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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1916
Page
3
Card of thanks policies outline payments for obituary poetry not published and lodge resolutions. Announcements of entertainments charging admission are 5 cents per line. All communications subject to editor revision.
An editorial argues U S prosperity rests on foreign demand and warns that postwar readjustment could cause turmoil. It urges protective tariffs, stronger arms training, health in camps, and modernized artillery, air and sea warfare readiness for national defense.
The article contrasts Woodrow Wilsons public calls for a strong navy with his support for a limited navy program in Congress. It questions consistency between his defense rhetoric and actions including cabinet moves against Garrison and backing Hay against key officials, suggesting political expediency over national defense.
The piece praises spontaneous citizen participation in large preparedness parades and historic volunteer soldiers as the guarantors of wartime success, urging similar patriotic response in future national emergencies.
A Chicago Tribune analysis says Carranza may force withdrawal of American troops from Mexico before the Republican national convention in Chicago. The plan is to stay until after the convention, with Villa pursuit halted after the Parral clash and supply lines kept safe by motor trucks. Carranza’s stance and political concerns drive the delay as the Democrats seek to avoid a fiasco.
The essay reflects on writers from Trowbridge to Riley and London, noting how self-made paths in literature rose from humble origins. It contrasts past journeymen with modern idols and cites how advancing education and wealth broaden opportunities yet keep the aspiration alive for new literary voices.
Disclosures show a holiday season driven feud among New York City businessmen. Gunmen were hired to kill Baff amid an alleged sale rivalry as dealers pose as respectable, despite criminal ties.
The piece notes increasing calls for women to support wartime needs in England. It details their shift from suffrage clashes to active labor in commercial and manufacturing industries, and the organization of a distinct war service corps of farm hands with uniforms and badges. It asserts the era’s lack of war records excuses for women.
Exports rose sharply after the opening of the big war with a 70 percent increase in 1915 reaching over 3.5 billion dollars. Home trade then stood around 500 billion dollars, about 100 times the foreign trade. The figures show the U S as its own best customer and foreign trade as a minor factor.
If peace to talk about is scarce, discussion turns to a proposed Potomac memorial bridge. It would commemorate the reunion of the sections through the peace of 1865, signaling national healing.
Emperor Franz Josef is the only world figure who has died oftener than the crown prince of Germany and his late huskiness Menelek king of Abyssinia.
The fragment discusses Americans leaving for Mexico via an underground route, mentions the saying all is fair in love and war, contemplates universal training and home exercises, and speculates on Chinese rebellions as Yuan's pretense for drill to mislead Japan.
A judge fined himself for failing to clear snow from his sidewalk, raising questions about who bears the cost and whether city ordinances apply to officials. The incident highlights enforcement and potential conflicts with municipal rules.
The passage hints Uncle Sim may seek profitable trading in the Philippine Islands once a postwar world map is altered, suggesting a speculative economic expansion tied to global shifts.
The piece argues China’s growing militarism risks undermining a stable international order. It states the right to freely travel the seas is essential but not a guaranteed shield, and notes the difference between preparing to fight and being ready if war comes to you.
Miss Emily McCoy, Pitcairn Island native and nurse, describes life on the isolated Pacific island. She details diet based on potatoes beans and goats, Seventh Day Adventist culture, one-storied thatched homes, and communal house-building for marriages. She discusses education religion and island governance under England and plans to return with knowledge and items from the States.
A combatant recalls Verdun battle with shells tearing ground into endless holes. Ground is plowed by 15 inch shells and trees stripped to telegraph poles. Guns roar non stop and troops struggle to advance or retreat as attacks become nearly impossible.
An old medicine advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a remedy for spring colds and grippe. It claims the syrup loxes coughs and soothes symptoms, requiring no mixing and available ready to use. The ad notes 40 years of testing and urges asking a druggist for a bottle.
The American Bankers Association Executive Committee plans a nationwide thrift campaign after estimating annual U S wasteful spending at 8 billion dollars. It asserts U S excesses rival double the combined budgets of Great Britain and Germany and urges Americans to curb spending.
There is only one way to have a clear complexion and that is to keep the bowels active and regular. Dr King’s New Life Pills will move the bowels gently stimulate the liver cleanse the system and purify the blood. A splendid spring medicine. 2b at your druggist.
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