This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1913
Page
8
The piece extols laughter as a social habit to ease worry and connect with others. It cites Justice Story and ancient wisdom, urges smiling in daily life, and urges viewing troubles with perspective to foster resilience. It urges cultivating a light, optimistic habit through self laughter and recognizing sunshine in ordinary moments.
Local merchants report a second shipment of big wire fy traps arriving at A B R Johnson and Son. Visits include Mrs John Slocum and daughter May in Galesburg, Miss Gladys Leslie from Peoria staying with Miss Inez Waters, and Misses Helen and Margaret Congrove of Peoria with Miss Maude Duffy of Monica visiting recently.
Fragmented OCR text depicts a boxing scene with a Belon or bauble figure noted for swagger, a young Hano opponent, and a cigar influenced exchange. The page includes scattered items mentioning Hanna City events, music groups, clubs, and local notices, with many garbled phrases and incomplete lines.
A local Old Settlers gathering faced postponement as unreliable conditions disrupted plans. Organizers advised attendees to watch for new dates and venue details from the committee.
Notice to all persons with claims against the estate of Barde estate, to attend and have claims admitted. Heirs and creditors urged to present and prove debts, with payment to the administrator. The document references Peoria, Iowa or Illinois locale and a court proceeding date, urging formality and compliance by interested parties.
Brimfield directory lists MoE Church Rev L F Cuurom with services at 11 00 a m and 7 30 p m Sunday school at 4 30 a m. Cady sup t Young People meeting Sunday evenings 6 30. Congregational Church Rev V Groax W Scott services 11 0 04 a m and 7 30 pm Sunday School 10 am Henry Memler Supt. Baptists Rev H EF Jones pastor preaching 2d Sunday each month at usual hour. Brimfield Fire Department regular meetings third Monday. Woodmen and M W A lodges with officers listed.
The undersigned merchants announce weekly closing of business on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:00 PM starting the week of July 14. Signatures include Bree Clark, Ben Johnson, Cady Bros, and others, noting closures by members of the community.
Classified notice seeks men for immediate travel or local work with pay and territory. Apply now at Alien Nursery Co in Rochester New York for available positions and starting money.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.