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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1915
Page
2
The Marshall Herald notes printing and mailing details with Charles Scott listed as publisher. The notice confirms post office processing and third class mail status for the Marshall Texas publication.
The Casey Banner Times rebuts Marshall Heralds push for county bonds to fund hard roads. Casey Township already built rock roads beyond fifty miles, and supporters say state and county aid should not pull the town into others’ mud. The piece argues Casey remains fair and benefits from broader road improvements.
Dr Constantin Dumba Austrian ambassador to this country showed ineptness and disloyalty by aiding strikes against American war supply plants. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing acted swiftly to investigate and demand his recall, hastened by a letter from Secretary Lansing.
The United States informs Austria Hungary that Mr Dumba is no longer acceptable as ambassador. It cites improper conduct including covert dispatches via an American passport and tension of diplomatic propriety. Washington expresses regret and a desire to maintain cordial relations.
The article lauds Carlos Finlay for identifying the mosquito as yellow fever’s carrier and Paul Ehrlich for curing syphilis, arguing their discoveries saved countless lives and advanced humanity beyond military conquests. It notes Havana’s sanitation success and the broader impact on projects like the Panama Canal, contrasting scientific mercy with war.
The text praises Kipling's observations of the French 75 field gun noting its logic directness and simplicity. It attributes the weapon's effectiveness to a common design that combines widely used components with minor variations and improvements.
A wartime tale portrays Santa Claus as outwitting the British blockade to deliver German toys to American children. It credits Uncle Sam with pressuring John Bull to ease restrictions and allow shipments from Rotterdam, highlighting 4500 cases of toys aboard the Veenbergen and ongoing German exports as the year’s diplomatic triumph.
An impartial source confirms war orders saved American business from collapse. German finance official Waetzoldt notes large orders kept institutions busy and warns that an abrupt end to the war without tariff readjustment could flood the U S with European goods while American mills sit idle.
In a brief letter Abe Martin notes Mrs. Tipton Bud's brother may stay in California unless he can get a fair price for his inherited watch. He remarks that many people invest first and investigate later.
A Texas medicine claim promises to cure kidney and bladder troubles in men and women, dissolve gravel, treat diabetes and rheumatism, and regulate child bladder issues. If not on druggist shelf, mailed for $1.00. One bottle in two months often cures. testimonials available from Saint Louis Missouri address.
The piece critiques early New York colonial and English governors, praising Thomas Dongan for drafting the bill of rights that influenced the later Declaration of Independence. It reflects on New York’s status, noting Berlin and Petrograd as examples of nascent cities and comparing trade centers like Salem with Boston and Philadelphia.
The article recounts how starving fleeing aristocrats left dogs to roam Paris in 1793. Packs formed in the Champs Elysees and Bois de Boulogne as Santerre proposed dog hangings. National guards trapped the Champs Elysees pack, killing thousands near Place Royale while Gaspardin used royal coaches to transport carcasses in a state procession.
A captain and his reserves officer stay with a Polish priest and speak in Latin. The ex professor, wearing thick spectacles, calls the scene another horror of war, reflecting on the brutality witnessed.
In the Falkland islands the wind blows hard and steadily, hindering tree growth and pushing potatoes and turnips from the ground at times. Grass grows luxuriously despite the gusts.
The bottle tree is native to Australia with an unusually expansive trunk that enlarges more on rocky ground. In fertile soil the trunk becomes a uniform cylindrical column and branches spread from the top like a neck, giving the tree its two-bottle name.
Fragmentary text hints at a candid exchange during a Detroit program premier with references to discretion and a possible recall or controversy. Names and clearer details are not readable in the surviving excerpt.
Amid bombardment Rheims kept education alive in cellars and ruined houses. Octave Forsant reports 1000 children attended subterranean schools by January with lessons uninterrupted as shells fell, teachers walked daily, and a Christmas celebration marked resilience. Twelve exam takers earned certificates in July.
A Jackson County inmate Joe Deberry recounted to a Murphysboro Republican-Era reporter a fearsome vision in his cell. He described a headless woman in white who shook his bed and roamed the prison corridor as he claimed the demon-voiced ghost spoke of his plan to kill Elizabeth Martin.
An old advertisement extols Dr King’s New Discovery as the best cough remedy for colds. It notes prices of 60 cents and one dollar and urges faithful use after exposure to sneezes.
Robert Grimshaw a New York University lecturer warns that after peace America will absorb German unemployment with a flood of cheap goods. He argues 2,000,000 returning Germans will accept 50 cents a day and flood U S markets with manufactured products once seas reopen to wartime goods.
Real estate transfers show Seymour Hurst selling and purchasing parcels in Marshall and Archer's additions for sums from 1 to 1600 dollars. Notable dealings include Le seure and Thompson exchanges, and a 20 acre parcel sale to Lodica Pickens. Names include Robert Thompson, Ernestine Leseure, Theodore Bennett, Jac H Kiger, James Stuart, and Josiah Christine.
O D Wright of Rosemont Nebraska reports kidney pains disturbed his rest until Foley Kidney Pills relieved the ache after one bottle. He notes the pills also ease rheumatism and backache and are sold at City Drug Store.
The Illinois state fair will omit cattle sheep and swine shows this year due to an outbreak of foot and mouth disease. Premiums totaling 10000 are withdrawn to fund other attractions while horse displays and special exhibits are planned to maintain a strong fair. Secretary B M Davison and Governor Dunne promise a larger than before event with new features and space already sold.
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