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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1901
Page
1
A fragmentary town note mentions a purchase request and a missing item. It references a possible location in town and an unusual phrase about away with and eye Gash. No clear names or dates are provided.
House and lot for sale and various local items. Walter Kellogg of Rosefield spent a Sunday in Brimfield with his brother Kellogg. Farmers busy with winter prep. corn swill cut for fodder. Widespread mention of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve healing burns and piles. Shipped sheep to Chicago. Brimfield livery stable changes hands. Old Settler's meeting plans 12th annual picnic with Elmwood band and balloon ascension. Wyoming fair dates and attractions. Buffalo Pan American trip notes. Niagara a must see. May 1 to Nov 1 1901 rail specials Brimfield to Exposition and other destinations. Murray asst. مسائل
A note from Joseph Hin advertising roof painting with Eluatic paint claiming lasting quality. He offers iron wheels wagon services and wagon scales at favorable prices, inviting inquiries.
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablet as curing a cold in one day with a no cure no pay promise. It emphasizes stopping the cough and curing the cold and lists a price of 25 cents.
Mrs W E Stanspury of Brimfield offers to do all kinds of carpet weaving with warp colors on hand. She states readiness to take on work promptly and to provide high quality results.
Excerpt from a Sunday issue notes a council decision in Ayr to operate electric cars on Sunday despite a councillor calling it a terrible encroachment on the Day of Rest. The piece includes a quotation about trusting men to favor exceptions to rules.
Fragmentary note records favors bestowed by Louis XIV in 1683 upon an ancestress, reflecting courtly grants and lineage ties. The surviving text hints at dynastic connections and royal generosity without full context or names.
Professor Gorganovic Kramberger of Agra University claims to have found fossil bones he calls the missing linking eye bones and cranium of ten men. He argues the remains are ape-like yet possess distinctive human traits.
A Lady's Pictorial examines women's longing to be invited to dine at stylish hotels. The piece observes how women enjoy dressing up, wanting others to notice their attire, and wish to compare gowns with those of others, finding fulfillment in the era's opulent dining resorts.
An old promotional clipping urges readers to consider Nebraska as a land of plenty with fertile grain crops, cattle and hog farming profits, cheap land, good climate, churches and schools, inviting inquiries for The Corn Belt monthly and The West Nebraska Grazing Country booklet. It mentions cheap rail excursion tickets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month to visit Nebraska and asks readers to contact their ticket agents for information.
An excerpt from The Editor reports a Bennettsville South Carolina man suffering from dyspepsia and his wife’s weakness. After using four bottles of Electric Bitters, she recovered full health and appetite. The ad touts the tonic’s gentle laxative effects and claims digestion and liver benefits with a 50 cent price at Wm. Robinson & Co.
The Burlington Route from Chicago to Peoria and St. Louis now completes through trains to Lincoln and Custer South Dakota and Newcastle Wyoming with daily passenger service and sleeping cars to Deadwood. Also note J T Hill selling Enamel Roof Paint for shingles or tin with guaranteed work at low prices.
A local ad from G H Conn promotes a line of buggies and carriages from a renowned factory with an offer to save money. The note invites customers to call in and view samples at the shop. It emphasizes affordable pricing and products for transportation needs.
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