Brimfield Notes Highlight Fair, Shows, Roads
Local notes announce Wyoming Races August 25 26 27 28 Great Bickett Family at Wyoming Fair Farmington to host Busby Bros Circus August 7 and Majestic range displays at Freeman Co Brimfield Uncle Tom's Cabin screenings and Maple City Soap ads. Article cites Brimfield electric road rumors Galesburg Peoria extension plans through town with potential half way point on McKinley system.
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Wyoming
Farmington
Busby Bros. Circus
Tully’s Bank
Hayward Place
Meunier Bros
Charles Drysdale
Carthage
Brimfield
Freeman & Co’s
Maple City
Clagide Biller
Ernest Herriott
Harry Hayes
W. G. Johnson
Our own make Lard and all kinds Sausage and fish
Local market advertises house made lard and a range of sausages along with fish, game, and seasonal vegetables for sale.
The Death Penalty for Tiny Wounds
An old warning touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best remedy to prevent death from minor burns cuts or boils claiming the salve stops burns sores ulcers and piles. Available for 25 cents at Wm. Robinson & Co's Drug Store.
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Wm. Robinson & Co
Money for farms at five percent with option to pay
Farmers are offered loans at five percent interest with privilege to repay in multiples of $109. Funds available immediately. Contact F W Reep & Co at Peoria NJ Room 2 Hamlin Building for arrangements.
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W. Reep & Co
Peoria
Hamlin
Dysentery Cured Without the Aid of Doctor
A Drummond Tennessee merchant, T. A Pioner, reports using one bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to cure dysentery without a doctor. He praises it as the best cholera medicine and says no doctor can prescribe a better bowel remedy for children or adults. Sold by Wm Robinson & Co.
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T. A Pioner
Drummond
Tenn
Wm Robinson & Co
Toma
Chattanooga
Foolish Question on Clergymen and Marriage
A quip explores whether a clergyman could marry himself and if the ceremony would be legal. The punchline notes there are plenty of marriageable women seeking husbands, making self-marriage unnecessary.
A New Book About Nebraska from the Burlington Route
A promotional notice states a new comprehensive Nebraska book by the Burlington Route, with forty eight illustrated pages and a detailed large sectional map of the state. It touts Nebraska as ideal for settlers and renters, inviting readers to request a copy at no charge.
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Nebraska
Burlington
Paradise
Farm Name Your Envelope Printing Deal
Farmers urged to name their farm and get one hundred envelopes with return card for fifty cents. Envelopes include place name, designed to prevent misrouting, aiding mail delivery on rural routes.
Roof painting and wagon gear sales offer in 19th century ad
A brief advertisement from Joseph Hr promotes elastic roof paint claimed to last longer and cheaper, with offers to save money on iron wheels, low down wagons, and wagon scales. The note invites readers to see him for the listed goods and paints, signing sincerely.
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Joseph Hr
Burlington Route Excursions to Many Western Points
Burlington Route offers summer excursion tickets on sale daily June 1 to Sept 30 with round trips to St Paul Minneapolis and beyond in Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota Manitoba at low rates and final Oct 31. One fare plus 50 cents to Colorado Utah and Black Hills with same final date. Yellowstone season 1903 and special round trips to San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego. Christian Endeavor convention in Denver July 1–10 with round trip one fare to Aug 31. Convention rates to various sights with liberal stopovers. Contact agent R R Morony.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
Manitoba
Colorado
Utah
Black Hills
Yellowstone National Park
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Christian Endeavor
Denver
R. R. Morony
Southern State Prosperity Promises Growth for Joiners
The notice promotes North Carolina as the top state for business, highlighting abundant cotton and furniture factories and a diversified factory base. Readers are invited to write J. T. Patrick at Pipebluff, North Carolina, to locate in the booming region.
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America
Union
J. T. Patrick
North Carolina
School Office Hours and Teacher Certification Exams
The office opens daily from 9 to 12 and 1 30 to 4. Superintendent’s office days are Mondays and the first Saturday of each month from Sept 1 to July 1. Regular exams for teachers’ certificates occur on the third Friday and following Saturday in October, January, April, and July. Examinations cover Arithmetic History Grammar Reading Penmanship Geography Theory and Practice Physiology Orthography Civil Government and Natural Sciences. A circular with grade information will be sent on request. Office 8th floor Court House Peoria Illinois.
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Court House
Peoria
Ilinois
Arnholt Camp Resolves Sympathy for Bereaved Neighbor
The Arnholt camp No 203 passes resolutions honoring Mary Gelling’s neighbor, mourning the loss of two sisters within a month. The committee notes heartfelt sympathy and directs publication in the Brimfield News and sending a copy to Freipa Murpeau.
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Mary Gelling
Arnholt Camp
Brimfield
Card of Thanks from the Harker Family
The Harker family thanks friends and neighbors for aid and sympathy during illness and after the death of their beloved Jav es Harker. The many kindnesses will be gratefully remembered.
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JavEs Harker
Ballard's Snow Liniment Advertised Cure
A Cuba New York testimonial claims Ballard's Snow Liniment cured sciatic rheumatism after fifteen days of painful treatment. The speaker, Rev W L Riley L L D, notes initial relief followed by complete recovery and endorses the product sold by Wm. Robinson & Co with 25c 50c and 100 pricing.
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W.L Riley
Cuba
New York
Ballard
Wm. Robinson & Co
Burlington Route Completes Through Trains to Deadwood
The Burlington Route C B Q from Chicago Peoria and St Louis is now completed and daily passenger trains run through Lincoln Neb Custer D to Deadwood Also to Newcastle Wyoming Sleeping cars to Deadwood.
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Burlington
Chicago
Peoria
St. Louis
Lincoln
Neb
Custer
8. D
Deadwood
Newcastle
Wyoming
Not Over-Wise Allegory Warns of Hidden Dangers
An old allegorical illustration shows a frightened girl stepping on a snake while a grasshopper watches. The piece compares this to a man sinking funds into a cyclone cellar yet neglecting a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for the family. The remedy, touted as prompt and reliable, is sold by Wm. Robinson & Co.
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Wm. Robinson & Co
Enamel Roof Paint Ad With St T Hill On Deck
A local advertisement urges readers to consult St T Hill about Enamel Roof Paint. It promises guaranteed work at low prices for shingles or tin roofs and highlights the product as the best roof paint available.
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St. T. Hill
Ballard's Snow Liniment Proposed for Rheumatism Relief
E W Sullivan of Sullivan House El Reno writes June 6 1902 praising Ballard's Snow Liniment for rheumatism claiming immediate relief. Advertisement notes prices 2c 5c and 1 06 and lists Wm Robinson & Co as sellers.
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Ballard
E. W. Sullivan
Sullivan House
el Reno
Wm Robinson & Co
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the Exchange Bank of Brimfield
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Old Post Office Building
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A Reed
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Queensware
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Freipa M. Murpeau
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