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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1908
Page
7
Letters praise Peruna curing long term health issues after bottles taken by customers in Missouri Iowa and Michigan. Also a column of humorous quotes on human nature and journalism from The Prune Drug Manufacturing Company and John Kendrick Bangs.
An Evening Wisconsin Post Card Department notice announces a new attractive set of eight cards featuring valuable wild animals from Hingli Broa. Menagerie. The dealer price is 10 cents per set with special dealer terms. Address inquiries to The Evening Wisconsin Co. Post Card Dept Milwaukee Wis.
Mrs Rebecca Mack of Columbus Ohio attributes relief from kidney troubles to Deans Kidney Pills in an era ad copy. She reports irregular secretions, nervousness and low energy improved with prompt relief and cure after use. The product was sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY at fifty cents a box.
The article catalogs wage increases and union activity across many regions and trades. It notes raises for pea barbers in Windsor and electrical workers in Halifax, vast union memberships in Germany and Russia, and labor campaigns in North America, Britain, and Canada. It reports strikes, conference plans, and proposed legislation affecting pension, unemployment benefits, and labor rights.
Purposely promoting Borax as a safe economical purifier and cleaner for sinks drains clothing bedding and utensils. The ad extols Borax as pure white harmless from nature used for domestic cleansing and medical needs and stresses its safety and versatility.
Mrs. George J. Stedse of Akron Ohio reports that after doctors failed to help, Cuticura Soap and Ointment cleared a terrible skin outbreak in her baby. She says half a cake of soap and a box of ointment cured the sores and restored the child's skin to a newborn smoothness.
A fragment notes Professors and students, referencing grave intonations and dead languages. It describes Garfield Tea as a natural laxative that purifies the blood cleanses the aysterh clarifies the complex ion brightens the eyes and promises health benefits.
In a gang split, the chief reproaches Bill for feigning illness during the last job and assigns him a minor share, saying he will settle for honorable mention as the rest divide the loot.
A man from Apponamore jokes about his many engagements. He reflects he has been engaged eleven times in sixteen years and fears forming a habit. The note appears in the Chicago Tribune.
Regina based A Keltenbrunner reports 70 acres of wheat at 20 bushels per acre and 80 acres fallow at 25, plus 9 009 bushels of oats on 100 acres, with oats yielding 90 and 30 bushels per acre in different plots. He ships three carloads at 53 cents a bushel and notes strong Western Canada crops despite adverse weather. He promotes free homestead land info via Canadian Government Agents.
A speaker compares Henry James to a gas meter, noting the author is readable in fragments yet often not understandable as a whole. The remark highlights James as an elusive writer whose complexity challenges casual readers.
A cluttered excerpt lists inexpensive grain and dessert preparations from Tin Food Co. Rochester NY, urging readers to buy OUR PIE flavors for 10 cents. The rest notes iron ore production in 1907, eye remedy claims, paint industry employment, and a Dr Kline medical treatise with Philadelphia address.
An advertisement extols Les Trath and Quality Les Trath as essential for permanent success and creditable standing. It claims 3 p of Figi and Elixir of Senna as a valued laxative, noting pleasant action without Dulhone after effects and no need to increase dosage. It urges buying the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product from leading druggists.
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