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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1920
Page
2
A rough collection of aphorisms on money, work, marriage, honesty, and happiness. It lampoons wasteful spending, the toll of long hours, frugality versus liberal-minded vices, and the lure of easy excuses. It contrasts farm independence with urban pressures and ends with a misfired flourish about intelligent men.
Citizens complain of glass and tacks on streets as hazards to rubber tires and urge organized action led by local businessmen. The piece also discusses divorces blamed on the eternal triangle with claims that married rivals tempt both sexes and fray family life.
The piece argues that despite seeming prosperity, Americans feel worse off due to high prices. It highlights labor unrest, strikes, restricted production, scarce goods, heavy taxes, profiteering, and poor leadership. It criticizes management for mismanaging the economy and warns of ongoing public and business paralysis.
A reflective sermon urges individuals to cleanse their own hearts of greed and class hostility rather than blame others for profiteering and dishonesty. It argues that seeds of these ills were planted long before the war and calls for unity on fairness and mutual respect, noting widespread corruption in business and politics. It ends with a pointed proverb about “green folk.”
The article urges Marshall to adopt a civic emulation plan used last year in a group of cities. It describes visiting representatives from member towns to observe and compare progress, encouraging Marshall to lead in advancements and maintain ground in its class.
The piece argues that demand for loans across farms railroads factories and municipalities exceeds current savings. It warns that high prices and the need for hundreds of millions in capital threaten employment and business activity unless individuals boost personal savings to fund housing and infrastructure.
A reflection on child behavior challenges, arguing that moral judgments oversimplify temperaments. It notes psychologists dispute innate badness or goodness in children, highlighting the exhausting, mixed realities faced by parents and caregivers.
Probate in Marshall county confirms Elizabeth Kline left 16 000 to 20 000 for a free public library and reading room in Casey Illinois. The Edward M and Elizabeth Kline Memorial Library to be built with act of incorporation and first board including A L Ruffner Geo Robertson and Don E Price.
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