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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1902
Page
4
W E Stanspury of Brimfeld announces readiness to handle all forms of carpet weaving with quick turnaround. All colors of warp yarns are on hand. Signed respectfully Maus.
Brimfield Post Office hours are listed as 7 30 a m to 12 noon and 1 to 8 p m Mails close at 8 20 a m and 5 p m. RB Steam PM.
The notice promotes DeWitts Little Early Risers as a remedy for biliousness and constipation. It cites a testimonial from C. A. Hooper of Albany Georgia praising the product and claims it provides gentle, thorough relief without distress.
Six weeks remain before local school closes for a season. Memler Bros promotes bold spring bargains with men and boys pants at low prices. Johnson's Furniture asks returns for borrowed carpet stretchers. The issue also notes a wind and rain storm along Spoon River, plus health and community notices about doctors and the state directory.
Mr Munday died at his home east of town in Jubilee township yesterday morning. He was about seventy years old. He is survived by his widow and a number of grown children.
Public sale of 18 head of well broke draft and driving horses at Brimfield depot on Saturday April 26 at 2 o'clock prompt. Terms include eight months credit and a six percent annual discount for cash. Col. Dong McDonnell owner and auctioneer.
A Washington statesman received a letter from a constituent requesting volumes of memorial addresses for deceased members of Congress. The writer notes a preference for reading obituaries of congressmen above other material.
The text notes Polish beliefs where the goat signifies luck while the wolf crow and pigeon are unlucky. It claims a cat skin worn on the chest cures some ailments and describes a ritual using a black cock to cure cataracts by exposing it to sun and crowing three times.
Fifty years ago Henrik Ibsen served behind a country drug store counter while studying for a medical career. To supplement a meager wage he turned to writing, a move that reshaped his life and left a lasting imprint on world literature.
The article notes Holland faces strain from the Archon conflict spanning thirty years and the Jambi war as Dutch forces, condemned at home for burning farms in South Africa, destroy entire villages in both districts, testing Dutch resources.
Charley Bliss of the Hillsboro News teases an unreliable April forecast citing Nero era lore and April fools customs. He jokes about planetary alignments, weather uncertainty, and gardening tips while noting the missing storm data and a recallable anecdote about a freezing vine.
Records from the Metropolitan Asylums Board show 17 000 smallpox cases admitted from 1884 through 1900 with 2 198 staff employed. Of those infected, 13 were not revaccinated before hospital work and 4 were workers who missed medical observation. No staff cases occurred in the past year.
The article reports London’s disabled totals: 3556 with vision loss and 2057 deaf and dumb. A quarter of the blind find work, while half of the deaf are employed. Specific trades include 122 willow workers, 90 musicians, 76 costermongers, 49 brush makers, 45 instrument makers. Deaf and dumb workers include 94 tailors, 72 boot makers, 71 dressmakers, 55 laundry staff, 44 indoor servants, 40 book binders.
The new Australian federal government weighs several possible Commonwealth Day dates. Candidates include July 1 the date of Victoria’s assent September 30 the proclamation date January 1 inauguration and May 9 the Duke of Cornwall’s opening parliament. January 1 is favored.
The dying lord benefited from the care of his daughter Lady Hermione Blackwood a highly trained nurse. She trained as a nurse at the London hospital WhiPel and later served as a district nurse.
Archibald Bard Darragh a Michigan congressman and Thomas Robert Bard a California senator were introduced in Washington and learned they share a great grandfather Richard Bard whose wartime exploits in the 1756 1760 French and English war read like romance.
An industry exchange notes hog skin is increasingly used beyond saddle covering. Tanning concerns claim this shift could lead to more swine pelts being removed before pickling vats as tire and vehicle parts are developed from hog skin.
The piece explains the Senate morning hour as a two hour period starting at noon or 2 o clock, extended by Senator Hoar to cover 120 minutes. It notes petitions, bills, and committee reports are discussed then, with calendar bills and long speeches typically at 2 pm unless consent changes the order.
Public schools in Switzerland are government run with strict civil service rules. Teachers, mainly women, are well paid and rarely fired for cause. At age 80 they retire with liberal pensions, producing an excellent corps of educators.
The president is described as gaining about fifteen or twenty pounds in six months. He previously spent much time outdoors but has been restricted since his elevation to the presidency, which he attributes to his growing stoutness and the strain on his frock coat.
A Western millionaire family moved to a Fifth Avenue hotel for winter. A younger member sent a cheerful note detailing luxury including a porcelain bathtub she cannot wait to use this Saturday night.
A quirky note discusses mosquitoes preferring blue and suggests this as a reason to reconsider US army shirt color. It frames the idea as a scientific curiosity influencing uniform design.
Magistrate M Mouchel of St Sauveur Je Vicomte in Les Manches warns residents he will take the fullest legal action if they press him in the street or offer presents and favors to influence his decisions.
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