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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1913
Page
6
An old advertisement touts Dr King s New Discovery as the best remedy for croup and coughs with a testimonial from Lewis Chamberlain of Manchester Ohio. It promotes 50c and 1.00 bottles and urges keeping a bottle at home. The ad also mentions Taubeneck Davison City Drug Store.
A farmer named Joe Brown while plowing hit a buried can of nitroglycerin and the liquid spilled over the plow without detonating. He later rigged a fuse to the remnants and set it off, an explosion that reportedly shook the surrounding area and was described as miraculous and almost unbelievable by the Odd Long Oracle.
Patrons are urged to mail Christmas packages early and avoid using fancy holiday stickers as seals. If stickers close the overlapping paper ends, parcels are charged letter postage rates. Proper use is acceptable. misapplied stickers lead to underpaid postage and delays during holiday rush.
Compiled religious sermon notes discuss Joshua leading Israel across the Jordan, Jericho’s fall, and Rahab’s salvation as examples of obedient faith. The text links the two memorials to Christ’s deliverance, contrasts divine orders with human sense, and emphasizes trust in God over visible means.
SSTR in us 7% on IF 4 From The Review. Fred B Murphy and wife left Tuesday for California where he has aspoaiti to the Ph Held. recent: a Guent, in Oscar Warner of Gledness Yin 2 Serious condition. pat the hospital at mitingham from aspenidicttion and other ailments. The farm in Parker township. Was struck by lightning Saturday afternoon and burned. Frank Meyers, in a sanitarium near Colorado Springs, returned home Tuesday. In the special township election held Tuesday to vote on issuing 55000 in town bonds to pay off indebtedness, the proposition carried 89 votes for and 16 against.
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt describes a Richmond household where a mistress vents about a darky servant with a curious disposition. Lily, the servant, responds with innocence when asked about letters. The mistress dismisses any so called messenger as foolish or impertinent.
The document estimates world population at about 1.6 billion with Asia over half, Africa 127 million, North America 120 million, South America 45 million, Australia 5 million, Europe 380 million and polar regions 300 thousand. It notes statistics are sparse and future growth may accelerate due to limited data.
The excerpt mocks crooked politicians using a doctored product slogan to imply grease eases progress yet can arrest legislative action. It hints that some men rise by crookedness and may be thwarted or imprisoned.
A Texas Wonder claims to cure kidney and bladder troubles dissolve gravel cure diabetes and rheumatism for men and women and regulate bladder problems in children. One bottle provides two months of treatment and is sold by druggists or mailed for 1.00 from Dr B W Hall St Louis Missouri testimonials requested.
Mrs Julia Tuscher of Marshall testifies the pills cured her backache bearing down pains and blurry vision caused by disordered kidneys. She bought at Wilson Harlan’s Drug Store and says the remedy improved within a day and fully cured in five weeks. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole US agent. Remember Doan’s.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a dispute over charging for advice. No clear entities, dates, or actions present to anchor a fuller summary.
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