Obituary for Mrs War Cornetr Alice M Fisher Corlett
Alice M Fisher Corlett born February 22 1864 died March 26 1902 aged 38 years 1 month 4 days after lagrip illness. Wife of Wm Corlett mother of May Alice and Mona Bell. She was member of Brimfield M E Church later French Grove Church. Funeral March 28 at M E B church Laura with Revs Gibson Mercer. buried Brimfield Cemetery.
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War Cornetr
Alice M. Fisher Corlett
Lagrip
Wm. Corlett
May Alice
Mona Bell
Brimfield M. E. Church
French Grove
M. EB. Church
Laura
High Gibson
Hanna City
J. E. Mercer
Brimfield
Dr. King’s New Liver Pills Ad
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Liver Pills claimed to cure torpid liver jaundice biliousness fever and ague. It says they banish sick headache drive out malaria and never gripe or weaken. Small bottles taste nice and are sold at Wan Robinson & Co.'s.
Brimfield Post Office Hours Listed
Brimfield post office hours show service from 7 20 a m to 12 m and 1 p m to 8 p m with mails closing at 8 20 a m and 6 p m D R Sream P M
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Brimfield Post Ofice
D. R. Sream
DeWitts Little Early Risers End Biliousness and Constipation
The article touts DeWitts Little Early Risers as a remedy to biliousness and constipation, claiming they keep the bowels and liver healthy. Albany Georgia merchant C E Hooper reports relief after using the pills, praising their safety and gentleness.
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DeWitt
C. E Hooper
Albany
Saya
Wm. Robinson & Co
Card of Thanks for Kindness and Floral Offerings
Expresses gratitude to neighbors and friends for acts of kindness during illness and death of a loved one. Mentions appreciation for beautiful floral offerings and names Mr. Wa. Co. and Mr. J. L. Fishner and Fatty.
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Wa. Co
J. L. Fishner
Fatty
Death of Mary S. Child in Perry Iowa 1902
Mary S. Child died in Perry Iowa on March 24 1902 at age 72 11. She was a sister of the late Daniel Belcher. After three years of feeble health her final illness lasted about two weeks. Many friends at her old home mourn her passing with sorrow.
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Mars
Mary Cuairp
Mary S. Child
Perry
Iowa
Daniel Belcher
William G Brooke Dies in Peoria After Nine Week Illness
William G Brooke died at 302 Fayette street Peoria Illinois at 2 30 pm Tuesday after a nine week illness. He was born in Brimfield Illinois February 28 1862 and married Jennie Denshane April 14 1888. He leaves a widow no children three brothers and a sister. Funeral Friday at 2 pm from his home.
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William G. Brooke
Fayette Street
Peoria
Mr Brooks
Brimfield
Jennie Denshane
Oscar E
Fremont
Ned Mr. Brooks
Pekin
Brooka
Pioneering county resident Edwin Hathaway dies at Monica
Edwin Hathaway, a county pioneer, died at his daughter Mrs. Charles Elliott’s home in Monica last Monday. Funeral services were conducted yesterday and he was buried in Brimfield cemetery.
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Edwin Hathaway
County
Charles Elliott
Monica
Brimfield Cemetery
School Notes from the High and Grammar Rooms
The Seniors will soon complete orations and finish Plane Geometry reviews. Eighth year students prepare for final exams. Misses Forney Murphey and Herriott recently visited the High School. Frank Mercer was the April fool. Several students are missed or ill. Edna Johnson improves and will resume studies. Junior and Freshman mischief involved April Fool candy. Exams were held for Seniors in Zoology and Geometry. Freshmen and Juniors faced tests next.
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Harry Culbertson
Ethel Forney
Edith Murphey
Olive Herriott
Frank Mercer
Pearl Murnan
Edith Rook
Willie Clute
Willie Duke
Jessie Mercer
Nellie Culbertson
Edna Johnson
Carpet Weaver Promises Quick, Quality Work
Mrs. W. E. Stanspury of Brimfield offers to do all kinds of carpet weaving on short notice with full warp color on hand. She signs the notice respectfully, inviting customers to commission work.
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W. E. Stanspury
Brimfield
Low Fares On One Way Tickets To Minnesota And Beyond
During March and April tickets are offered at very low rates to all points in Minnesota North Dakota and westward including Tacoma Seattle Portland San Francisco Los Angeles and other Pacific coast points. One way travel via our tourist sleeping car from Galesburg departs Tuesday Wednesday and Friday for a cheap and comfortable journey. Home Seekers Excursions run on the first and third Tuesday each year at one fare plus 2.00 for round trip. Round trip to Peoria at 1.35 on March 7 and 15 with two day limit due to the pure food show. For more information contact R. R. Murphy agent.
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Minnesota
North Dakota
Tacoma
Seattle
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
Galesburg
Peoria
Mit
R. R. Murphy
Monuments Offered in Brimfield Area by J R Dryspay
Notice from J R Dryspay announces he will be at home in Brinfield near Des Moines Iowa in mid April to receive orders for monuments head stones and cemetery lettering for Brimfield area cemeteries.
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Brinfield
Des Moines
Iowa
Brimfield
J R Dryspay
Obituary and Sympathy Resolutions for Mrs. Sadie Smith
The Improvement Society of French Grove expresses condolences to Mr. Smith and family after the death of Mrs. Sadie Smith. The officers publish resolutions of sympathy and copy records for the sorrowing family, signed by Jennie Purcell Berra J. McCoy and Esta C. McCoy.
