinental highways are useful but the essential road is from the farmer’s gate to his market town.
Fragmentary line hints at literary voice and personal resolve. The text foregrounds creative voice and self reflection. No clear event or names present.
Historians note the seventeenth century as a peak of blue laws with rulers seeking praise or mob wrath through strict statutes. An example from a Swiss city banned stage folk for allegedly “things God did not intend.” Gambling faded across Europe alongside reformer efforts to curb tavern drinking, including a French city limiting Saturday afternoon drinks to aid worshippers.
The Japan Advertiser notes a curious custom in Nagoya where Baron and Baroness Ban held funeral services to bury parts of themselves and were reborn by changing their names. The baron, now Mr Kogogure no Otou, once faced a predicted short life but recently turned sixty six, choosing burial of body parts to elude fate.
A Baltimore church thief stole jewels from a rear altar safe after mice linked with a discharged alarm caused a false alarm. Investigators found that a small mice group had exposed weaknesses in the system, leading priests to believe no thief would dare touch sacred vessels.
The American Legion reported 9 080 posts for the week ending December 10 with 15 new additions. Kansas led with three new posts while the women’s auxiliary grew by 27 units to 1 588. Foreign posts were added in Chuquicamal Guatemala City and Guatemala.
A plan outlines a pipeline moving products from the Mackenzie river basin to northern Canada and then by tanker to world markets. Route would traverse Rat and Ball rivers to the Porcupine and Yukon rivers reaching salt water. Reported that parliamentary sanction would be sought. Fort Norman strike described as a rich flow.
Gaelic students who have learned the language advocate a practice called the Fairne or ring badge. Wearers pledge to speak only Irish, signaling commitment to the language in daily life and at gatherings across Ireland.
United States Department of Agriculture notes Hog cholera losses cut in Bullock County and Houston County Alabama through county agent training and farmer cooperatives. Vaccination, serum, and instruments distributed. 9 000 hogs treated. 82 farmers establish pastures. 2 000 acres cleared. over five tons dynamite bought for stump removal. nine thousand hogs marketed with estimated savings of $6 000.
M. Ialana gan president of the South Dakota Shorthorn Breeders Association urges breeders to launch a purebred campaign. The plan aims to keep selling expenses low while placing many bulls to boost demand for better cattle. Flanagan, president of the South Dakota Federation of Livestock Breeders, asks for USDA cooperation to replace scrub stock with purebreds.
A Mississippi coastal experiment bred native ewes to purebred rams. At six months, the lambs outweighed their dams and produced more than twice as much wool. The study, supported by the U S Department of Agriculture Bureau of Animal Industry, summarizes the last fiscal year.
The article notes linseed or flaxseed as a supplement in horse rations to fatten. It suggests boiling soft feed with linseed for advantage or grinding and feeding limited amounts. Oil-cake meal by product can be fed up to a pound daily after acclimation.
A five year old named Noel, after having three teeth extracted by a dentist, calmly paid the bill and asked why he was charged three dollars per tooth. He expressed clear displeasure, saying, Oh shoot and noting the high cost as he left with his coat on.
A new milk sterilization method developed by Prof. J. Martin Beattle of Liverpool University claims to kill bacteria without altering taste. The process uses electric current quickly to raise temperature to 148 degrees Fahrenheit, avoiding cooking or changing essential milk properties.
Washington bureaus of fisheries and standards are working to find a simple method to tell fish skin leather from traditional animal hide leather. The aim is to clearly distinguish between the two materials, given their similar appearance.
A young lawyer takes his bulldog out with his date and his neighbor’s dog fights the dogs. After a long skirmish the dogs are separated and the neighbor stays civil. He declares he would not trick neighbors and mentions his two older daughters. Indians apolis News notes theatre goers' reactions.
Notice to contractors from York township Clark County Illinois inviting sealed proposals for grading and graveling two sections of the Darwin York road. Bids due July 28 1921 at 2 p m with $50 certified bid bond. Separate bids for each job. Contracts awarded at Fred Marvin West Union Illinois.
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