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Newspaper
Macomb Eagle
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1893
Page
1
The Macomb Illinois Democratic Mass Meeting calls on voters and post office patrons to meet in the Macomb court room on Saturday April 4 1898 at 7 30 for discussion on choosing the city postmaster by popular vote. The notice is signed by about 300 Democrats and includes various local notices and advertisements.
Tuesday's returns reveal the Democrats sweeping most townships with majorities from 17 to 104. In Macomb the entire Democratic ticket won except fourth ward alderman W E Thompson. Other townships like New Salem Mound Bushnell Emmet Ndota and many elect the straight Democratic slate, while Bethel Chalmers and Industry show mixed outcomes.
A jumble of 19th century patent medicine pitches promises cures for catarrh kidney and bladder troubles. It touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for failures and lists other remedies including a new nocturnal kidney cure and De Witt’s Little Early Risers. Testimonies praise failures overcome by Fly's Cream Balm and various doctors endorse the tonics.
An OCR fragment presents a dubious old advertisement claiming Astoria Castoria products for babies children and adults. It mentions a druggist and a Philadelphia address and asserts cures for tumors and bleeding though the text is garbled and may misstate medical benefits.
A letter advocates Westhis Heart remedy and lists various "cures" sold by Dewitl Tattle Early Kisera pulse of unequaled merit. A young farmer near Labelle Mu suffers a severe jaw injury from a pitchfork handle, requiring two men to remove it and leaving him unable to speak.
A major blaze destroyed the Bardolph business block on Main Street including Knapp & Randolph’s drug and hardware store and the Presbyterian church. Fire spread rapidly despite efforts to save stock. powder in a keg and a kerosene tank worsened the flames. Losses total about twenty five thousand dollars with several uninsured buildings. Some firms plan to rebuild including N H Jackson Co Fluke Wilcox and Throckmorton Casner. church rebuild also planned.
Election passed quietly as Misace Luna Reece and Kimma W Chater were elected. Local items report residents attending events, births, visits, and business notes including coal and roller mills resumes and a queen Elisabeth quotation.
An ad highlights free cutting and fitting with dress goods and notes waist seam stitching. It mentions Hrponcoer & Co and an offer on Harnessed Oil at Walker's priced at 50 cents per gallon.
From April 1 1892 to April 1 1898 W J Anderson cited sixty five sales totaling $80000 in personal property. He has a wide reputation as an auctioneer of personal property and the figures show solid yearly performance.
The Universalist Church announces morning and evening services next Sunday. Preaching at 11 oclock am by Mrs Kate Hughes The evening sermon will be given by Misa Maggie Litus II Warranam, Pastor.
Local notice offers a bargain to former residents now in Macomb and Industry readers. Buy both the Macomb Energy and the Industry Enterprise for one year at two dollars, or pay two dollars to receive both papers. Mentioned location Walker's Farm Harness.
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