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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1915
Page
2
Card of thanks rates listed as 25 cents per line for obituary poetry not published. Lodge or society resolutions on a member’s death cost 1.00. Entertainment announcements with admission fees will be charged at 0.5 cents per line. Communications may be edited.
The Forty-ninth Illinois General Assembly wraps after a lengthy session with about 200 days since January and only a fraction of weeks with actual work. Major reforms in public service, fire insurance, banks, civil service, anti lobby laws, and boxing and racing bills were left on the shelf as adjournment approached.
The piece notes how months of hostility between European powers have ended centuries of friendly exchange in academia and courts. It cites canceled exchange professorships, severed scholarly ties between British and German societies, and King George's removal of enemy rulers from chivalric rolls, signaling a collapse of prior international goodwill.
The passage notes that Francis Joseph of Austria Hungary and Wilhelm of Germany no longer appear in the British army list as field marshals and that relations have soured to the point of national animosity. It highlights emotions behind actions like Haeckel resigning from a British society and his anguished stance toward England.
The piece discusses the term Lusitania and its call for universal use, then reviews Roman and Iberian history. It cites Servius Sulpicius Galba and Crassus, notes Lusitania as a Roman province, and mentions Portugal’s medieval link and Cunard steamship naming ending in ia.
The article argues farming is a constant battle against natural enemies including weeds insects and predators. It advocates watchful waiting paired with prepared readiness to combat attacks promptly and effectively to protect crops and livestock. It emphasizes militant vigilance over complacent pacifism and the need for proper equipment and methods.
The battleship Arizona is launched at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, surpassing the British Queen Elizabeth as the largest ship. She measures 608 feet in length, 97 feet 6 inches wide, and 23 feet 6 inches draft, with 31,400 tons displacement and twelve 14 inch guns in four turrets. Her secondary armament includes twenty two 5 inch rapid fire guns.
A letter from Wm. Dittman denounces Britain and Belgium over World War I conduct. He accuses England of drawing Belgium into conflict, violating neutrality, and enabling aggression while condemning German actions. He argues for retribution against the empire and questions Allied motives.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Russell traveled to Decatur to watch son Corwin graduate from Mil Nikin University. Mrs. Ruth Hayes and daughter visited Battle Creek for her grandson Rolf Haynes graduation. Dr. C. E. Pollard, back from two years in Chicago medical school, visited home. Prof. Harry L. Fogler from Independence Iowa arrived with family to supervise the ship township high school's business department and spend summer with relatives.
Ross Metal presents a claim for Silo 1S guaranteed to be special, not affected by acid or weather, and to prevent fermentation. It emphasizes air and moisture exclusion to keep silage sweet and maintain a permanent, practical silo, urging readers to request a catalog.
The piece explains worry as more than mood, defining it as restless consciousness of burdens. It links chronic worry to physical signs such as low mood, altered heart rate, vasomotor changes, weight loss, insomnia, and fatigue, and notes its possible role in diabetes, gout, exophthalmic goiter, and heart disease.
The sun symbol dates from ancient times and appeared in land warfare lore by the eleventh century, adopted by feudal lords by the fifteenth century, with deep navy ties. Official adoption to represent Japan occurred around 1810, per the Japan Society bulletin.
A fragment from the Yale Record reflects exam anxiety and self doubt. The speaker recalls two days after the exam with thoughts on a failed performance and colleagues noting the difficulty. Abstract mentions Victor Hugo as a cited source.
In a 1916 Connecticut style scene from Les Sables Olonne a fisherman Daniel Fricaud helped misleading bombardment by pointing out a target. Admiral Russell ordered shells and smoke rose as the fleet bombarded the bay then withdrew. Fricaud’s risky aid likely saved his town and earned him relief from hanging.
The article notes the immense risk and cost of launching a large ship, with nearly seven million dollars in material and labor at stake. It discusses the precise prelaunch preparations and uncertainties that accompany even experienced shipyards, citing historical examples and the challenge of safely slide into the water.
A fragment from Yonkers Statesman notes a barren Stony Desert area about 800 miles north of the Fiver Darling, featuring sandy dunes and ridges likely formed by wind action and retreating shorelines. The piece mentions a theater manager and press agent delaying opening, with stray dialogue about a plow and a wife.
An incomplete transcript shows a murky dialogue where participants discuss silence and a speaker named Borton. Several fragmented lines hint at a question about which of those present wants the eldest eat.
Cora Baird as administratrix de bonis non of Stephen D Quick deceased petitions to sell estate land in Marshall Clark County Illinois to pay debts. The court issues summons against Frank Williams and others with July 1915 deadline for appearance and response.
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