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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1918
Page
6
The piece argues that postwar society will split into two classes: taxpayers earning interest and those who pay taxes. It urges Americans to support Liberty Bonds as war financing, stressing personal future benefits and national duty. It invites stay-at-homes to decide which class they will join with the Fourth Liberty Loan.
Government officials press a shift to registered bonds citing safety and convenience. Investors should register via their bank to have interest mailed and to reduce theft risk, with principal paid at maturity and no default in payments expected.
The Eighth Federal Reserve District plans community and industrial honors for Fourth Liberty Loan oversubscriptions. Communities exceeding quotas receive Honor Flags with four bars. organizations reaching 75 percent or more may buy a permanent Liberty Loan honor pennant. Both awards are patent protected.
Lucia waits at the station as Tony goes to war amid a crowd of foreign born women. The YWCA leads an International Institute program to teach English and provide social services for immigrants, aiding wives, mothers, and workers in 18 languages.
Springfield Sept 25 Governor Lowden calls Illinois voters to approve the 60 million dollar good roads bond issue at the November election. He argues proceeds come from automobile licenses and stresses post war road construction to absorb labor and speed economic readjustment.
Lance Corp. Charles W. Baker recalls a WWI prison escape attempt via a tunnel built from war bread bricks. The bakers hid bread bricks under sand, lit the tunnel with makeshift electricity, and painted walls with newspaper pictures. A betrayer ended the plan, but German officers lingered to view the curious tunnel and praised the sapping.
The Kaiser tells Rufach soldiers Alsace Lorraine are his to defend with their blood and God’s glory, while Allied prisoners and refugees expose the cost of German control. Bulgarian, Turkish, and Austrian cases show shifting loyalties and dwindling willingness to bleed for the cause.
The Prairie Farmer notes a strong social value in good roads arguing that automobiles enable the country home to enjoy city and country benefits. It states rain worsens rural life by wrecking church, parties, and courtship events, and that hard roads remain the key to constant country life.
A brief note states that flat feet do not exempt individuals from paying income tax. The remark implies a legal or humorous reform context without detailing policy effects or governing body.
A Minnesota child welfare report champions scientific methods in raising children over old fashioned approaches. It presents malnutrition figures showing country children at 16 percent below normal versus 7.65 percent for city children and notes rural prejudice against newfangled nations as a cause. City mothers’ hygiene drills are cited as improving urban health, with draft data aligning city youth to higher physical tests.
Homer Nelson Pearce born June 8 1875 in Darwin Illinois died October 6 1918 in Marshall Illinois. He was the eldest child of Edward and Martha Pearce survived by his father a sister Mrs Ira Morrill Toledo Ohio two brothers John in France Randolph Darwin and a late Milo. He married Effie Baker June 2 1900 and had three children Fred Clarine Edward. He joined the Christian church in Indianapolis about five years ago and suffered paralysis thereafter. Funeral held October 8 at Dr Pearce home conducted by Rev J C Craig and burial in Brick Cemetery.
The fragment highlights Castoria, a long trusted remedy. It evokes a familiar brand marker with the slogan You Have Always Bought and a signature line, reflecting its historic consumer notice style.
Marshall resident W Houk testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills cured years of back and kidney pain from strenuous horse shoeing. He reports night pains, frequent urination, and later steady work with no recurrence. The Foster Milburn Co. advertises the 60 cent remedy available at local dealers in Buffalo New York.
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