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Sadie Smith
Improvement Society of
French Grove
One Minute Cough Cure Promoted by Robinsons
A spring coughs and colds reminder urges use of One Minute Cough Cure for rapid relief. Postmaster C. O. Dawson of Barr Illinois testifies it is the best cough medicine on the market and has saved him from many sicknesses. Wm Robinson & Co. promotes the remedy as safe for throat and lung troubles and popular with children.
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C. O. Dawson
Barr
Wm. Robinson & Co
France Leads In Autos Amid Broad Industrial Lead
The article claims France is far ahead of all nations in automobilism due to superior design and strong private investment. It contrasts with the United States, which lags in producing first class touring machines, blamed on poor American turnpikes impeding rapid travel.
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France
America
Clark Russell Still Living at 58 in Bath
Clark Russell, famed sea writer described as the only man who knew how to depict the sea, was 58 years old last month. Once a sailor in British merchant vessels, he now lives in Bath, crippled by rheumatism, yet remains renowned for vivid ocean life narratives.
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Clark Russell
Bath
England
Open Port Plan Aims At Equal Entry For All Nations
The Japan England coalition reports progress has begun to show fruit with New Chiang China set as an open port. all nations may enter on equal terms and enjoy the same privileges as Russian vessels. The move counters Russia which sought to close Manchuria and every port it controlled on the Chinese coast.
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Japan
England
New Chiang
China
Russia
Manchuria
Balloon Dash to the Pole Idea Promoted by Cheyne
Commander John Powles Cheyne of the Royal Navy, who recently died in England, pioneered the balloon dash to the pole and initiated the proposed Andree polar expedition.
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Pole
John Powles Cheyne
R. N
England
Andree
Loubet Plans Russian Visit Aboard Massena
President Loubet of France will sail for Russia aboard the battleship Massena from Dunkirk on May 17. He will be accompanied by M Delcasse the minister of foreign affairs.
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Loubet
France
Russia
Massena
Dunkirk
M. Delcasse
Haircut Weakening Effect Mocked in Barber Tale
A Philadelphia Record item recounts a barber claim that haircuts sap strength, citing Samson and audience reactions. The customer, weary from the barber’s talk, quips that it was the jawing that wore him out rather than the cut, ending with a humorous twist.
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Samson
Delilah
Philadelphia Record
Fathers of the House long service noted in Congress
Washington dispatch highlights four Pennsylvanian lawmakers Kelley O Neill Harmer and Bingham as Fathers of the House with more than a century of combined service. Harry Bingham remains the sole survivor. The piece recalls past Fathers including Reed and earlier figures such as Stephens Giddings Phelps Washburn and Dawes.
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Kelley
O'Neill
Harmer
Bingham
Alexander H. Stephens
Joshua R. Giddings
John 8. Phelps
E. B. Washburn
Henry L. Dawes
Sand Buried Documents Unearthed by Stein In Desert Regions
Dr M A Stein reports finds of wooden tablets sealed in sand in desert towns and villages. The ink remains black and seals intact, with script still locally used in India. Buried towns lie up to 100 miles from the desert edge, one covering about 24 square miles.
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Turekestan
M. A. Stein
India
Health themed goods bloom as sanitary products rise
A physician notes a growing range of health items from underclothes to coffee, shoes to tobacco. He recalls a 30 year history starting with sanitary underwear and expanding to boots hats gloves and a broad list of health foods.
Little Mothers in Japan Describe Child Play and Care
The article portrays Japanese children as living in a paradise of children where play blends with duty. It notes little girls caring for baby siblings, balancing games with caregiving, tucking infants in their garments, and singing during their tasks as they turn work into play.
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Japan
Empire of Japan
Death of Daniei the Negro in Soso Mississippi
In Soso Mississippi a justice of the peace held a preliminary hearing on murder charges concerning a Black man named Daniei. Initial reports alleged an axe attack and burial of the blade, but the official conclusion claimed death by apoplexy caused by fright.
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Daniei
Soso
Miss
Justice of the Peace
Red Riding Hood Wolf Tale Ends With Lead Dinner
Jim Morgan of Great Bear, Pennsylvania, brought a tame wolf skull to Susquehanna County offices to claim a bounty. The wolf, raised as a pet, devoured chickens, feigned sleep, and attacked hens before being killed after pursuing a boy’s meals and harming farm stock.
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Wolf
Jim Morgan
Great Bear Township
Susquehanna
Morgan
Giants and dwarfs in a Viennese house tale
Parisian surgeon Guy Patin recounts a seventeenth century Austrian court whim that gathered giants and dwarfs in Vienna. dwarfs tormented giants so much that sentinels guarded the giants, illustrating that giants often show weakness while dwarfs are active and intelligent.
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Guy Patin
Austria
Vienna
Hercules
Two Carnival Balls Old Festivals in Rome
The Rome carnival revival filled the Argentina theater for a single masked event. Aristocratic women adorned the boxes as guests watched the frocked merrymakers below. A recent English embassy ball united England America and Italy with standout gowns and jewels and two celebrated attendees.
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Argentina
Rome
England
America
Italy
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Auvnoiloig
Ivnoilvnyuslni
S.uslsesm
Poglioss
Willow
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