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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1916
Page
7
A fragment quotes a taunting remark about Mexico and warns that straying there risks trouble. It suggests preserving American dignity to avoid becoming a laughingstock to the world.
Public notices list card of thanks and announcements for lodge resolutions and obituaries policy not published. Communications subject to editorial revision with entertainment notices charging admission, priced per line.
The Herald reports it has the largest circulation of any Clark County newspaper, asserting dominance among local papers and signaling strong readership and market presence.
Town Collector candidates include Kenneth Black Mack Robson Edward Nay and Herman Saiter all subject to the Republican primary. John W Brandenstein contends for Town Clerk. March 4 primary set for Marshall township in the old Herald building polls 1 to 5 pm. Township conventions scheduled for Melrose February 29 and Anderson-Town House March 18.
A long column of opinion cites Taft’s pledge to remain in academia while weighing U S and Allied positions amid German advances at Verdun and the Belgian crisis. It praises Elihu Root’s critique of Wilson policy and frames the 1916 election as Americanism versus cowardice with nation’s honor at stake.
The centennial for Indiana 1816 and Maine 1820, Illinois 1818, Alabama 1819, Missouri 1821 is noted. The piece links Maine’s statehood to Missouri’s push to balance slavery power and recalls Lincoln’s Black Hawk War service and Lovejoy’s Maine roots. Plans include Indianapolis Vincennes and Chicago celebrations, with St Louis hosting a large historical observance.
The president faces a near unprecedented congressional revolt led by his own party on international policy as Germany says armed merchant ships become warships after February 29. The dispute centers on lawfulness of arming merchant vessels and the U.S. stance on international law in wartime. The State Department reiterates recognizance of merchant armament rights and previously asserted principles.
A Chicago editorial argues for the Boy Scouts of America as a moral corrective to youth crime, praising character building, self discipline, and duties to God and country. It contrasts scouts with undirected boy bandits and warns about the dangers of bad habits in finance and daily life.
The piece compares President Wilson's neutrality task to Washington's, recounting Washington's handling of the French alliance, Genet's provocations, and public opinion. It notes the treaty rights, tensions with England and Spain, and the shift toward an independent national stance amid domestic opposition.
A broad critique argues that credit practices inflate prices and burden cash buyers. It urges all classes to operate on a strictly cash basis or pay interest when credit is needed, to curb rising costs and deter, when possible, deadbeat debtors and loss-covering pricing.
Mrs. A G Wells of Rocky Mount North Carolina reports rapid relief from aches pains and sore joints after using Foley Kidney Pills. The testimonial notes kidney health benefit and recommends the product sold everywhere.
A humorous note notes that some people feel snubbed by an epidemic and that a lucky girl has a little sister’s clothes to wear, reflecting a playful take on shared wardrobe and sensitivity.
Miss Mary Goodrich Read, a Los Angeles resident who studied abroad, possesses an aluminum ring crafted by a German soldier in southern Poland. The item features a replica Iron Cross set in the ring. Read recently returned to the United States with the ornament amid public ire over rising coal oil prices and beer costs.
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