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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1914
Page
7
Duncan McDonald, secretary treasurer of the Illinois Miners Union, warns of severe poverty among coal workers and families as mining companies fail this year. He notes the relief fund is insufficient to feed workers and cites broader industry distress across Illinois and beyond.
Mr Bell details a midnight journey from the Library of Congress to the South Worth Cottage in Georgetown. He notes streets, monuments, government buildings, and traffic, plus a nod to local politics and Gus Purduin’s legislative bid, followed by an obituary and commentary on Roosevelt era tariff debates.
An estimate indicates 250 acres lie outside the canal prism containing over 80 million cubic yards of spoil. This material could fill walls seven feet thick and seven feet high spanning from New York to San Francisco, if cleared.
Advertised remedy claims to dissolve grav es cure diabetes and rheumatic ailments in men and women. It promises regulation of bladder troubles in children and offers a two month treatment for $1.00 with testimonials from other states and a St Louis contact. Also includes a separate quip about inheritance and money.
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