Train Schedules and Station Notes from Brimfield Illinois
Railroad timetable fragment lists arrival and departure times for Peoria and Galenburg routes, with multiple No numbers and station names such as Brimfield, Peoria, Galenburg, Qalenbarg, Oak Harbor. Credits agent Geni. Powell Brimfield IL.
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Peoria
Teaven Pearia
Cialestmre
Teaven Qalesbarg
Galenburg
Oak
Qalenbarg
Gwllivory
Ramtedl Powell
Brimfield
Geni. Ticket & Pasa
Central Illinois Fair opens with large entries and visitors
Cantata tonight and Chicago Exposition ongoing with new acts. Gazette reports a busy week with 14 new antecribers, a trip by Unspection delegates to Farmington, and a Peoria visit by Gen Sam Carey and Greenback candidate EOF Tates. The Princeville reunion, Oak Hill temperance meeting and local stock, accidents, and subscription additions are noted as well.
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Sam Carey
Ohio
den Eof Tates
Atate
Will Neldrese
Greeniackers
Peoria
Public highway labors praised by local officials in praise
Much credit is due Messia, Weidner, Whetze and Burt for their labors and supervision of our public highways. They are watchful and show that what is done is done well regardless of locality. All bridges are being put in good repair and with these gentlemen we may expect good roads and bridges as fast as they can be made.
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Messia
Weidner
Whetze
Burt
Local Social Roundup and Visits Around Fairbury
Mr J M Dungan and family and J E Burt with two daughters visit friends at Fairbury. Rev Van Wagner and companion and J F Caldwell of Elmwood return from Minnesota and Canada. Richard Pacey comes home from a three month England trip in good health. Heryer in Peoria with County Finance Committee then back for Board meeting. Werrington and Wiley return from Chicago. Moore of Pennsylvania visits J Bryson's family. Ida Burt returns from Toulon. Bert returns from Princeton to cheer the girls. MC Johnson Jr home from Kansas. Squire J D Slygh of Rochester makes a brief pleasant call. Old Settlers Picnic attendance lower than expected. Mrs Webster Huey thanks Gazette for grapes. Davis of French Grove visits Kangana. Dayin and Slocum praised for corn fields. John Moore's apple branch at Gee week. Meares Hastnall Co brings crab tree order for 300 dollars from northern state.
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J. M. Dungan
J. E. Burt
Fairbury
van Wagner
J. F Caldwell
Elmwood
Minnesota
Canada
H. R. Johnson
King
Richard Pacey
England
Heryer
Peoria
Board of Su
J. W Werrington
P. P. Wiley
Chicago
Moore
Pennsylvania
J. €. Bryson
Ida Burt
Toulon
Bert
Big Boy
Princeton
M C Johnson, Jr
Kansas
Squire J D. Slygh
Rochester
Prince
Old Settlers
Webster Huey
Gazette Family
Stichard Davis
French Grova
Kangana
Measra
Dayin
Slocum
John Moore
Ripo Crit
Diovan
Meears Hastnall & Co. Bureery
Pacey to Speak at Red Hib bon Club Brimfiett
Hon B Pacey will deliver an extended lecture on England before the Red Hib bon Club of Brimfiett next Tuesday evening. Admission is ten cents for adults and four cents for children. proceeds go to the Club.
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Red Hibbon Clube
Brimfiett
England
Pacey
Keinsett
W P. Tuaxex
Wyoming
Ill
The Poetry of Everyday Life Series Concludes
Frank H. Clark concludes his series on the Poetry of Everyday Life in Western Rural highlighting life’s dark hours as transitory shadows. He urges resilience, faith in goodness, and the cleansing power of experience while emphasizing daily work and natural philosophy guiding moral growth.
