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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1918
Page
3
A Kentucky veteran recounts James M Stevenson’s Civil War courage. After nine wounds at Shiloh he rejoined his unit, endured Vicksburg, and marched with Sherman to the sea. Now at seventy six he reflects on history and cites his grandson Harold R Stevenson fighting in the current war.
The piece notes Liberty Loan overfill expectations, earthquake damage in California towns San Jacinto and Hemet, and minor loss of life. It describes Los Angeles December arrests for drunkenness dropping 75 percent, Vernon’s bar scene, and civic appeals to close dens of vice. It ends with a humorous verse by Walt Mason about French pronunciations.
Sensational sworn statements from army intelligence files were read into the Senate record Friday to show Gutson Borgium, holding a personal commission from President Wilson to inquire into the aviation program, was negotiating secretly to form a private airplane company to take government contracts and cash in on his ties to the president.
An advertisement highlights Castoria as a trusted remedy for infants and children with more than three decades of use. It emphasizes a straight forward, dependable formula intended for family care.
Marshall residents report relief from backache and kidney trouble using Doan’s Kidney Pills. Mrs Russell Thompson of 1114 Ash St and others praise the remedy, urged to ask for Doan’s by name, price 60 cents, FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY.
Fragmentary lines discuss poets and the idea of common sense. The verse questions why common sense is treated as a shared resource and who benefits from such labeling.
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