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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1914
Page
2
Card of thanks and obituary poetry notices priced. lodge res- olutions on death of a member listed at one dollar. Announcements of entertainments with admission charged at six cents per line. Editorially revised communications. Herald proclaims largest Clark County circulation.
Joseph W. Wallace of Auburn Township seeks the Democratic nomination for Clark County Sheriff. Melvin L. Behner of Clark County aims for Treasurer. Shelt Davis of Marshall also seeks the Sheriff nomination, all subject to the Democratic primary on Sept. 9.
Readers debate whether high June readings reflect actual meteorology or a psychological condition. The column questions if the heat is a physical state or a mood, inviting reader perspectives.
Robert Howard of Mattoon seeks the Democratic nomination for the state legislature district. He has served as master in chancery of his county for several years. The Chicago Tribune notes Westinghouse reduced the work week to forty five hours and that over 500000 workers in the west are unemployed.
The department of commerce announced last week that April foreign trade showed a drop of more than 37 million dollars in export value and a more than 27 million dollar decrease in import value compared with April 1913.
The piece discusses Comrade Perkins and Pro gressives in national politics, then contrasts Texas campaign rhetoric with farm life and plowing contests, and surveys Taft on New Harmony socialist experiments. It cites Owenite communities, Rappites, Icarian settlements, and warns that socialism fails without private property and competition.
A humorous verse by Walt Mason about the bullfrog whose loud song unsettles swallows doves and humans alike. The frog boasts of its sing performance while neighbors plug ears and mock its rhythm, comparing human pretensions to the amphibian’s.
The text notes a drawback of an intellectual property tariff: it fails to generate expected revenue and thus discourages its use as a revenue tool.
The LaSalle Street Trust and Savings Bank known as the Lorimer bank and three other Chicago institutions were closed on state Auditor Brady orders. Bank examiner Daniel Harkin said the Lorimer Bank had been under investigation since January 1 and the closures aimed to protect small depositors after large withdrawals began. the immediate trigger was a $650,000 city funds demand the banks could not meet.
Westfield residents are hosting visitors from Oklahoma Mississippi and Indiana. Local families welcome guests and plan summer arrangements. An oil field accident in Shelburn Ind. injured Dick Huggins. Westfield College marks another commencement with twenty graduates and an address by Bishop H. H. Fout praising alumni and the college's ideals.
Mrs. Rebecca Lindley Rains died June 4 at age 71. She leaves six children. Dewey McCain visited Manita Oklahoma for several weeks. C H Morris lost his driving team when struck by lightning last Friday. Elder J C Stoner left for Seattle for a Brethren church conference. Aunt Nancy Cox, west of town, fractured her hip yesterday. her age makes the injury serious.
Mrs. Cole departs for Seattle to join her daughter Mrs. Ralph Holland. Ben Emrich suffers sunstroke but recovers. a newborn daughter arrives for Mr. and Mrs. Ed Weaver. Casey considers several enterprises including American Asphaltum & Rubber Co of Chicago. Russell Refnoéh visits Carey Welsh in Grand Rapids. A 12 ton road roller purchased for township roads. James Lansberry of St. Louis visits his California relatives. Cornerstone laid for Hew United Brethren Church in Cove yville. Marriage of David P. Morrison and Sydney Huston at this city. The Percheron stallion owned by We Davis and Elmer Short dies after illness.
Charley Bliss presents a humorous disquisition on the newspaper business. Milt Sharp starts a new paper Fair Play in Greenville, learns running a country paper requires vast funds and nonstop effort, and contrasts with the town’s existing Greenville Item.
An old advertisement touts Dr. Kitb's New Life Pills purifying blood aiding digestion liver kidneys and bowels. It also promotes Foley Kidney Pills as fast blood cleansers for rheumatism backache and painful joints, sold by druggists through City Drug Store.
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