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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
5
Brimfield notices list church services at multiple congregations with times for mass and worship. It also details fraternal orders and civic clubs meeting schedules, including M W A hall gatherings, K of P Zylka Lodge, and Brimfield Fire Company events.
Several residents are noted visiting or traveling. Laura and sister Laura visit Brimfield. Arthur Whittaker spent Wednesday in Galesburg. Roscoe Emery and William Emery travel from Princeville to Canyon Texas and Livestock Show in Chicago. Mrs Sherman Garrison and Grace visited Peoria. Mee Newan and Branswig return from unspecified destinations.
Local Brimfield briefs report a basketball game with Canton, a Passion Play in the opera house, and school announcements. Injuries at a brick plant injure Ross Goyer, while Prof. J. G. Spiker moves to Prior Creek Oklahoma. A public sale lists livestock and farming equipment.
Shannon, father of Rev Damer Fies, died Saturday at 11 15 AM at the family home 408 Barker. Born in Limerick Ireland in 1889 he married Johanna Fiely who survives with children Rev James Shannon of Peoria sister M Robertine of the Academy of Our Lady Longwood Chicago Mrs James Brennon of Brimfield John and Nanos of Peoria Katherine of Chicago. Funeral at St Mark church at 10 Monday Solemn High Mass by Father Shannon assisted by Father O Reilly deacon Father Japeyacenb deacon and Father Linge master of ceremonies. Burial rites by Bishop O Reilly and clergy.
The ad promotes the Hicks Weather Forecast year book by Word and Works Pub Co. It highlights a Prof. Hicks portrait, original forecast content, and astronomical year data. Priced by mail 350, stands 30c, subscription $1 monthly. agents urged, stamps offered, located at 2201 Locust St, St. Louis.
Untop prayer meeting at the Baptist church tonight led by Rev. Pacey.
Advertises postpaid mail offer for a piano or organ music roll titled Popular Music Roll. Readers are urged to send twenty five cents in silver or postage plus two pages of sheet music featuring popular songs marches and waltzes. Mentions specific songs and titles in a promotional pitch.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a dated notice or brief with names and codes, mentioning Empire and Phig targets, black sections, and ETAs. Details are unclear but indicate a dated update or schedule with identifiers and locations.
A fragment notes entertainment events advertised in the paper with prices as low as 50 cents for single admissions. The wording is unclear but suggests promotional details for local amusements. The reader is urged to consider these offers in the vicinity of the advertisements.
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