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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1909
Page
5
Local notice promotes Monolith vaults as superior burial units. It claims sectionals require oversized graves and tight joints, questions waterproofing and dampness resistance, and asserts Monolith is water proof airtight vermin proof and theft resistant with iron steel reinforcement. Readers are urged to visit Brimfield works and call 5404.
The Brimfield directory lists M E B Church Rev Regv services at 11:00 am and 7:30 pm with Sunday School at 9:30 am and youth meeting Sunday evenings at 6:30 pm Baptist and Congregational services noted with pastors and times. Also details for Italian church Mass times and weekly prayer meetings.
Local fraternal orders report regular meetings in M. W. A. Hall and So o ehas M. W. A. Hall each Friday and monthly on third Tuesday. Be welcomed by K of P Zylka Lodge 479 and Brimfield District Court of Honor 487. The M. W. A. Banagretp Camp 847 hosts camp meetings weekly with visiting members welcome. W. F. M. 8. of the Hethortist meets first Thursday with details given for sec. Canaie.
August 19 event notice warns attendees about potential health risks including Bright's disease and diabetes. Community organizers urge caution and seek medical guidance for participants and relatives.
The schedule lists Sunday School at 10 00 a m Preaching at 11 00 a m Janitor Endeavor at 6 00 p m Christian Endeavor at 6 45 p m and a preaching in the park at 7 45 p m signed Yours truly C D Saor Maxer Pastor.
Lyon and Healy announce a large removal sale of fine pianos from the third floor of their Chicago building at Wabash and Adams due to new flooring. Prices are extraordinarily low for the moving clearance with options for monthly payments. The firm shows over 1,000 instruments in stock and invites inspection and requests for bargain lists.
Peoria plans a three day August regatta on the Illinois River and Peoria Lake. The Water Carnival Association with Western Power Boat Association and Illinois Valley Yacht Club stages races August 17 to 19. Cash prizes amount to 1320 dollars and 750 dollars in silver trophies, totaling 2070 dollars, with boats from Peoria and foreign entries expected.
Barnum and Bailey greatest show on earth to visit Peoria on Friday August 27. The tour boasts nearly 400 star performers, a new sensation Jupiter the balloon, and a vast menagerie with about 1000 animals. The production promises spectacular street spectacle and lavish displays never seen before.
The congregation schedules a prayer meeting tonight at 6 30 p m and a regular service at 10 45 a m with Sunday school next Sunday. The Women of Africa collections and The Hardie tale Quartet will perform with Oak Hill singers providing extra music inviting a large audience.
A list of unusual mishaps includes Miss Pearl Kinsmore slipping on stairs in Indiana, Amos Mittly kicked by a fractious horse in Kansas, Harold Green bitten four times by a dog in Mississippi, Joseph Tutt falling from a roof in Iowa, Yaaiah Trimmer scratched by a cat in Nebraska, and John Jones suing his wife for divorce over alleged improper conduct by a hired man.
Local readers celebrate a triumph in Fedora Tennessee and credit Dr King s New Discovery with saving C V Pepper s life after severe lung hemorrhages The testimonial claims three weeks of use cured coughing and breathing issues and endorses the remedy for bronchial ailments with trial bottles offered free and a two price point.
For sale the late John C. Slocum's homestead farm offered for a short time at a good investment price or a comfortable home. Noted for regular profitable returns. Inquiries to Attorney C. W. Hamilton Brimfield Illinois.
A 1909 hunters license list includes Co D members Shoemaker, BR. D. Carson, Curtis L. Cady, Raymond Martin, Henry Kelley, M. B. Clark, Walter Brutcher, John Harty Jr., Geo. LaFolliett, W. A. Wilson, John W. Martin, Wm. Fassner, John Hasselbacher, Lauri Arnold, and SB. Harper. M. R. Clark, Village Clerk, notes licenses may be issued any time. Foley's Kidney Remedy advertised for kidney care and urinary issues.
A family birthday tribute recounts a surprise party for Aunt Mary who turns seventy five. Kinfolk from Vermont Missouri California Nebraska Kansas Illinois and beyond send passing cards and warm wishes, while Joe delivers a flood of mail to celebrate her milestone.
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