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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
7
A heated exchange ends with a caller claiming to be a bridgetender seeking influence. The influential politician challenges the caller's credibility while the challenger asserts his job motivates him. The brief dialogue appears in a Chicago Tribune page item.
A garbled clipping mentions shoe sizes and a New York address, then asks about residence. It cites Becker and a New York Sun line on voting, divorce, and Europe. Included is a medical claim about Pazo Ointment curing itching in 6 to 14 days and a note on a horse’s survival without solid food and water.
James Brady, once a famed New York lawyer, counseled a young woman against a charge of simulating blindness. He described her eyes, saying they appeared to look but showed no vision due to optic nerve paralysis, a tactic to win jury sympathy amid the trial.
Nearly every patient experiences rheumatism sciatica toothache headache or neuralgia and Gloans ointment provides instant relief without rubbing. A testimonial from Sir Chas J Budlong of Anthony Nebraska claims long-term cure after using six to eight bottles and urges rheumatic sufferers to try it. The piece also notes a humorous aside about a millionaire mother and her son learning money value through weekly pocket money and fines.
Mrs. Lacy Quebeck of Hope Valley Rhode Island suffered eight years of kidney pain back ache and swelling. She reports daily worsening symptoms and an incurable verdict from a doctor before claiming relief after using Kidney Pills from the Voster Milburn Company Buffalo New York.
Chicago Tribune reports a playful exchange about the name Ben and the abundance of Johnson entries in the city directory. The anecdote notes how the writer is nicknamed Rare Ben Jonson for distinction.
Fragmentary text shows a reward offer of 200 dollars and 100 dollars with garbled names and dates. No verifiable event, person, or organization can be determined from the readable portion.
The report notes growing enlargement in trade and manufacturing centers across the North East and West, with bank clearings up 33.4 percent from 1907 and earnings in wholesale lines rising. Yet mild winter sales slow, cotton prices stay low, and southern trade lags as pig iron buys rise and car numbers fall.
Chicago cattle and hog prices show ranges from $4.00 to $7.00 for cattle and $4.00 to $6.15 for hogs while sheep fetch $2.00 to $4.50. Indiana and St Louis report mixed wheat and corn quotes, Detroit notes cattle and hogs listed, Milwaukee lists multiple grain prices, Buffalo cites cattle hogs sheep and lamb ranges.
The article includes an anecdotal testimonial for Cuticura claiming relief from severe itching and swelling on limbs. It also discusses Atlantic cable diameters by depth with shore end at 2 1/8 inches, intermediate 1 3/4 inches, and deep sea 1 inch, noting weight considerations for repairs.
A disputed whiskey remedy for rheumatism gains attention. The suggested mix uses one half pint whiskey with Toris Compound and Syrup Sareaparillia Compound, taken before meals and at night. Toris Compound is produced by Globe Pharmaceutical Co Chicago and available from druggists.
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