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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1887
Page
2
In Barry Branch and Hillsdale counties voters favored prohibition with large majorities as local option laws spread. Nationwide railroads show higher earnings despite lower rates, with nine months results up 13 percent. The issue of polygamy blocks Utah statehood, while editors discuss tariffs and politics.
Amid calls for local prohibition, Calhoun County Republicans push a strong platform favoring restrictive liquor laws and a constitutional prohibition amendment. The piece cites Pennsylvania and Michigan examples of party unity for principle over policy, highlighting anti liquor coalitions, large conventions, and appeals to public sentiment for enforcement and victory in upcoming campaigns.
Coldwater fears fire bugs again and a councilman’s bid to fund a public building in Kalamazoo. Fort Gratiot robbery leads to six year sentence for E G Forrest. Kalamazoo man invents a multi task tool. A girl bitten by a bull dog at Crystal Falls. Prohibition meetings stir Coldwater and nearby towns. Numerous accidents, divorces, and legal notices fill the page with local incidents and rumors.
A fragment from a Boston Bulletin style ad touts Dr Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets as preventive and curative. It extols quick relief from constipation, liver regulation, blood purification, and protection against fevers and contagious diseases for travelers and those changing diet or climate.
The piece cites heart disease victims like General McClellan and Joab Billinge and lists symptoms such as breathlessness and chest pain. It promotes Dr Miles New Cure for the Heart and Columbian Oil with anecdotal letters from readers praising cures, including J D Ketloge and a Mrs Abbott, dated Sept 1831.
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