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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1914
Page
6
Young women with limited funds learn to craft homemade gifts by making boxes of candies. Recipes include Nut Candy Lemon Candy Chocolate Caramels Caramel Taffy and Mints with instructions for prep cooking cooling and shaping for presentable boxes.
Peoria humorist George Fitch notes Collier's satire on Illinois road plans to cover mud with concrete. He recalls colonial migration, Lincoln, and the gumbo roads, then shifts to autumn verses and Halloween mischief by villagers and youths, as reflected in Walt Mason's Judge column.
A new law in South Carolina fines farmers 25 to 100 dollars per acre for planting more than one third of land to cotton in 1915. The measure aims to curb cotton production, though it may not be widely adopted or strictly enforced in the state. The piece juxtaposes views on trade restrictions and mentions mistrust of trusts, war costs in gold, and varied contemporary observations.
The Rockefeller Foundation pledges millions for non combatant relief in wartorn countries. John D. Rockefeller Jr announced a European commission will assess needs, while a ship with 4000 tons of provisions already prepares to aid Belgium at a cost of 275000 dollars.
The United States sees a surge of foreign governments buying American horses for their armies as cavalry units mobilize for war. Report notes the American horse as a versatile, faithful workhorse already proven in U S fields and battles, now serving abroad.
President Roosevelt discloses that two European governments aim to seize American ports. He condemns such acts and urges peace on earth as Christmas Day nears. The front page emphasizes his call to brand war-makers for their actions.
An old advertisement touts Foley Cathartic Tablets as wholesome and thorough cleansing. It claims stimulating effects on the stomach liver and bowels with no griping or unpleasant after effects. It states stout people find immense relief and comfort and notes anti bilious properties sold by all druggists.
Mrs Wm Birch traveled to Kansas to attend the funeral of her sister in law Mrs Stoddard. A G Russell and C R Kincheloe went to St Louis to buy cattle for winter. A large barn owned by Mrs Hutchins Marrs east of town burned with contents last week. fire discovered about 10 am and neighboring efforts saved other buildings.
Arthur Correll of Holland Missouri visits relatives in Hutsonville. Supervisor Ira Newlin travels to Milwaukee as a delegate to the national good roads congress. Mrs. M. P. Rackerby visits her daughter Mrs. W. T. Hollenbeck at Marshall for a few days.
Mrs. Carl Ryerson and her son visit relatives in Toledo and West York. The drought last summer caused water shortages, and quail are scarcer than ever in the community, with many young birds believed to have perished for lack of water.
An advertisement claims Dr Kings New Life Pills improve health and complexion, relieve dizziness constipation biliousness headaches indigestion and purge fermenting foods. It sells for 25 cents at the local druggist.
The warning cites imposters posing as Red Cross and charity agents to solicit funds. It notes many crooks fled Europe and entered the country, with rising crime in big cities as evidence.
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