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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1902
Page
10
The design describes a building that can be termed a fog-cutter, projected to rise seven stories, suggesting a tall urban structure rather than a merely modest edifice. The description emphasizes its height and conceptual name.
An advertisement claims Lane's Family Medicine benefits digestion and liver and kidney health. It promises gentle action and cure for headaches with a price of 25 and 0c. The note adds a claim about French dogs vaccinated for distemper never contracting it afterward.
Advertisement notes a prolific millet variety to plant to avert hay shortages, promising up to 8 tons of hay per acre. Includes price details 56 Ihe, 61.90, 108 lbs 8.60 Lees Freight and cites John A. Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin. A buyer from Fostoria Ohio endorses Pisa’s Core with a dated testimonial.
An old fashion sales teaser promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as the preferred half blue for laundry. It touts a large 2 oz. package priced at 6 cents and urges shoppers to choose this brand.
A satirical jab from Life catalogues missing newspaper parts and novelty items such as a Pullman car section, prize offers, murder diary, cigarette papers, and an illuminated map of Cambodia, illustrating a fragmented issue with humor.
Mrs Kitty F Seaney long ill with Brights Disease improved after starting Dodd's Kidney Pills. Doctors had little hope, but within weeks her kidneys expelled diseased matter and she recovered health after using ten boxes.
A brief exchange references meeting someone while buying a lottery ticket. The dialogue plays on mislabeling a chance acquaintance as more meaningful.
Nurses in New York's Children's Home promote Mother Gray's Sweet Powders claiming to cure colds, feverishness, headaches, stomach troubles, teething issues, and worm destruction within 24 hours. Ten thousand testimonials back the claim, with samples mailed for 23 cents. China’s canal length noted as 2,100 miles, claimed to exceed any inland waterway.
A vintage ad urges readers to visit a druggist for a free sample bottle to stop coughing at once. It notes 25 and 50 cent bottle sizes and warns delays are dangerous. Also mentions granite crush weight and a clothing tip regarding Red Cross Blue care.
A testimonial touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash as cures for female ailments including irregular menstruation and weakness. The letter claims dramatic relief within six weeks and warns of a $5000 forfeit if authenticity is questioned.
Senate debates oleomargarine with Dolliver Hansbrough Hoar and Lodge supporting the measure while Stewart opposes. House debates military appropriation and charges of bribery in the Danish West Indies treaty. Cuba policy and Miles to Philippines topics surface as sessions advance with executive actions and budget details.
Chicago may be chosen for a new naval training station. Gen. Young named president of the new army war college. President vetoes bill removing desertion from John Glass’s record. Philippine tariff steps are being set, Spooner seeks reelection, Hague Treaty curbs horrors, Hoar attacks direct election, Miles not sent to Philippines, Post Office stops counterfeit cash register fraud scheme.
Interesting extracts summarizing gold formation placer and lode mining processes. It notes world production near 300 million dollars yearly with the United States once leading and South Africa rising to first in 1898. It covers carats and alloying, uses in ornamentation, coinage, and mining economics per miner.
Prof. Roberts Austen discusses burning metals for heat and light, noting solid combustion products. He cites the magnesium flare used with parachutes for night illumination and mentions aluminum as a metal fuel for welding. The method has industrial and warfare relevance, with Essen, Germany, noted for its growing use.
In a Washington letter H. W. Ogden Louisiana congressman praises Peruna as a fine tonic and effective catarrh remedy. He notes many letters about certificate genuineness and asserts Peruna cures catarrh including stomach and bowels. Readers are invited to write to Dr. Hartman for free advice if results are not prompt.
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