Obituary of Mrs. Joan Maher of Brimfield Illinois
Mrs. Joan Maher of Brimfield Peoria County died at her home August 14 1902 in her 84th year. Daughter of Samuel and Catherine Snyder born Middletown Butler County Ohio June 6 1819. She married Alexander Inger in 1838 and John Maher in 1856. Ten children, three sons and one daughter surviving the second marriage. one son died young. Funeral August 16 at 1 30 pm from the family home. Rev H A Stinson assisted by Rev McCluer and Rev B Y George. Interment Elmwood with music by French Grove choir. Pallbearers named. large cortege to Elmwood. Survived by husband three brothers and a sister. numerous descendants and friends remark on her Christian life.
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Joan Maher
John Maher
Brimfield
John W. Snyder
Elmwood
Lydia Smith
Chicago
H. A. Stinson
Earl Park
Charles McCluer
Elpaso, Ill
B. Y. George
Presbyterian Church of
Mrs Alva Smith Betta L Budd Smith obituary
Betta L Budd Smith born September 24, 1857 in New York died August 12, 1902 near Brimfield Illinois. Funeral services held at home on August 14 conducted by Rev J O Slyter pastor of the Baptist church.
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Betta L. (Budd) Smith
New York
Brimfield
Illinois
J. O. Slyter
Baptiat Church
Merete Wratan Merle Wyman Birth and Death Notice
Merle Wyman, son of Mr and Mrs Edward Wyman, born May 8 1900 and died Aug 16 1902 at age 2 years 3 months 8 days. A bright child with a fine voice. Funeral held Monday at Baptis t church at 2 pm, Rev J O Slater officiating. Interment Brimfield cemetery. Poem and prayers accompany the notice reflecting parental sorrow and faith.
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Merle Wyman
Edward Wymen
Little Merle
Gill
J. O. Slater
Brimfield
Angela Whiter
Golden Stair
Drear
Jesus
Christ the Lord
Local Notes and Ads From Old Settlers And Land Listings
The weather clerk smiles on the old settlers as G W Campbell promotes Nebraska lands for sale. Mrs Robert Kinsella and family visit Mr Martin Maser’s Sunday. Marion Lee of Donresth Indiana writes of diabetes relief after Foley’s Kidney Cure. Wm Robinson & Co.
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G. W. Campbell
Nebraska
Robert Kinsella
J. Kinsella
Clara
R Raymond
James E. ‘Maher
Martin Maser
Marion Lee
Donresth
Ind
Foley’sa
Wm. Robinson & Co
All Were Saved From Suffering Bronchitis Salvation
J H Johnston of Broughton Ga relays years of misery from bronchitis and says Dr King's New Discovery cured him after other remedies failed. His wife also found relief from asthma. The ad touts the remedy as best for throat and lung diseases with guaranteed bottles and free trial samples offered.
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J. H. Johnston
Broughton
Brimfield Village Levy Ordinance for 1902 Tax Allocation
An ordinance by the Village of Brimfield Illinois levies taxes for the current fiscal year to fund streets and sidewalks police and street maintenance salaries and miscellaneous costs. It specifies a total appropriation of 1200 dollars with detailed allocations and directs the village clerk to file a certified copy with Peoria County. Approved and signed August 4 1902 by President L G Capy. Also mentions Chamberlain's remedy available from Wm Robinson & Co.
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Brimfield
Ilinois
Peoria County
Illinois
Passead
L. G. Capy
Addison Pacey
Chamberlain
Wm. Robinson & Co
Rock Mountain Tea Sells Sensible Girl as Beauty
A charming ad touts Rocky Mountain Tea as the sensible choice among beauty on display. It features a pretty girl in an alpine hat and a sweeter girl in a sailor brim, but declares the handsome girl is the practical one who uses the product from Wm. Robinson & Co.
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Wm. Robinson & Coa
Foley's Kidney Cure Promises Broad Medical Uses
Advertises Foley's Kidney Cure as a remedy for Bright's disease diabetes stone in the bladder and various kidney and bladder ailments as claimed by Wm Robinson & Co. The notice presents a broad therapeutic claim without medical qualification.
DeWitts Little Early Risers Liver Tonic Ad
An old advertisement touts DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a liver tonic and purgative with no griping. It includes a customer testimonial from W. Scott of Milton Pennsylvania praising their effectiveness and portability. The note claims they are small easy to take and purely vegetable.
