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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1915
Page
8
The ad touts a Ross Metal Silo guaranteed to resist rust, corrosion, acid, and moisture. It claims stormproof stability, maximum permanence, and a design to keep silage sweet, inviting readers to request a catalog. Also mentions naval costs and wartime policy musings amid stray notices and a sewing party for Miss Clara Schwantcke.
H. C. Bell recalls York Indiana memories from the Civil War era. He describes local episodes of draft resistance, loyalist speeches, women defending homes with pistols, and the town’s social life, schooling, and boyhood pranks. He laments present times while cherishing bygone days.
The text argues Japan may forgo anti China lessons while Europe’s war escalates, suggesting its China program risks ignoring American interests and could be influenced by the broader global conflict.
A collection of old quotations and remarks on public life, language origins, and everyday cleverness. The text gleans humor from church notices, town council missteps, home rule musings, and the etymology of tomboy, blending anecdote with social commentary.
A dialogue from the Richmond Times-Dispatch discusses whether two people can live as cheaply as one, noting that the answer hinges on the income and expenditures used as the comparison base.
A witty quote from the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph discusses the social friction of wealth and status, noting the irony of rich relatives looking down on those less affluent. The remark highlights class pretensions and social judgment.
A historical note discusses turquoise once called Turkey stone and explains its name origin from initial specimens entering via Turkey. The quotation then reflects on moral measure by comparing actual and potential self in a Jordan context.
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