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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1916
Page
6
Report from Tuscola describes a confidence game selling rights to a patent concrete fence post, with notes, moulds, and local bank involvement. Agents lure farmers with simple, misleading demonstrations and then escalate to broader territorial deals, later nullifying original contracts.
An advertisement claims Dr King's New Life Pills remove a dull stuffed feeling from constipation. It urges buying a box at 26 cents, taking one or two pills tonight for a quick morning improvement.
A tonic named Texas Wonder claims to cure kidney and bladder issues, dissolve gravel, treat diabetes, back and rheumatic pains, and bladder irregularities in men women and children. State testimonials available. mail order possible for $1.00. Copy includes address for Dr. BE W Hall St Louis and note of druggists selling it nationwide.
Miss Elizabeth Grady age 60 was struck by lightning while passing under a metal clothesline in Paris. Her neck was broken and she died as she protected her brood. The storm swept Edgar county causing fires and large crop damage. Two houses barns and a silo were destroyed and many cattle killed.
A White Leghorn hen named Maude served as Exhibit A in a domestic ownership suit in District Judge Bell's court in Portland Oregon. The hen laid an egg during the trial prompting the bailiff to remove the exhibit and the judge to receive the egg for the record.
Chicago Tribune quotes from July 4 1916 noting Hull secured passage of the State Civil Service Bill in 1911 placing 4209 state employees beyond political influence. The piece argues rivals seek control of state jobs by defeating Hull and suggests a Democratic turn could follow Republican primaries. It advocates Hull as leader for honest efficient governance.
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