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DeWitt
W. Scott
Highland Ave
Milton
Wm. Robinson & Co
A Strange Weapon in Sikh Turbans Demonstrated
In London parades of Indian troops the steel quoit worn in the pugree of Ludhiana Sikhs puzzled onlookers. Believed to defend against sword cuts, the thin edged steel circle is in fact an old Sikh offensive weapon capable of nearly slicing a man in half when thrown.
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London
One Boer In Luck
Gen Pienady or the Boer prisoners chief in Lisbon plans to become a Portuguese subject after discovering a gold mine near Coimbra Portugal He intends to exploit the mine rather than retreat to the Transvaal The sensational note frames his possible shift in allegiance around a lucrative prospect and residence in Portugal.
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Gen. Pienady
Lisbon
Transvaal
Coimbra
Portugal
Poise at Parish Collection Plate Confession of Vestryman
A vestryman at a church recounts twenty one years of Sunday plate duties. He recalls taking in coins totaling near a certain amount and mentions a prior incident with a cache of twenty three dollars. He notes his weight and age, seeks wealthy companionship, and provides an address and memories of past cash gifts.
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Queso
Bethelor
South
Shah Techs
Tribute to Andrew Carnegie’s Enduring Legacy
North American Review lauds Carnegie as a leading philanthropist for his vast benevolence. The piece praises his fame driven motive and declares his memory will be perpetuated by a monument built from his giving, benefiting countless people for years.
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North American Review
Carnegie
Landseer and His Dogs At Home in St John’s Wood
A group of Landseer’s friends visit his house in St John’s Wood where three or four dogs rush in. A fierce mastiff shows friendly delight, surprising the ladies who recoil yet feel no fear as the artist greets the animals like old friends. Landseer claims he has never seen the dog before in his life.
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St. John’s Wood
Mastif
Landseer
Three Maids From School Praise Their Mothers
In a Baltimore Sun quotation a trio of schoolgirls on a suburban tram boast about their mothers abilities and travel, music and languages. The third girl modestly says her mother may do little yet she is wonderfully good to her.
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Louse
Baltimore Sun
Judge Pennypacker Refuses Loan In Court Gag
In Pennsylvania court Judge Pennypacker, a Republican governor candidate, humorously denies a brother Harry’s request for a five dollar loan. The judge demandingly asks for a written application, then mocks the request, declaring the loan is received and refused.
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Pennypacker
Pennsylvania
Harry
Joe
Joan
Paper Hunting in Riding Games Across Fences
The article describes paper hunting a riding game built on following a trail of dropped paper. It can be staged from steeplechasing to simple gallops, with danger mainly in the fences. The pace is limited by the horse and rider’s skill and governed by rules.
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Sfeida
America
Is That Egg Occupied Aboarder’s Witty Breakfast Moment
A boarding house breakfast scene shows a small boy eager to claim the last egg. He asks if the dish is free, then the fellow boarder responds with a courteous, humorous refusal to bar him from eating it. The exchange highlights polite, light comic tension at the table.
Talmage Visits Lawyer With Two Parishioners
Dr. Talmage entered the lawyer's office with two parishioners on private business. The lawyer greeted him, asking if the two were “black sheep or white.” Talmage replied with dry humor that he could not tell yet, but warned that if they stayed long they would be fleeced.
Admiral Cervera in Retirement Denies Poverty Claims
A Madrid correspondent denies sensational reports of Admiral Cervera's poverty and neglect by the Spanish government. He lives in Puerto Real near Cadiz, respected by all who know him, and has no ambition for renewed prominence. He receives vice admiral's half pay plus private funds for simple needs.
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Cervera
Madrid
Admiral Cervera
Puerto Real
Cadiz
Great English Labor Leader John Burns
John Burns, a long seated Battersea MP since 1892, is a leading English labor figure. Former stationary engineer and key labor party advocate, he opposes concessions to American visitors and supports municipal ownership of city railway lines.
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John Burns
Battersea
England
Burns
Chinese Empress Supports Theater Moves Public Funeral Offer
The London Express notes the empress dowager, a strong stage patron, has returned to Pekin and toured theatres. She is disappointed in local talent and has sent to Shanghai to arrange a public funeral event.
