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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1924
Page
9
Dixie was written by Daniel Decatur Emmett born in Mount Vernon Ohio in 1815 and died 1904. He joined Bryant's Minstrels and wrote Old Dan Tucker and Dixie around 1859. The piece notes his religious faith and a first public performance in New York.
Washington March 19. The piece argues the Senate investigations distract from governance while urging prosecutions of graft by Atlee Pomerene and Owen J Roberts. It cites public demand for punishment of wrongdoers and notes the political climate, party discipline, and third party talk. It also reports on wealth growth in Iowa Minnesota Nebraska and declines in farm fortunes amidst bank failures.
The lament argues that calls for tax reductions mislead the public while Congress drags its feet. It contrasts American and British practices in shipping and mail delivery and questions U S policy toward Russia and global trade.
The article notes the US flag as the oldest in the world with its Stars and Stripes first used at Brandywine on September 11, 1777. It also describes long rail journeys through the Federated Malay States between Singapore and Penang, highlighting rubber plantations along the route. A Rhode Island woman claims she shot the wrong man, reflecting anxious modern life as cited by the Dallas Times-Herald.
A reflective column contrasts modern youth seeking easy pay with minimal labor and calls for embracing progress. It argues many heartaches stem from envy and urges contentment with one's own gifts and privileges.
The Atlas Oil Company of Cleveland Ohio seeks a permanent full‑time representative for the farming district to sell lubricants roofing cements and paints directly to farmers and dealers. Applicants should have a car and provide age experience and qualifications. Liberal commission weekly advances and multiple shipping points. Write Box 243 Terre Haute Indiana.
The article explains the term bugle originally referred to a bullock or helper, later applied to the musical instrument. It notes possible reasons for the shift: it makes a noise like a lowing bullock or was once made from cattle horns.
The Boston Transcript notes that 4,000,000 patents have been issued in the last fifty years, with nearly 1,000,000 for new and useful inventions, compared to 150,000 in the prior seventy-five years. The piece frames discontent as a driver of progress.
The more a person works, the greater the requirement for energy yielding foods to sustain activity.
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