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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1919
Page
7
In Nebraska snowdrifts a train stalled for six hours as a farmer aboard gathered opinions from fellow passengers. The conductor, after four miles to fetch a section crew, signals movement with a weather joke about frozen wheels. Laughter erupts as whiskers retreat.
A new ready to use splint assists treatment of broken and injured arms. The device adjusts to the patient's body and can be used on either arm. It comprises metal rods with joints and hinges to support and protect the arm in any desired position.
The visitors' book at the Hotel Majestic or Hotel Astoria in Paris records signatures of many famous men. Authentically legible, the books would appeal to autograph fiends and could be auctioned piecemeal after the conference to defray expenses.
A hopeful narrator rails at social constraints while urging resilience. The passage contrasts wealth with love and hints that humor can defuse social snubs. It emphasizes dignity and personal warmth over money in personal worth.
Dr Haim L Davis, Chicago neurologist and former American Red Cross commissioner, describes a crisis in Poland with starving children and widespread poverty. He urges a $35,000,000 American Jewish Relief Committee appeal, to rescue Christian and Jewish families, with headquarters in New York.
New York reports Jewish relief efforts sending over eight million dollars in goods abroad this year. Aboard the Ashburn 500 tons of kosher meat were blessed by rabbis as it was loaded, destined for Poland and other European regions.
The New York Evening Post quotes a housewife doubting that factory girls can instantly adapt to home making. She notes factory workers lack basic sanitary habits and fails in cooking and cleaning basics without broader training or kindergarten education.
Bill Dudley and eleven players from a progressive pinochle group left their South Side homes to Beech Grove. After a miscue with a return car they staged a silent garage lift and drove home before the others, then repeated the stunt after the meeting, prompting questions from his wife and the rest of the club.
A Chicago Tribune anecdote recalls a minister who witnessed quick weddings near him. A groom, after a ceremony, offered a rooster as payment, promising a turkey later, then admitted the bride was not worth the gesture.
The ox returned as a work animal in Maine farming communities as slings and gear revived. Blacksmiths’ shoeing frames, once common twenty years ago, are again in use. oxen cost less to feed and match horses in utility on small farms amid rising feed prices.
A small Indiana high school boys football group faced no support from their young female principal. After she granted a meeting but doubted their readiness, the boys reported they organized a team and, recalling her remark on need for cool executives, elected her captain.
Passage cites Frederic W. Ganzert describing an influenza related argument to a colored porter aboard a troop train. He notes the cold weather would freeze an animal of that size due to insufficient blood to sustain body and soul, reflecting period language and tone.
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