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Sena-Hirda
Frank H. Clark
Monica Items and church building plan progress
Street auction last Saturday saw New man selling household goods while Buildings committee No. 3 takes charge of the church building hoping for January completion to allow attendance at divine services. Readers seek access to committee books to inspect accounting methods, noting a new system differing from old double and single entry. The piece mentions Miss Julia Taylor visiting Farmington and Gov Pinkerton of Aledo visiting Dr W P Hawver, followed by a party hosted by Miss Ella Hawver for about fifty to sixty guests. It notes school in the new building starts next Monday, Sept. ? a planned ball at Monica Hall by Stowell & Rabb on Sept 20, restricting attendance to ticket holders. Divine services planned in the grove if weather permits. no services last Sunday.
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Newman
Julia Taylor
Farmington
L. B. Martin
Gov. Pinkerton
Aledo
W P Hawver
Ella Hawver
Hat Stowell & Rabb
Monica Hall
Rehearsal Sounded for Cantata Under Brown Ut
A note praising a cantata rehearsal led by conductor Me KoA Brown Ut highlights strong casting and quick execution. The piece anticipates strong attendance for both performances, urging readers to attend. The message weaves in a dental tip from the Sreentide American about stopping nosebleeds with jaw motion and mentions a kids’ paper, the American Young Polka, and its publishing details.
County Crops Report Shows Mixed Yields Across Staples
The Aug report from the MHlinosa Department of Agriculture details county crops. Spring Wheat 1074 acres yield 10 bushels, value 9120. Winter Wheat 2900 acres yield 14 bushels, value 30053. Nay Crop 20 acres yield 2 tons per acre, value 215272. total acres 25123, total yield 870018 bushels, value 174081. Notes warn of drought damage, poor winter wheat and corn prospects, with fruit expected small. wind and rust affect spring wheat quality but overall hay yields near average. Also, legal note: patents must involve true inventors. letters patent listing multiple unrelated parties are void.
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Mhlinosa Department of Agriculture
Complaints About Eugene Post Office Tackled by Reader
A letter from D Stanarr Terexenyin1e of Indiana dated September 7 1878 defends a disciplined philosopher of Eugene and questions a post office complaint. The writer accuses an eminent gentleman of using an artificial aid to alter perception and challenges the critic to judge the tool used. The exchange centers on town behavior and mental focus.
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Eugene
Tucker
D. Stanarr
Swindle Warnings and Odd Odds From a Fractured Item
A column denounces scams that promise easy wealth, noting that money spent on dubious ventures yields loss. It mocks advertisements of quick fortune, recalls petty cons like five cent items, and cites moral cautions from Western Rural and other snippets. The piece also alludes to a corkscrew crimper joke and mentions Princetown college granting degrees for merit amid a splintered roundup of unrelated notes.
Grave Robbery and Pseudo Cure Peddlers Highlighted
The column rails at grave robbery of Hon Scott Harrison in Ohio and condemns two notorious graverobbers praised as virtuous. It blasts Dr Fonto and other patent medicine promoters claiming cures for consumption and bronchitis, while noting local sales and questionable medical claims.
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Scott Harrison
Oho
Ohio Medical College
Cansa Sten
Dr. Dierce
Local ads mix sales, notices and goods in 19th century page
A dense Victorian collage lists vendors and goods from Princeville to Brimfield with prices on flour tea linen suits and boots. It notes a missing bull, coal deliveries, school supplies wholesale, suit sales at Hayes Bros and Herrington Herger Co, plus a public notice about Kickapoo Hill land and a visitor to promote Gatxrie subscriptions.
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Hayes Bro
Harrington, Herger & Co
C.B Day & CO
Knoxville Road
Jubilee Township
Pu Tutzi
Com's
Joux Hixaze
Mighways
Subllen
Frasx Bnava Ep
Gta Hartz & Co
Peoria
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T J Vouston
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H. A. Robinson
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Wilcodla
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Fur Cash
Avorkr
Stephen Hoagland
Sta.lin’s
Axtia Lo Fushing
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Noll
Gnoyzia
C.B. Day §& Co’s
Frank Lovett
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City Express
D.C. Witsraus & McRachran
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