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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1901
Page
5
The National Land List calls itself the genuine real estate paper published in America and claims circulation in every state. It promises unions, parties interested in buying selling or exchanging land will find the merchandise they want with offers of exchange.
Mrs J B Hunt of Lime Ridge Wis faced gall stones and worsening stomach trouble with jaundice. A doctor warned only one chance remained through an operation. After using Electric Bitters she fully recovered, hailed as a wonderful stomach liver and kidney remedy curing dyspepsia and loss of appetite. Sold by Wm Robinson & Co for 50 cents with guarantee.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a benefit for you and D. Mitchell with a reference to Dewitt’s Witch Hazel. It is unclear and garbled but indicates a health remedy claim and possible names Wes Robingel and Cox in uncertain context.
A flannel dampened with Chamberlains Pain Balm bound to the affected parts provides prompt relief for lame back pains in the side or chest. The Pain Balm also cures rheumatism. One application gives relief. Sold by Wa Robinson & Co.
D S Thomas announces the opening of a tin shop in the old post office building set for September 1, offering tin, iron and steel roofing, spouting and related repair work. He invites old customers and new patrons to visit.
An ad-like fragment touts DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as world famous for remedying bowel blockages and promoting regular liver function. It claims the pills stimulate the liver without cramps, listing Robinson & Co as the vendor in a damaged promotional text.
The piece records the death and family details of a Wasson patriarch and kin, listing heirs and spouses including Lilian Haynes of Marble Rock Iowa Samuel B. Whittaker Nettie Ella Idella Glen D. who resided with relatives. It notes the departed was a respected Methodist, lived in Peoria after 1807, and was attended by multiple clergy.
Betsey C Aldrich born November 27 1836 in Ray county Missouri died December 8 1901 at the old Millbrook township homestead after paralysis. She wed John Wasson and remained a devoted wife and mother affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church. Funeral services were held at the homestead with ministers who assisted at her husband’s burial. interment followed in Campbell cemetery alongside her husband.
H E Chichester attends state implement dealers convention in Peoria. Mrs Mary KingsStansbury of Perry Iowa visits relatives here. Rug sellers advertise finest assortment and invite viewing before buying. For sale C L Maxwell residence offered by W E Cady Brimfield Illinois. Annual Festival and Oyster Supper at French Grove church on Wednesday evening December 18 1901 all invited. Revival meetings ongoing with several conversions and activities noted.
Wanted saleam?n to sell a choice stock of nursery stock and extra inducements. Stock guaranteed. Apply at Hawkks Nursery Company Milwaukee Wis for terms and secure a good fall and winter position.
The Toledo Blade ad touts a nationwide weekly newspaper offering plain facts for readers of daily papers. It highlights wide U S circulation, sections for news, short tales, serials, prices, and family content. Subscriptions cost one dollar yearly with free specimen copies available on request.
A historical note tells of Isabel Caporal, a Spanish woman who, from 1894, married six men in rapid succession, each meeting a perilous end. Her first husband died of yellow fever in New Orleans, others perished in a boardinghouse murder, a train escape, a Cuban war death, a steamboat wreck, and a final unknown fate. Now a seventh marriage is planned next month as she endures sorrow with a dowry and a Charleston businessman urging a seventh union.
A group of railroaders recall near misses on a trestle where a man stood with toes on the ties as a train passed inches away. He recounts balance peril and a later comic shock when a shifting engine halted silently behind him, cowcatcher within a yard. The tale appears in the Philadelphia Record.
A Memphis lawyer famed for hands in his hip pockets in conversations returns from Cincinnati and, while in a park town near a railway station, is approached by a stranger who asks if he lives there. The man replies he is from Memphis, and the exchange ends with the stranger fleeing, leaving the Memphian to wonder if his pocket habit or Memphis reputation saved him.
A fragmentary OCR item hints at a discussion of Mr Lee and a world notice amid garbled text. It references a wise son and a sense of pedigree, with unclear context or concrete events.
A long necked creature moves about a pond in a swampy field as observers watch from a distance. Water birds scatter in haste while the large animal circles the water, splashing and disturbing the quiet, drawing attention from nearby watchers.
Major Renard, famed aeronautical expert, notes Scientific American report of a new airship rivaling Santos-Dumont. A guarded Meudon built motor promises all weather navigation. trials set for October and November include a Meudon Rouen round trip of 170 miles. Renard aims for a nonstop, steady speed.
Dr Ingram the new London bishop toured an East End hospital and a remembered old patient told him she was glad to see him back and recalled his dance with her at a prior East End parish entertainment. The woman added that while he may not dance there again, she is glad he is progressing.
Readable scraps mention leather trim and cloth textures. The fragment hints at clothing details and style terms but lacks complete sentences or clear events or identities.
Report describes two carved wooden temple figures made from shitan wood. The larger measures 121 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 4 feet high, the smaller 7 feet square. Both are richly carved with dragons and floral scrolls and were covered by brocade bindings in the Wattieti era. Fire reportedly destroyed several thousand pieces from the collection.
Dr. Eydam, a German physician, observed wind sounds on telegraph wires at a country station. He concludes that deep resonant tones predict light rain and moderate winds within 30 to 48 hours, while shrill, sharp sounds foretell an approaching heavy storm with rain or snow, due to wire contraction and expansion with atmospheric changes.
The Rome subsidy funded Camera di Lavoro, a 600 lire monthly body of about 8 000 to 9 000 members, saw 2 500 voters cast. Republicans and anarchists defeated the socialists who won three seats. This marks the first anarchist entry into Rome politics in under two years since efforts to suppress them began and after an assassination linked to their party.
The article notes hotel silver replenishment costs New York hotels about 50000 dollars yearly. Souvenir hunters justify theft by blaming extravagance, but proprietors increasingly show zero tolerance for any item taken as a souvenir.
A humorous exchange from the Philadelphia Press features a boy Willie asking if roast beef is ready. The father recalls promising mutton head for dinner, prompting comic banter about what was planned for the meal.
The readable fragment mentions a character named Johnny-Paw and a world ending phrase. Details are limited, with unclear context about the event or speaker and no identifiable organizations or places.
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