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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1919
Page
2
A Victorian style household remedy pitch urges mothers to treat sick children with California Syrup of Figs. It claims to purge stomachs livers and bowels gently within hours, promising easy gains in health and sleep. The ad warns buyers to seek the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company and to beware of counterfeits.
An old advertisement promotes Thedford's Black Draught as a cure for constipation bloating and stomach discomfort. It claims a reader switched from other medicines to Black Draught, notes improved digestion and liver comfort, and urges purchase at druggists. The ad frames the product as essential for daily health.
Fragmentary note describes uncertain memory credit and a question of testing capability. Mentions a figure 67 and a monetary amount in lim money. No clear event, person, or organization identified beyond generic phrases and speculative assessment.
An advertisement extols a cure for deafness caused by catarrh, asserting catarrh inflames mucous tissue and the Eustachian tube, risking permanent hearing loss if untreated. It promotes Mall’s Catarrh Medicine as a universal remedy with a money back offer and includes an unrelated zoological note about animal limbs.
Missouri lawmakers rejected measures aimed at stripping the public service commission of authority over municipal franchise contracts after street car fare raises in St Louis and Kansas City sparked outrage. Other bills stalled sought to reshape banking practices for discount banks and to reorganize state departments, while a pension bill granting $189 annually for blind residents with under $500 income passed the House.
The Missouri senate delays final action on the third reading Coffrage bill with 18 votes needed. A seven-member house senate committee is formed to block plans for the Missouri Centennial celebrations and report back on appropriations. Other bills touched on water works street changes and corporate reforms, with a resolution to amend the constitution pending.
Representative Farris introduced a bill to simplify end of civil procedure, passed by the House and endorsed by the Missouri Bar Association. Two of the four children's core bills were reported favorably and will be set as a Senate special order later. Friends of the measure expect passage as most major bills have favorable reports, while seven proposed bills were reported unfavorably by committees.
Several senators opposed a measure by Senator Goodson of Macon expanding the state factory inspector scope and salaries. Senator Gray of Jasper led the attack and Goodson withdrew the bill amid sharp exchanges. The proposal would cover additional factories and extend inspections along with deputy staff and pay.
Proceedings discuss financing equipment to improve the surveying and platting of real estate, including prohibitions on unrecorded plats. The Missouri legislature hears from City Counselor Ko and Republican and Democratic members about a proposed constitutional convention and related political maneuvers. The New Constitution League and Kansas City reps urge action. party lines split on the bill.
The Senate committee on judiciary reported the Elder Bill reducing pawnshop interest from 2 to 1 percent per month. It requires entry of each payment date and the date the interest carries. The bill argues current practice charges up to 6 percent per month, far above the legal rate.
The War Department lists select Distinguished Service Cross recipients chosen from General Pershing’s reports. The scans note the gallantry and self sacrifice demonstrated by officers and men, praising bravery while acknowledging many stories would require more space than newspapers can print.
Private Nelhour and his squad repelled an enemy machine gun assault near Latdtreet Bt Georgre. He directed automatic fire and, though wounded, led recovery of eleven prisoners and maintained weapons fire to protect his unit during a fierce counterattack.
Captain Edward C Allworth of the 60th Infantry earned a Distinguished Service Cross for gallantry during a Meuse crossing at a bridgehead near Merblemont in November. He spurred his men across the canal under heavy fire, held the slope, and forced the enemy to retreat, enabling a bridgehead reestablishment and later troop advance. Home: Crawford, Washington.
In June 1918 near Chateau Thierry France Sergt Hoffman and his company repelled a heavy machine gun assault. Hoffman crawled through direct fire silencing the gun crew and helped hold the line, earning the Distinguished Service Cross for gallantry.
Sergeant Theodore Petersen of Med Cpt 185 Fed Arch and Corporal Call returned to danger to aid fallen officers amid frontline fighting in France. Petersen endured severe pain from wounds before dying at a hospital, while Call carried a fallen lieutenant to safety under fire, earning high decorations for conspicuous bravery.
Charles Disalvo of Company B 14th Infantry Private Thisalvo was decorated for conspicuous gallantry near Recoville Prairie on November 1, 1914. Though his unit halted by enemy machine guns, Disalvo charged alone breaking the post, killed one gunner, forced surrender, and led the group forward before he was fatally wounded. His widow resides at TH Arlington Avenue, St. Louis, Mo.
John J. Kelly of the 78th Company Mi Regiment A and M was decorated for gallantry at Blanc Mont Ridge France on October 3 1918. He charged through our barrage 100 yards ahead of the front line attacked an enemy machine gun nest killed the gunner and wounded another with a pistol then returned with eight prisoners. Kelly's home is 6140 Kimbark Avenue Chicago Illinois.
An old medical advertisement touts Doctor Pierre’s Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic to restore vim vigor and vitality. It claims to purify blood and cleanse impurities through natural channels, promising a “tire” package for 10 cents to a P. Pierce address in Metropolis.
An advertisement touts Danderine as a cure for dandruff and a stimulator of hair growth. It promises soft glossy hair within minutes and potential new hair growth after about two weeks, claiming it can stop falling hair and soothe itchy scalp.
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