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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1902
Page
7
Ohio plans a national centennial celebration for admission to the Union with May 21 22 2003 events Inviting the President and all state Governors. Mrs Kate Vance a 128 year old resident of Newton Kan died leaving a 90 year old daughter and a 105 year old husband.
The Fifty seventh Congress begins at noon. Fires destroy the O'Brien & Byrd cotton gin in Long Grove Texas, with losses under $50,000 insured. Siam adopts gold standard law closing silver coinage. U.S. warships reach San Juan Puerto Rico. Courcelles glass works in Belgium goes to a Pittsburgh firm. Post office stamps stolen in New Brighton Pennsylvania. Mississippi cotton output eyed at 1.5 million bales this season amid hopes for a large crop. Rumors swirl about a Belgian steamer disaster in the North Sea with many drownings. Incendiary attempts hit Yankton hotels and barns. New York police to train West Point mounted units. Ohio plans a truck and fruit colony on Theodore, Alabama land.
Postmaster General Henry C. Payne releases the annual report detailing rising postal revenues, the growth of money orders, and the expansion plan for rural free delivery. He warns against deficits but favors facility expansion, higher carrier pay, and legislative changes to modernize the Post Office. The document also notes safety, staffing, and compensation improvements for postal workers.
Washington correspondence reports the second session of the Fifty-seventh Congress convening at noon with a crowded galleries scene. President Pro Temp Frye opened proceedings as Rev Prettyman offered invocation, 68 Senators answered roll, and resolutions of regret for the late James McMillan were adopted before adjournment until Tuesday.
The House opened with Speaker Henderson greeting colleagues amid redecorated halls and applause. The piece notes committee work and anticipated bills, including anti trust measures and ship subsidies, plus expected turnover in the Fifty eighth Congress as leaders retire.
R G Dun & Co notes continued heavy railway traffic and rising purchasing power boosting demand for staple goods. Coal and iron markets tighten with premiums for early delivery and slow coke movement. overall congestion persists, with some relief in imports and increased capacity but no normal relief before spring.
The opening of the current session marks Congress entering its one hundred sixteenth year. Some believe its inception dates to 1774 with the Philadelphia meeting.
The report lists current bids across major markets. Chicago shows cattle 4.40 to 6.50, hogs 4.25 to 6.40, sheep 2.00 to 3.75, wheat 78 to 85 cents, corn 58 to 64 cents, oats 27 to 30 cents, rye 49 to 50 cents, hay and butter and egg prices, with similar ranges for Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York markets.
Anna M. Willis of Kokomo Indiana endured twenty years of kidney trouble and torment before using Dodd's Kidney Pills. She reports relief after five boxes and now enjoys life again, urging others to try the remedy after a friend’s advice.
A playful exchange shows Snifkins planning a proposal after reading his own love verses to Miss Peppery. Peppery replies she would marry only a man with more money than brains, prompting Snifkins to propose and be accepted in a humorous exchange cited by the Philadelphia Press.
A witty exchange depicts a wealthy old man wooing a beautiful blonde despite a faint heart. She questions marriage but agrees to a brief union for happiness, while a moral note nods that a faint heart seldom wins a fair lady.
A shortened dialogue shows Tom and Jack coping with rejection and sympathy for a girl. A magazine blurb mentions Dr August Koenig's Hamburg Prope medicine praised for health benefits. A Washington Star quote notes a Long Marston statistic claiming a tenth of villagers reach ninety.
The article discusses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and related medicines as gaining widespread use among women across the United States. It notes skepticism from some but highlights a growing number of women reportedly helped by the remedies over time.
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