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China
The
London Express
Pekin
Shanghai
Green Rose Noted At Mannheim Exhibition
Description recalls a remarkable green rose seen in a Western World exhibition. It was praised for beauty and fragrance, likened to fragrant varieties, and a past Mannheim show awarded a prize to roses with leaf-like petals in form and color.
Ogden to Build Memorial Church in New Jersey
Joseph W. Ogden a prominent New York banker will construct a Presbyterian church at Chatham New Jersey as a memorial to his father Dr Joseph M Ogden long time pastor for fifty years The interior will be completed and decorated by the family of W C Wallace a Princeton classmate of Dr Ogden and lifelong friend of the family
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Joseph W. Ogden
New York
Chatham
N. J
Joseph M. Ogden
Dr. Ogden
W. C. Wallace
Princeton
Good Traits of Saxony's King Albert
The late King Albert of Saxony was interested in many pursuits beyond statecraft. He helped foster modern music and drama in Dresden and supported university and school life. He attended university lectures and even visited public schools, quietly observing and commenting on teaching.
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Saxony
Albert of
Relic of medievalism in court health secrecy
The court circular omits King Edward's illness, seen as a relic of medieval attempts to conceal royal health for political reasons. The piece notes longstanding secrecy around the sovereign and royal family, contrasted with present public affection. A separate fragment shows a testy husband reacting to an unfamiliar breakfast dish.
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Edward
Distinguished Japanese Patriot and the Red Sunset Theory
The article recalls Marquis Saigo Tengumichi, a key figure in Meiji restoration likened to an oriental Garibaldi for his role in Japan's emancipation and the renewal of the imperial rule. It then explains that a red sunset signals fine weather tomorrow due to water vapor’s effect on light refraction, reducing red rays when moisture is high.
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Saigo Tengumichi
Yokohama
Japan
Mikano
Garibaldi
Montreal and Toronto papers carry a baby bottle ad
A Canadian firm placed an advertisement for a patented auraing bottle in Montreal and Toronto papers. The ad instructs that when the baby finishes drinking it should be unscrewed and laid in a cool place under a tap. It notes boiling milk if the baby does not thrive on fresh milk.
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Montreal
Toronto
First Lesson at Sea from Admiral Jowett
Admiral Jowett recalls his first sea voyage as a cadet and an encounter with a strict executive officer who curtly limited his speech to six words: Port, starboard, yes, sir, and no, sir. The incident illustrates the rigid discipline aboard ships at the time.
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Jowett
American syndicate to work Heathfield oil field
For some time it has been believed a large subterranean petroleum lake lies at Heathfield near Tunbridge Wells. An American syndicate is formed to develop it with eight shafts planned. Three are done, a fourth underway, 350 feet reached, with likely need to go another 200 feet. Pearson's Weekly notes surprise at American enterprise pursuing the lucrative field.
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Heathfield
Tunbridge Wells
Pearson’s Weekly
Soldiers as Automatons in Long Distance Drills
Cassella's Saturday Journal notes soldiers trained for long marches become automatic in action. After vast miles, they halted and fired poorly, but at the command March they all moved in unison, capable of marching yet unable to perform precise shooting tasks.
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Cassella
Tribe of African pigmies mercenary hunters in Africa
Male Akkas, a pygmy tribe under four and a half feet, hunt with bows spears and lances slaying elephants and buffaloes and serve as mercenaries for neighboring Negro tribes. They barter chase products for arrows and lances, drink from streams, eat varied animals but are not cannibals, and fish by damming streams and draining water.
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Africa
Scottish Patriotic group issues coronation medal
A Scottish Patriotic association condemns what it calls intolerable usurpation by Wil, commemorating past Edwards as sovereigns of the tight little island before union with Scotland. The medal shows King Edward and Queen Alexandra with the legend King Edward First of Britain and the British Empire Queen Alexandra.
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Scottish Patriotic Association
Great Britain
Edwards
Island
Scotland
Edward Firet
Britain
British Empire
Alexandra
Royal Friends of Salvation Army Supporter Sophia Queen
The Salvation Army cites Sophia, queen of No and Sweden, as a steadfast ally who inherited wealth enabling substantial aid. While visiting England, she and her husband reviewed social work by Gen. Pooth and his aides.
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Royal Friends of Salvation Army
Salvation Army
Sophia
Sweden
England
Pooth
Aida
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Eaw
U. S
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Lincoln, Nebr
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United States Commissioner of Education
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Springfield
Mass
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