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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1918
Page
5
Only 787 tons of refined sugar were shipped from America to neutral nations in the first five months, about 8.2 percent of total exports to all countries. Mexico received more than half of the sugar sent to neutrals.
The Louisville Courier Journal argues daylight saving is wise as clocks steal 60 minutes of sun daily for public benefit. It notes shifts in baseball start times and daily life, praising the rule while critiquing little selective concerns.
Consul Haven of Turin notes rising wood burning and ash collection as Italy faces fertilizer scarcity. Wood ash potash content ranges from 6 to 19 percent with per ton yields varying by wood type, from spruce to oak and elm. Reports on wormwood and fumaria ash potash also given, highlighting conservation.
A Carnegie museum led research party completed the first documented traversal of the Labrador peninsula from south to north. Funded by the Carnegie museum the National Geographic Society and Alfred Marshall of Chicago the expedition included W B C Todd and O J Murie of the Carnegie museum with several Indians. A telegram from St Johns Newfoundland confirmed the voyage and safety with no expedition details released.
Crepe de chine does not come from China but from Japan Italy and France with weaving done by hand. Pongees are produced in peasants homes with unique weight fineness color and texture. Shantungs hail from Liutang and Nanshai from Nighai districts.
A I Moreau Gottschalk, U S consul general at Rio de Janeiro, endorses reviving Brazil's cotton industry noting its origin as a parent cotton nation and the value of cottonseed by products for growers. The piece also notes a shift by US city press toward 25 cent stores replacing 5 and 10 cent shops, signaling possible dollar store return.
Bids for hauling coal to the city light and water plants will be received at the city collector's office up to noon October 31.
No prayer meeting or Boy Scout meet this week. Regular services will proceed next Sunday unless health officers order otherwise. Church bell to ring Saturday evening at 7 p m. Pastor C R Dierlamm confirms.
The church invites all departments to hold services Sunday at usual hours unless the Board of Health extends the closing order. A final bell announcement will be made Saturday at 7 o clock. no ring means no services. Heating and ventilation will follow state Board of Health guidance. A. P. Raymond Powers, Minister. A farmer enjoys his farm paper for actionable advice.
Large fund available to loan on good farm lands at the lowest rates. Cole and Cole announce in Marshall Illinois. Also promote Fred Wallis market for quality fresh and salt meats at Kohl building East Main Street. Wabash phone 95 Farmers phone 37. For sale pure bred red sows with pigs from Poland China. J H Maurer. For sale heating stove C Parsons.
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