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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1916
Page
3
Rheumatic pain and sore muscles yield to Sloan's Liniment which stimulates circulation. Testimonial from James S. Ferguson notes knee relief after one application. Ad promotes 26e at Druggists and mentions Foley Kidney Pills as health aid. News items also note Taft not running and death of J McCan Davis.
The sole survivor, Joseph Carrole, quartermaster gunner from Quimperie Brittany, recalls the torpedoing of a French cruiser in the Mediterranean on September 8. He details days adrift on a crowded raft with hunger and thirst, waves of madness among crew, and a final rescue near Toulon after four days at sea. He received a war cross with palm.
A meditation on finding renewal by the water’s edge. The poem compares city life with the open stream where a person can shed greed and pretension, dream freely, and return as a better person. Edgar Guest’s words celebrate nature as a remedy for weariness and a path to purity.
The city directory, largest of its kind, lists 1 210 000 names with 105 824 more than last year. Emil Raby from Dobbs Ferry tops as the first Smith. Cohens dominate eight pages. Population figures show 5 628 751 in 1916, with police 10 608 and 66 matrons guarding residents.
Germany deploys bildungskanone mobile libraries to the front, led by Undersecretary Conze. Motor trucks carrying 1,000 to 1,500 volumes travel to troops in Poland and Servia, with chests for rough roads. Each library serves about 20,000 men, aiming for 100 units soon.
George Arbuckle of Sedalia Missouri sent 35 pennies by express to his ex wife as monthly alimony. The coins were delivered in a lubricating oil can and required washing with kerosene before deposit.
An ancient elm thought to have been a sapling at the time of Columbus has been cut near the Fort Ticonderoga site. The tree’s age is estimated at 720 years, marking the loss of a historic landmark.
A nurse entering Holland from Germany carried a broken plaster cast on her arm. At the frontier a military guard demanded it be ripped open during a search. When the cast broke, about eighty letters were exposed but the arm remained perfectly whole and healthy.
Berlin officials pursue a 25 million dollar subway project and a 10 million dollar dock improvement. The city aims for timely completion and ownership upon finalization.
A survey of unbreakable dolls and the spread of irrigation projects led by the Elephant Butte Dam. Details cover consumer craze, a spring festival analogue to Nippon, and the dam across the Rio Grande enabling irrigation for 185000 acres in four valleys along the border, with a 318 foot high, 1574 foot long structure and a vast 115 billion cubic foot reservoir.
In a humorous exchange, Boston Mayor James Michael Curley recalls visiting a Minnesota town with a Scottish and Scandinavian names, noting no Irish residents aside from the town mayor and the chief of police. The anecdote underscores perceptions of Irish prominence in leadership roles.
Advert says spring colds and grippe can become chronic. It recommends Dr King’s New Discovery a pleasant cough remedy that checks the cold and helps with grippe. No mixing required and available from druggists with 40 years of testing.
A Marshall baker John Brandenstein describes back pain tied to kidney issues and credits Dean's Kidney Pills with relief after tried doctors failed. He reports sustained improvement and urges others to use the same remedy priced 60 cents at dealers. FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY backs the testimonial.
Advertisement from Melrose township promoting the Pure Bred Clydesdale Stallion Prince Charming No. 17085 for breeding at the barh. The four year old horse weighs 1900 pounds. Prospective farmers urged to inspect. breeding fee set at $12.50 with standard insurance.
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