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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1915
Page
3
Card of thanks notes a 26 cent fee for acknowledgments. Obituary poetry not published. Lodge regulations list death notices for a member with a one dollar rate. Entertainment announcements with admission charges priced at five cents per line. Communications subject to editorial revision.
Burke argues that indicting a nation is impossible when individuals within it are not a threat. He notes Prussians and Germans, as well as Englishmen, may be decent and amiable, so blanket accusations harm innocent people. Nations act as impersonal entities, while corporations reflect the actions of their members.
The Navy League asks President to convene Congress for a $500 million bond to expand naval forces. California supports immediate steps to strengthen the navy. The piece urges a long term constructive program begun in 1903 and warns against repeated economizing on ships.
President Wilson sends a dignified note to the German government demanding reparation for damages and an end to underwater warfare on merchant ships. The address cites Lusitania and other attacks, presses for accountability, and asserts US rights to safe seas. It recalls German assurances of humane action and calls for prompt, just German action to prevent further harm.
The United States Army regulates flag protocol on Memorial Day. At army posts the flag is half staff from sunrise until midday, with a dirge played before noon. At noon the flag is raised to the peak and remains there until sunset, then lowered.
In Terre Haute an evangelist denounces local institutions and dances as immoral. He urges larger offerings, saying hearing his sermons justifies a dollar for the collection plate. He targets high schools and modern dances as corrupting influences.
The piece argues cynics see American ideals as hypocritical and driven by greed. It defends that average Americans believe in liberty and humanity as the nation’s core heritage, countering charges of territorial aggrandizement and dollar worship.
The essay argues that the United States acts in self interest but primarily to aid humanity. It cites Spanish American War actions, Philippines governance, China aid, the Monroe doctrine, and relief during disasters as motivations. It notes submarine warfare responses and reflects on state boundary issues and a Kentucky case involving a black deckhand.
The speaker recalls the Civil War's end not for triumph but as a milestone in human self government. Memorial Day honors soldiers who died and those who survived to help forge the nation, noting their heroism lifted the country to sovereign standing among nations.
The Texas Wonder claims to dissolve gravel cure diabetes and rheumatism and regulate bladder issues in men women and children. If not available locally it can be mailed for 1.00 with a two month treatment and a small bottle often completes a cure. Send for testimonials from this and other states. Dr FE W BaAll 2926 Olive Saint Louis Mo. Sold by druggists.
Captain Bainbridge commanded the George Washington to pass the Dardanelles without a passport. He used a smoke salute to mask maneuvering, then crossed the Sea of Marmara and anchored at Constantinople. The Ottoman admiral noted no prior foreign warship had entered without a passport. The governor avoided punishment, and a fortress salute hailed the ship.
Boundary disputes over where the Illinois Kentucky line lies in the Ohio River affect compensation for Jesse Fiteh’s death aboard the Steamer Rescue on January 3, 1914. Attorneys argue the river’s fluctuating waterline shifts the boundary, complicating which state bears the worker's death claim.
Fragmentary text recalls defense duties of American citizens and reverence for soldiers. Mentions Benjamin Harrison, Nathan Hale, and the nation’s sacred regard for its defenders amid wartime training and duties.
Readable portions describe a torn quote about a man losing a job due to hatred and delusion. The fragmentary text mentions a place and a person reflecting on being clever enough to place blame, but lacks clear names or events.
A speaker recalls sacrifices of fallen soldiers as the nation’s capital stands as their resting place. He imagines the dead’s voices still shaping the land and their benedictions blessing the country from the Capitol’s shadow.
Mr and Mrs T B Carpenter of Harrisburg Pennsylvania report kidney trouble for years then full cure by Foley Kidney Pills. Though in their seventies they praise renewed vigor and claim relief from sleep disturbance bladder weakness rheumatism and backache. Sold by the City Drug Store.
Public auction ordered by Clark County Court at Marshall Illinois on June 5 to sell the estate of W. Lewis deceased. Real property includes northwest quarter of the northwest quarter and east half of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter in Section 25, Township 11 N Range 11 W. Terms: half cash on sale day, remaining half in six months with 7 percent interest, financed by mortgage. Attorney Wm T Hollenbeck. May 5, 1916.
The executor Floyd Barbee of the estate of Taylor B Barbee deceased will appear before the Clark County Court at the Marshall courthouse on the first Monday in July to settle claims. Creditors must present claims and debtors should pay promptly as of May 3, 1915. Everett Connelly attorney represents the estate.
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