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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1917
Page
7
A writer recounts a visit to the Washington Stadium where guards confront him for trespass while he ponders Patrick Henry and wartime politics. He compares military drills, defends a war strategy, and argues against a peace without victory, envisioning Allied strength and Russia and Japan shaping the outcome.
The Wheat Price Committee fixes a minimum of 2.20 per bushel for No. 1 Northern spring wheat in Chicago as a fair base under current conditions. It aims to protect producers without burdening consumers and aligns with a prior 2.00 minimum from 1918. The policy relies on by products income, flour exports, and dairy demand to sustain bread at about 5 cents for a 14 ounce loaf, while eliminating unnecessary middlemen.
A analysis contrasts pay of a first class private in the United States for overseas service with second lieutenants in allied nations. It notes US private pay at 475 yearly with free living costs, while foreign lieutenant pay lags. The piece asserts US soldiers are the best paid group in history across services. It also mentions a new country dog license law imposing tags, indemnity for sheep, and fines for noncompliance, plus a quip on marriage.
In Carrier Mills Sa line county a 109 year old woman known as Grandma Cofield died last Wednesday. Born into slavery she was sold at auction five times and became mother to eighteen children. At death she weighed about 75 pounds and was blind yet declined a pension, saying she could distinguish light from dark.
Large sheets of carbon paper for transferring embroidery and other patterns are available at the Herald Office.
A man wonders which father would want his son to imitate his path while reflecting on the foolish acts of other men. The sentiment contrasts parental guidance with observed vanity and error among peers.
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