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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1917
Page
14
Local tale recalls Ezra Tetlow shifting a shallow yard well by digging successive hollow spaces alongside it. Each fill extended the hole outward until the well moved into the road, a feat witnessed by Judson Tolliver and other neighbors who saw the new hole and rutted track.
A fragment describes Tristan da Cunha as a remote rocky island 1,000 feet high with a small community. In isolation they farm cattle and potatoes while raising sheep and cattle. The inhabitants survive on beef mutton fowl potatoes and fish in a self sufficient settlement.
A moving scene at Martin Place Sydney as Prime Minister Hughes addressed about 20 000 supporters. Light Horse troopers rode in without riders carrying cloths asking who will fit an empty saddle. A call to enlist stirs the crowd as riders quickly appear.
The passage urges using system to keep the mind clear and effective for learning and work. It contrasts systematized thought with aimless effort, citing college training and disciplined habits as paths to concise, deep thinking. It concludes with a moral reflection on contentment and trust in God for the future.
Mrs Christine Frederick of New York told the Women's City Club that the master issue is not servants but mistresses. She urged defined work hours and housing freedom for servants, with opportunities outside the home and recreation of their own choice.
A meditation on human folly and compassion noting how careless speech and small slights become intentional offense. The speaker cautions against turning ordinary duties into hardship that wounds the spirit and urges thoughtful, kind conduct.
George A. Kirk received a letter from Cecil Straughn revealing a found check tied to a 1900 loss in north Mattoon. The uncaselled pencil item for 16 hogs totaling $146.52 was written by Lewis McGinness and Dave Greer and found among debris. Ad attempt planned to cash the check.
A fragmented note jokes that people’s internal organs function as antique wind-up mechanisms. The quirky line contrasts medical function with forgetful behavior, implying a humorous metaphor for human physiology.
A Chicago stockyards report warns U.S. farmers against mass slaughter of immature cattle and hogs to chase high prices. It says such policy echoes Germany’s wartime errors and could spark long lasting meat shortages as breeding stock declines. An open food production bureau in Cook County will recruit labor for increased crops, with plans to use school children and immigrant communities to aid planting and harvesting. James A. Patten offers to help buy seed potatoes. officials consider using Bridewell inmates for gardening.
The U S bureau of education asks school boards nationwide to appoint a garden teacher for every 100 children ages nine to fourteen. Children to spend two to three hours daily gardening could raise 3 000 000 to 4 000 000 dollars in food value in the coming year, according to the program.
A historical notice promotes Texas Wonder for kidney and bladder troubles including gravel diabetes and rheumatism claiming cures for men women and children. It offers mail order at 31 dollars with two months treatment per bottle and promises testimonials upon request from Dr. E W Hall St Louis.
Large sheets of carbon paper for transferring embroidery and other patterns available at the Herald Office.
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