Courage and capital shape a perilous balance
A reflective line warns that courage can attract wealth, but if wealth exists without courage, someone with courage may seize it and leave the original holder with nothing.
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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1920
Page
7
A reflective line warns that courage can attract wealth, but if wealth exists without courage, someone with courage may seize it and leave the original holder with nothing.
Health concerns in Illinois and nationwide cite preventable disease losses worth about a billion dollars yearly. Chicago officials push birth reporting, census data notes twins and triplets, and the Chicago Journal links tuberculosis and childhood illnesses to lifetime impact. Smallpox remains unusually prevalent in central and southern Illinois.
A discussion on how children crave structured summer activities. Camps provide ordered routines and sports but are costly, leaving many families to balance home life with supervised chores and small self directed tasks. Ten idle weeks after grammar school age hinder development.
Fragmented OCR passage describes travel to see famous places and historical centers, praising knowledge of a state's resources and achievements. It mentions natural beauty, fine cities, towns, and industries known globally, urging citizens to learn about regional strengths.
The article notes drowning deaths rise each summer as vacationers, many unskilled swimmers, swim at resorts. It blames parental irresponsibility for children bathing unsupervised and urges early instruction by capable guardians to prevent tragedies.
An analysis argues voters favor candidates with concrete business ideas and clear plans over slick social tactics. It urges officials to pursue measurable achievements, efficiency, and organized voter mobilization, noting June brides begin to question past choices.
Hog raisers in Clark County will find action from the Illinois State Veterinary Medical association summer meeting at Champaign July 8 and 9. A proposal would require veterinarians to specify serum and virus details and license numbers when reporting immunization against hog cholera, aiming to improve farmer-veterinarian understanding and curb overcharging.
The article argues towns should center parks near business districts with playspaces for children and outer reserves for trees and sports. It notes parks boost nearby property value, encourage culture and progress, and can be built with volunteer effort, stressing forethought over cost.
The piece cites Robert G. Skerrett arguing that a nation's industrial strength is measured by motive energy. It notes the United States relies on vast power to surpass human and animal labor, estimating that annual work would need 3,000,000,000 slaves and that power grants the equivalent of thirty servants to each person.
Master in Chancery I H R Snavely sets sale for August 21 1920 at two o clock at the east door of the Court House in Marshall Illinois. Property is the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section thirty four township twelve north range eleven west in Clark County Illinois. Cash on day of sale. Everett Connelly solicitor for complainant.
Guardian Oscar L Warner seeking court permission to sell undivided one sixth interest in several parcels in Clark County Illinois in Townships 11 North Range 13 West and 14 West Section 18 19 24 on August 7 1920 at 1 PM at the East door of Marshall Court House Terms require cash day of sale Attorneys listed. Also includes a newspaper note about a four year delayed confirmation of a Marshall reader’s back and kidney remedy experience with Doans Kidney Pills.
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