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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1901
Page
4
Local notes cover shops in Brimfield and Galva offering oysters stoves washers and jewelry. Clergy events, stock sales, road and well news, and Christmas greetings accompany notices of graduations marriages and town meetings. The column preserves names places and dates for community readers.
Brimfield edged Wyoming in a spirited Thanksgiving clash 17 to 5. Spectators witnessed a hard fought, clean game with Brimfield displaying superior teamwork and durability, earning a memorable local gridiron showdown.
The undersigned announce daily closing of their businesses at 8 p.m. until further notice, with exceptions noted for Saturdays. Signatories include M. W. L. Hayward and C. W. Winne Freeman.
A selection of choice thoroughbred and high grade Hereford bulls from Quicksilver stock, sired by Mercury, the heaviest bull on earth. Prices reasonable.
Winnie Johnson visits the Grammar room as examinations occur Monday and Tuesday. Visitors include Miss Marion Allewalt of Elmwooe and Mesdames Chichester Yoakum Hayes Hindlé. Brimfield plays Princeville at Grant's field with 10 cent admission. noon bells shift earlier. Principal urges parental notice and attendance.
On Saturday December twenty first at two o'clock the Presbyterian church and lot in Brimfield will be sold at auction to the highest bidder for cash. Included are lamps seats stoves and other clear furniture. One of the town's most desirable lots. Remember the date.
Hillsborough Illinois resident H Robinson writes that he suffered severe pains from a corpse injuries but Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured them. The product is advertised as a perfect healer for sprains bruises cuts sores scalds burns boils ulcers and skin diseases. Wm Robinson & Co guarantees care with a 2 cent price.
A. Br. Moore issues a formal notice forbidding trespass on his land and crossing fences and gates. He cites significant damage from trespassers last season and demands an end to the practice.
L Overstreet of Elgin Tennessee recalls his wife’s cough and failing lungs. Doctors said consumption was fatal, but a friend recommended Dr King’s New Discovery which saved her life. The remedy guarantees relief for coughs colds bronchitis asthma and throat and lung diseases. Trial bottles are free at Wm Robinson & Co with regular sizes 50 cents and one dollar.
Congregational and Baptist church service times listed alongside district court of honor and fire company meeting schedules. Various officers named including Rev C McLourr and Rev J O Slyter, with dates for meetings in M W A hall and G A B hall. Church groups, B Y P U, and women’s society details noted.
A terse note promoting curing a cold in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It asserts a money refund if the remedy fails and attributes the offer to W Groves with druggist distribution implied.
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