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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1918
Page
6
This map shows Illinois highways to be improved under a 60 million bond issue. Clark county gains two roads the National Road and the Chicago road. About 700 to 800 miles of the 4800 total are planned for construction next year. Improved primary roads will push demand to fix lesser roads and end Illinois’ reputation for poor highways.
Analyzes the Hindenburg Line as a deep German defense network with trenches barbed wire, concrete emplacements, pillboxes, and vast underground works. Describes how tanks and British tactics breached it at Cambrai and the line’s rapid collapse with Allied reserves in place by summer, turning it into a memory.
A meditation on Jewish endurance and national identity. The text praises Jewish persistence through centuries, argues for a state founded on enduring tradition rather than political novelty, and urges Americans to study history to guide future policy with wisdom and temperance.
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A World War I pilot describes a mission over No Man's Land as his aircraft caught fire from a ruptured tank. He and the observer fought the blaze, completed their target, and landed in a dramatic crash landing just before a second explosion. Both unharmed, they hurried away from the burning wreck.
Two hundred suspected slackers were jailed in the Tombs during the first night of a citywide manhunt. Inmate reactions ranged from groANS to curses as burglars and felons vented frustration. An old timer warned a conscientious objector that he must face harsher trials ahead.
A burglar entered Edward Daly's home in St Louis and helped himself to a piping hot supper and jewels valued at $100, according to police reports. No injuries reported and investigators seek leads on the accused thief.
Lieut L V Stephens writes from the front praising American soldiers and criticizing German troops after gas attack and shell shock. He says Americans win man for man when not massed and notes Germans surrender with hands raised while shouting Kamerad. He predicts return to action after rest.
Akron residents report that a deaf man cannot serve in the army aviation corps. A trial involving six deaf mutes suggests balance depends on eye, ear and muscle, and the car is identified as a balancing factor.
New York fashion note observes women dress to identity personality, favoring hats with fur trims and floral accents, and coats in fur or fur trimmed styles. Fur dominates winter wear, with Hudson seal, muskrat, mink, and marten popular. Muffs, capes, and fichu collars appear. a revived sleeveless dress with a high collar is questioned for elegance. Lucy Carter.
Secretary HW M Adolph of the Cleveland Rabbit Breeders Association says rabbit meat will join standard meats in Cleveland and Western markets. He notes the movement started in the West and that rabbit can be a delicate, stock-farmed meat similar in quality to beef or pork.
Claremore Oklahoma resident Bere Sprangle, a prominent oil man, wins contract to eliminate mosquitoes. He will bury oil barrels in city sewers and maintain a slow oil flow to treat pools, with oil donated by local companies.
Ed Ault and his wife moved from Robinson to Calhan Colorado where he served as substitute on a rural route. In an exam Mrs Ault scored highest and won the appointment while her husband became substitute carrier. The route spans eighty miles and is traveled daily in a Ford.
Real estate transfers listed include Hurley Sears to James Isaacs for lot 5 block 7 orig Dennison at 200 dollars. John Carr to Jno Miller for lot 10 Williams ad Casey at 1300 dollars. Dont Young, exec, to Sarepta Estes for lot 3 block 10 Dulaney's 1st Casey at 635 dollars. S J Estes to J B Moore for the same parcel.
A list of real estate deals includes J B Moore transferring to P Hecathorn for 650 dollars, Stella Fancher selling to Harlan Bennett, 76 acres valued at 6358 dollars, Shadrach Thomas directing funds to Clarksville Cemetery for a small portion, Mary E Custis selling a Kendall street lot 15 in Martinsville for 1000 dollars, Seymour Hurst conveying nw 26 11 11 for 150 dollars, and Frank Cole transferring 160 acres across two legal descriptions for 8000 dollars.
An old Marshall advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a tested kidney remedy. It features Mrs. Thomas Riley Jr. of 315 North 8th Street praising relief from back ache and kidney troubles after using the product sold for 60 cents by Foster Milburn Co. in Buffalo New York.
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