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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1903
Page
5
The notice claims startling discovery preventing death by own action, describing despondency and a run down system. It touts Electric Bitters as a cure that strengthens nerves builds up the system and regulates stomach liver and kidneys, with satisfaction guaranteed by Wm. Robinson & Co druggists.
An exchange with a ferry owner features an English salesman turning down a request to fit the ferry with cream and mentioning a Yankee planning electric power. The dialogue evokes local skepticism toward modernization and competition.
Advertisement-style note urges indigestion sufferers to eat freely by using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It claims the remedy prepares the stomach to receive digest and assimilate wholesome food, delivering healthier blood and strength. Sold by all druggists.
Dr. C. H. Parkhurst comments on parishoners who drop a nickel after sermons, calling it "showing 5 cents' worth of evangelical responsiveness." He uses plain language to challenge shallow religious giving during a recent Sunday discourse.
J F Hughes of Du Pott Ga recounts a stubborn illness his right lung nearly gave out. After doctors gave up he used Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption and recovered quickly. The remedy clears coughs colds throat and lung troubles. Guaranteed by Williams Robinson Co drug store prices 60 cents and 1.00 trial bottles free.
A compact moral note quotes Dinah Mulock Craik on the great life lesson for a woman to bear what comes without struggle or murmur. It stresses that acceptance may come late or early and the path is hard, yet true happiness hinges on learning to endure.
A testimonial from Mrs. Henry Arter of Nashville Tennessee praises Kodol for children. She claims one bottle cured her three year old son of indigestion since birth after many doctors failed. The ad asserts that 99 of every 100 stomach disorders in children stem from indigestion and that Kodol digests what you eat and sweetens the stomach. Sold by all druggists.
Contributions to the cemetery fund totaling six thousand dollars were received since the July 16, 1903 report. Names include Mrs Mary H Hartz 100 Mrs James Forney 100 LL Guyer 100 Mrs Toby 100 Mra C R Walker 100 Kenneth Grant 100 Mra J Brooke 100 C D Jones 100 Peter Swimm 100 I D Ford 100 Ella Hall 100 Etta Stansbury 501 and Treasurer Ricuaryv PackEy.
Provokingly funny prose praises the Herald’s Sunday Comic Colored Supplement. It promises fresh breezy jokes and vivid color plates across four pages in color and four in black and white. The piece touts the supplement as an exterminator of blues and a modern fusion of newspaper and weekly humor.
A caller pressed a desk man for life insurance and spoke for forty five minutes about a company plan. After assurances of safety and cheap rates the man admitted he was a life insurance agent seeking pointers, not buying a policy.
Trustworthy man or woman to manage a well known house of solid financial standing in this county and adjoining territory. Earn $20.00 straight cash salary plus expenses paid weekly by check. Expense money advanced. Address Manager 610 Monon Bldg Chicago Tl.
The 14th annual Old Settlers Picnic drew a huge crowd with ten thousand in attendance. Visitors arrived from Camp Grove Peoria West Jersey Farmington Trivol and Wyoming with old friends reuniting and sharing memories. The day featured a parade of events including a Dunlap victory in baseball a tug of war won by the Court of Honor balloon ascent a band concert and a festive evening at the opera house. Notables from Peoria Elmwood and nearby towns attended and the day closed with a large dance and revelry.
Trivoli reports birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Bledsoe on August 15. Several residents including Herbert and Horace Moon visit for business. Mr Horace Stephens and wife of Peoria visit Jas Stephens. Esq Hamilton and wife from Brimfield with their Chicago nephew spend weekend. Mrs Iona McMallen and Mrs Mary Brown travel to Iowa to visit Wm Snyder family. Mollie Lapsley leads Sunday school group to Oak Hill camp meeting. Multiple Brimfield residents plan to move to Texas Prairie and Iowa, including James Ireton and family. Jameships leases a 247 acre farm west of Farmington, bought recently by D B Safford.
Washburn through Elmwood real estate dealer Mr. Kershaw reports a gathering of attendees at Brimfield for the Old Settlers Picnic, with a noted high turnout year after year. The event drew a substantial sum noted as 27202 in consideration, reflecting strong community attendance.
A detailed campmeeting timetable runs from Thursday August 20 through Sunday August 30. Multiple speakers including DT Wilson CE Dunlevy Rev Edgar M Smith D D and J May deliver sermons, with daily Bible hours, morning prayers, Sunday School, Epworth Leagues, and Pentecostal services across Kish Sheridan Hl Wheaton Canton Lewistown and surrounding areas.
The advertisement urges buyers to seek DeWitt on every box of Witch Hazel Salve E C De Witt Co Chicago is the genuine maker. It claims the product heals cuts burns boils eczema and piles and warns of many counterfeit versions on the market. Sold by all druggists.
A Pennsylvania railroad agent is credited as the inventor of Boyd's Punch a noted drink described as long lasting and served at a gathering where an admiring inventor presides, signaling a moment of pride during a social meal.
80 acres best prairieland three miles from town with improvements and school nearby. Down payment 2500, balance on time at 5 percent. Also 160 acres best prairie three miles from town with electric line by fall, price 110 per acre. 247% acres heat prairie two improvements 110 per acre. 80 acres all under cultivations cheap at 4800. Missouri land listings in Livingston Monroe and adjoining counties available upon request. Contact Kersuaw Rapgoxe Elmwood IH Office over Smith's store.
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