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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1917
Page
2
The article argues farmers face scrutiny over wheat selling at government price levels. critics cite delays and market manipulation as farm income fluctuations elicit protests. It compares past price peaks, notesJuly 1914 prices, and stresses patriotism and policy under the Lever Act while urging restraint and fair practice.
The article notes war spurs new U S mining and transport efforts, highlighting upper Mississippi ore and coal traffic. It discusses strontium deposits in Michigan Ohio New York West Virginia Texas California and Arizona expanding to meet demand for fireworks and signal rockets. By 1916 domestic ore use rose sharply with California and Arizona deposits opened for first-time production.
In Shelby County Indiana Dr William W Tindall and D A Bass conduct an examining panel for a local test of practicality. A young man from Jackson township fails the physical due to underweight but is described as never drinking drinking beer nor whisky never uttering a cuss word and preferring home with his wife. The examiners marked a red zero opposite his name indicating uncertainty about future suitability.
Fragmentary text mentions a divorce and a person named Magee, suggesting a court or marital dispute. The lines are garbled with misspellings and incomplete phrases, offering little verifiable detail beyond the basic topic of a marriage dissolution.
Washington. Commissioned officers wear a black and gold hat cord and various collar insignia. A second lieutenant bears crossed rifles for infantry or other symbols for different branches, plus a quarter inch cuff stripe and overcoat braid. The first lieutenant adds a single silver bar per collar side. Captains have two silver bars and a double scroll. Majors add a gold oak leaf and three scrolls. Lieutenant colonels and colonels have silver oak leaf and four or five scrolls and a spread eagle. Brigadier general has a silver star. major general two stars. lieutenant general two stars and a coat of arms. Noncommissioned officers use elbow chevrons, with corporal two, sergeant three, first sergeant three and a diamond or lozenge center.
Niddle River Minnesota reports a barn nine miles south of here destroyed by fire. William Huff says a bird carried a twig with a glowing end from a brush fire into the hay loft starting the blaze. Two valuable horses died. Huff did not investigate after seeing a smoke trail.
The Indian government is ready to recommend removing restrictions on Annie Besant head of the Theosophical Society and her coworkers if they promise to avoid unconstitutional or violent agitation. Besant was expelled from Bombay presidency last year and barred from lecturing meetings or publishing writings in India.
In Steubenville Ohio George Androskey a fifteen year old of Mingo Junction peeked into a whisky barrel with a lit match causing an explosion. Part of his face was blown away and he will lose sight in the eye.
Reports for railroads war boards show public cooperation cut passenger miles by about 25 million since May 1, releasing crews and locomotives for freight. Shippers and railroads increased car efficiency, moving 25 percent more freight, with bigger trade units and higher carloads in cotton and sugar. Coal demand rose, but labor troubles hinder mine output. Renewed effort needed as 2,500 cars daily are required for troops and supplies, and exports will double demand.
The piece urges citizens to buy Liberty Bonds to fund the war, arguing government seizure of funds if public money is withheld. It notes Adam Gard Marshall joining an Auditing Commission to France, with a raise from $2,000 to about $4,000 annually, and highlights Clark County residents John Rector Percy Cox Miss Myrtle McDaniel and Oscar C. Smith involved in related efforts.
Five ostrich eggs hatched at the University of Wisconsin Incubator in Madison the first in the state. The eggs came from Vilas Park and the parent birds are a pair from California.
Sharon Pa. Philip Fisher of the American Red Cross in France reports German prisoners doubted U S troops would reach France and believed London had been obliterated by Zeppelins after questioning.
A land tortoise near Darven in Fainton, West Virginia, was found on G. G. Neely’s farm aged ninety nine years. Its shell bears the initials of Neely’s great grandfather and the mark “1818.”
Marshall reader Mr W Houk, a well known blacksmith on W Main St, testifies to kidney relief from Dean's Kidney Pills after two years of back pain and nightly disruptions. He claims five to six boxes cured him and urges others to buy the same remedy from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The article traces the oath taking ritual with the Bible at U S inaugurations. It notes the kiss on the open page, explains the opening is random, and cites examples from Garfield Cleveland McKinley Harrison and others. It mentions sources like James D. Maher and James H. McKinney and describes gifts from mothers, wives, and bishops.
A fragment discusses Moses' ark placed among the bulrushes as an ark of bulrushes coated with slime and pitch. It suggests this may be an early example of a reinforced concrete style, likening it to a primitive construction analogy.
A reflective saying emphasizes prioritizing conscience in decisions and reserving prudence for later consideration. It suggests moral clarity should lead, with careful second thoughts following as needed.
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