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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1914
Page
5
Numerous social visits and family gatherings reported in Plymouth and surrounding towns. Residents travel to Chicago Paris Indianapolis and St Louis for visits business and education while local youth pursue schooling and millinery positions.
The piece argues that ongoing arms buildup by ruling classes causes wars and suffering, while peacetime reform could shift power from elites to common people. It suggests that wartime lessons might inspire bans on armament and prompt political changes, though social evolution remains slow and complex.
Rainfall continues in York as Mrs. Alice Bartlett and Miss Susie Stark are reported sick with typhoid fever. Miss Thea Freeman of Terre Haute has returned home after visiting here. Young folks enjoyed a Friday evening gathering at the Bartlett home with games and watermelons. Musselers on Chenowetts Landing held a fish fry last Sunday with plentiful fare.
Sunday school attendance reached 58. Mort Mills and family visited Everett Swope. Malvern Swope and wives Orval Rockwell Susie Weber Eva Nave and Gertie Boils with Beulah spent Sunday at Dave Rockwell. Amy Swope visited her brother Elvin. John Weber and wife visited Jim Leatherman. Alice Swope is in poor health.
Leonard Washburn delivered a fruit load to Terre Haute on Monday. Charlie Gilbert and his family attended church at Mill Creek on Sunday. Mrs Joe Tapscott and daughter Edith spent Sunday with Will Mallory. Ethel Washburn and Trixie Cunningham visited Terre Haute Monday. Vern Lowry and Layle Cunningham returned from the north last Wednesday. Mrs Morgan Sweet visited Chrisman to see her daughter Emma Waymire. Orpha Martin visited Hurley Murphy’s near Auburn in the latter part of last week.
The piece riffs on inequality and social critique noting Americans spend abroad while neglecting domestic needs. It suggests laziness in effort, says pleasure comes from unaffordable indulgence, and warns poverty can drive crime. It laments long civilization overcoming impulse and human capacity to annoy others.
Gainesville resident Mrs. H T Strange reports back pain from kidney trouble and bladder issues, saying Foley Kidney Pills strengthened her back and eliminated kidney and bladder problems. Sold by all druggists.
Foster Martin presents a grand Chicago Style Show featuring the largest display of suits cloaks dresses furs and millinery in the United States. New silks dress goods crepes and ginghams are shown with pictorial reviews style books and pattern offers.
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