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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1916
Page
2
Compiled quotes from 1907 to 1909 show proponents attacking labor unions and praising open shop ideals. Political speeches by figures discussed unions, labor standards, and wage expectations while critiquing organized labor leaders and collective bargaining.
A historical note says Chinese laborers were more desirable as workers than the rough crowds arriving annually at Eastern ports, viewed for their work ethic rather than citizenship. The remark frames immigrant groups in relation to labor contributions and social acceptance.
A collection of remarks by Hughes stressing labor unions as a path to better conditions for workers. He lauds organized labor as a guardian of workers safety and health and predicts unions will resolve Sunday labor issues, urging cooperation to boost results.
Lewis Kendall, a public auctioneer, lists 48 Farmers telephone items for sale. The notice provides contact at telephone number 346 for bidding details and scheduling. The listing emphasizes availability of agricultural telephony equipment and related assets for auction.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr King s New Discovery as relief for stuffed head and congested nose with balsams to soothe membranes clear the head loosen phlegm and help you breathe easier. It urges persistent use until the cold ends and notes a 25 cent price.
Nantucket locals pepper conversations with old sea terms such as hau, splice, belay, rig, heave, luff, tack, and square away. The Nantucket Scrap Basket by Macy and Hussey notes how these phrases appear unconsciously in daily speech. A Quaker mother once denied using nautical talk before accidentally proving it while sending eggs to a cousin.
A jewelers acid test uses a specially built bottle with a glass stopper and a long pointed rod. The rod carries a tiny amount of acid to touch the jewelry, leaving gold unharmed while imitation metals turn green.
In Tuscumbia Alabama Mrs Anna Byrd reports her back pain and rheumatic symptoms eased after using Foley's Kidney Pills. She says the pills removed the hurt and helped sleep, with swollen ankles and urinary issues improving as kidney and bladder trouble subsided.
A rhetoric filled appeal listing dozens of reasons to vote for Hughes. It praises protection prosperity preparedness and patriotism asserting he avoids partisanship supports labor cooperation defends American interests abroad and pledges action over words. It cites Roosevelt praise New York record and calls for strong leadership in a postwar economy.
A compilation of criticisms aimed at President Wilson. The text cites Democratic Committee leadership, the shipping bill, seamen's bill, diplomacy, and unemployment, arguing Wilson's leadership failed on foreign and domestic fronts. It accuses him of inconsistency, weak posture on armed conflict, and civil service reversal.
Wireless pioneer William Marconi says there have been few major new war inventions, mainly refinements of existing knowledge. He highlights improved practical wireless directing artillery from aircraft, big rail transportation lessons, and rapid industrial mobilization as key wartime outcomes.
City Treasurer Harry Corwin received a letter from Fond du Lac Wisconsin signed I A Gibbs asking that a dollar bill found in a street sweeper’s pay envelope be sent to that address. The note claimed the money belonged to a friend killed in an April accident after spending thousands.
George Getzgar of Sheepshead Bay will obtain $25 a week from his wife’s estate to remain a widower, with filing at Kings County surrogate. Mrs. Getzgar died August 7 leaving $100,000. Major portion goes to St Peter’s Lutheran Brooklyn and Wartburg Orphans’ Farm School Mount Vernon. Her son Henry Getzstein inherits jewelry and household goods and the residue. On death, one quarter of the residue goes to relatives, including the husband if surviving.
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