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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1901
Page
8
The Chicago Record-Herald marks Sundays with a full humor section including a cartoon, a short story on the editorial page, Out of the Ginger Jar, and Alternating Currents by S. E. Kiser. Bob Burdette is a regular contributor, with additional humorous articles throughout.
A column mixes anecdotal accounts praising Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with home medicine usage and a neighbor's cure. It also features a Nebraska land and crop profits pitch arguing westward opportunities, school funding notes, and a beauty ad for Rocky Mountain Tea. The piece blends health testimonials, migration encouragement, and consumer promotions.
QO Buck of Beirne Arkansas says he was troubled with constipation until he bought DeWitt’s Little Early Risers. Since then he has been entirely cured and recommends them.
Edward J. Brooks as administrator of Margaret E. Brooks deceased files in Peoria County Probate Court a petition to sell lots 3 and 4 in block 14 in Brinfield for debts. Defendants Oscar Brooks Blanch Gerbrich and Jessie Brooks must appear by October 1901. decree may be entered if they fail to answer. Cras. A Roberts, Probate Clerk. Robert Scholes, Complainant's Solicitor.
A blocky sales blurb touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a remedy for a sallow complexion and liver troubles. It claims the pills purify blood, improve skin tone, and provide rosy cheeks, offered at 25 cents at Wm Robmenon & Co's drug store.
A Philadelphia Inquirer note recalls Bill Nye jokes about extreme poverty and dogs, noting a Connecticut millionaire once taxed for sixteen dogs. The piece hints at evolving fortunes and places the tale in a light humorous frame about wealth versus poverty.
A Scottish minister visits parishioner Richard to learn why he has not attended church recently. Richard declines, citing three objections: he dislikes being where the minister does most of the talking, he dislikes much singing, and, in conclusion, he says that is where he met his wife.
Brimfield Post Office lists hours from 9 a m to noon and 1 p m to 8 p m with mails closing at 8 20 a m and 5 p m. Postmaster D R B Strain signs the notice indicating the daily schedule and closing times.
A writer on science argues that all spiders are beneficial as they eat insects and warns against panic at bites. He notes bites cause minor pain and swelling, with few dangers beyond discomfort, citing anecdotes about tarantulas and spiders in general. He recalls Berthau and Blackwall cases and a tame tarantula kept by Dufour.
An agricultural report, requested by Gov. Dole, claims Hawaii soils yield nearly every fruit and vegetable year round. It notes peppermint grows wild, potatoes and cabbage thrive all year, strawberries fruit constantly, and plants like parsley, cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce, and celery bear continuously. Cereals such as wheat and corn produce only one crop annually.
A Geological Survey chart reviews the United States mineral outputs for the past decade. Total values surpassed previous years, with 1899 reaching $976,000,000. Metallic products totaled about $527,218,084 and non metallic $447,790,862, led by coal, petroleum, natural gas, stone, and cement.
Herbert Jenner-Fust of Gloucester shire, captain of Cambridge eleven, is the sole survivor of the two cricket teams in the first inter university match against Oxford in 1827. He is 95 years old and played cricket in 1837.
A London based expedition to the Malay peninsula sets out for a year in Jalor near the east coast of lower Siam. Principal members include N Annandale from the Skeat expedition and H C Robinson of University College Liverpool. They plan to study pre Malay tribes, collect fauna and flora, examine cave limestone habitats, and observe birds to illuminate mimicry. Robinson will dredge and pump sea water for marine fauna surveys.
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