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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1902
Page
3
A new ventilation system uses air from limestone caverns to supply a Luray Virginia sanatorium. The cave air is uniform in temperature and remarkably pure free from germs and dust. Rooms receive their own supply, keeping the building at about 75 degrees even when outside temperatures exceed 90.
A witty exchange from Tit Bits revolves around a man admitting fear of rejection if he proposed. She responds with quiet intrigue, prompting him to wonder if his suspicions were justified. The humorous moment plays on expectations and daring in a courting scene.
A classroom exchange from the Philadelphia Record asks how often the earth completes a revolution. The teacher and pupil debate parts of the earth and time, noting daily rotation in the United States and more frequent cycles in South America.
Ashley N B reports cure of rheumatism of the heart and dropsy after using Dodds Kidney Pills. J H Hanson from the town says he can work again and feels better after treatment, with his rheumatism gone. His wife Mrs Finnsen also endorses the remedy.
Publisher George Scleyer reports St Jacobs Oil as a powerful remedy with widespread certificates of cure. Testimonials from Radder in Cleveland and Brundage in Muskegon claim relief from rheumatism back pain and leg swelling, with merchants noting strong retail interest and growing sales.
Two young women were followed by about eight boys aged 10 to 12 on 130th street. The girls proposed a game requiring a kiss from each, leading to a scuffle and the boys fleeing down the street, leaving the women alone.
A comic exchange unfolds as a man praises a woman's judgment while she flirts back, praising his nobility and chivalry. The back-and-forth highlights playful social banter and mutual admiration in aTid Bits style quip.
A testimonial from Lacra L Bresen of Crown Point Indiana praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing two years of spinal pain and general illness after using three bottles. She claims renewed vitality and urges others to seek the remedy, noting its health benefits and urging readers to correspond for advice.
Case document outlines Capt Alfred G Rigler of Hose Co 4 Canton Ohio detailing lifelong kidney pain. He describes acute backache, kidney distress, sleepless nights, and failed relief from physicians. After trying Doan's Kidney Pills from Durban Wright Co he reports rapid improvement and enduring endorsement four years later.
A blaze at the four story Lincoln European Hotel on Madison Street left fourteen men dead from smoke and suffocation. Most victims were farmers visiting the livestock exposition. many identified by items found in pockets or clothing. Rescue teams searched stairways and beds as families and friends waited at hospitals and undertakers, hoping for news of survivors.
Secretary James Wilson presents a sweeping annual report praising agriculture in the United States. He cites $20 billion fixed capital in farming, $5.09 billion annual farm output, and that over half the population lives on farms. He pushes weather forecasts to rural routes and urges Appalachian forest preservation to curb floods and soil loss.
Comptroller of the Currency authorizes the Alva State Bank of Alva Oklahoma to commence business with capital of 25008 dollars. A mysterious express package break near Newtherr involves the Cheddlis Milling case wathich contaii-
In many countries Sisters of Charity endorse Peruna as a safeguard for children and patients. A Detroit Catholic institution sent a letter praising Peruna for a young girl with largigi and voice loss, noting relief and cure after treatment. Congressman Meekison also testifies to benefits for head catarrh. Dr. Hartman, famed physician, promotes Peruna and offers free advice through The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus, Ohio.
An illustration explains a summer engagement as a bet by which one would shake off a fiancée for a preferred new partner. The other side imagines meeting a preferred person and suing for breach of promise. The dialogue uses comical hypothetical misunderstandings.
Reduced one way and round trip fares on the first and third Tuesdays each month via the Queen and Crescent Route to points in Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Georgia Louisiana North and South Carolina Kent and Fir for information write W A Beckler N P A 1123 Adams Street Chicago NL or W C Rienar son G P A Cincinnati Ohio
Client confesses to hiding money and seeking some for himself while the king presses for full disclosure in a theft case. The dialogue reveals tension over truth and defense strategy.
In a humorous exchange, Dode George asks Harry about a cash account. Harry retorts that he keeps an expense account rather than a cash ledger, attributing the quip to Uncle George.
Mrs Austin's Buckwheat pleases the family from baby to grandfather. The grain supports a healthy breakfast. Meanwhile industry news shows coal output up nearly fourfold, pig iron quadrupling, and steel production expanding eight times. Steel rails cost less than half their price twenty years ago.
Fruit acids will not stain goods dyed with Putnam Faceless Dyes. The ad mentions buckwheat and Afra Austin Pancake flour as a change. It references products for nerves and children, including Winslow's and a nerve restorer, with a 35 cent price note.
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