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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1911
Page
4
A fragmentary message discusses the McNamara case, divorce precedents, and political aims. It notes a Reno judge resisting divorce on affinity grounds and hints at broader social interest in work versus baseball, with scattered references to elections and figures like Wu-Ting-Fang and ongoing contests in South Dakota and Illinois.
President urges all to cite a Sherman act case the Supreme Court would condemn and insists critics show evidence rather than insults. He says Bryan and allies avoid merits, alleging court corruption and motive in appointments. He challenges them to present charges in Congress, stressing need to stop insults to the court and to the President.
A historical critique denounces summer and early fall fashion extremes among young women. It condemns ultra costumes, white outfits from shoes to head, heavy makeup, tight skirts, and outfits that hinder movement, arguing fashion should enhance charm not absurdity.
In Martinsville a caustic obituary for Sam Todell of Middletown NY lampoons a newspaper tribute as brutal honesty. The editor, detailing Todell’s alleged vices booze theft and violence, finishes with ironic praise, then notes ongoing local curiosity about Todell’s true character and a possible dog or whistle-maker myth. The fragment also lists local notes and obits from the area.
Fragmentary text shows a proposition to establish a municipal show newspaper at a cost of 700 dollars. The note references Los Angeles and voter action, with unclear details about the initiative and its funding.
Senator William Alden Smith urged keeping Old Black Joe Jones on the payroll as a former Jefferson Davis bodyguard. He defended the move saying it honors wounded Southern veterans and avoids burdening the government with pensions. The Senate voted 37 to 8 to retain Jones.
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