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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1921
Page
6
A collection of humorous aphorisms on work politics marriage and gender roles. The piece offers quips about bridges and swimming honesty advertising painting lessons overwork dancing and the era's attitudes toward men women and social norms.
Secretary Henry C. Wallace told the American Farm Bureau Federation in Washington that freight rate increases hit farmers harder than tariffs and warned of a coming trade clash as manufacturers seek cheaper inputs. He urged farmers to unite, gather factual data, and organize to defend American agriculture against cheaper imports.
H. C. McKenzie of New York argues against moving a billion dollars of taxes from the rich and corporations to farmers and workers. He cites rising corporate earnings and new capital investments as evidence, urging a constitutional amendment to end tax free securities and ensure equal burden sharing.
In a theater lobby scene two voluptuous women drew stares as a strikingly attractive girl passed by. Onlookers debated whether admiring beauty qualifies as an insult, with one observer lamenting that a pretty woman is treated as a personal slight.
A column argues that neighborhood cooperation fuels farm land prices and local commerce. It cites how distance from town affects per acre value and how buying locally sustains churches, schools, and merchants, urging merchants to engage with all residents.
A fragment quotes a speaker urging the community to support local business life. It stresses that desire and funds are essential to business vitality and warns that every dollar moved away hurts the town’s economy.
A reflective piece questions whether a town thrives or declines, weighing citizen engagement, local pride, and shared responsibility. It surveys community energy, infrastructure, and governance, urging residents to participate and invest in their town’s future.
A copy of the Darwin Township supervisor and town clerk ledgers records extensive expenditures and services from 1919 to 1921. It lists payments to laborers, graders, bridge work, culverts, and graveling with totals and a final balance certified by County Clerk Fleming R. Black.
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