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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1902
Page
8
Beginning October 1 the Brimfield post office will close at 7 30 p m on weekdays with Saturday nights closing at 8 00 p m. The earlier hours will stay in effect until March 1 1901 as announced by P M D R Strain.
A Cold Wave forecast warns of sudden weather changes that risk hoarseness and heavy coughs at home. E H Wise of Madison Ga praises One Minute Cough Cure for restoring health, while the ad claims it cures coughs colds la grippe bronchitis pneumonia and lung troubles by thinning phlegm drawing out inflammation and soothing membranes. Wm Robinson & Co.
Readers plan winter trips with six month round trip Excursion tickets to Southern Pines North Carolina the Northern Tourist hub. From there side trips to Florida Louisiana or Texas are offered at favorable rates saving expenses. Direct Seaboard Air Line access links New York Washington and Jacksonville. Contact John T Patrick Bluff NC for free printed travel matter.
A doctorless advertisement praises DeWitt's Early Risers as small surprising pills. Houston Tex user W H Howell reports they helped his family with constipation and sick headache, claiming improved health. Wm Robinson & Co. promotes the product.
Local items include business trips to Peoria and a carload of hogs sent to Chicago. Brimfield families visit, a Kansas editor quips about flattening the earth, cemetery improvement calls rise, and church and fraternal notices outline meetings and schedules for G A R, K of P, W M A, and local civic groups.
Mrs H Newsom of Decatur Alabama credits Electric Bitters with ending years of indigestion and stomach cramps. She reports gaining 35 pounds after using the remedy, which is advertised as a guaranteed cure for indigestion loss of appetite and liver and kidney troubles, 50 cents at Wm. Robinson Co.
Mrs W E Stanspury of Brimfield offers to do all kinds of carpet weaving with warp colors on hand. She signs the notice respectfully and states readiness to work promptly.
The Pride of Heroes notes soldiers from the last war praise Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for scratches bruises cuts wounds corns bare feet and stiff joints. It also treats burns scalds boils ulcers skin eruptions and piles. It cures or no pay. Only 25c at Wm Robinson & Co’s drug store.
Notice from A B Moors warns hunters not to hunt or trespass on the premises under penalty of prosecution according to law.
A reader from Est Point Iowa recounts severe cold and lingering cough that resisted liberal remedies until Dr Kin’s Consumption-Cure supposedly saved his life. He claims rapid weight gain to 227 pounds and praises the tonic’s effects, noting a $1.00 charge and a free trial offer from Williams Robinson & Co.
A Toowoomba Gazette reader praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for curing a two month severe cough. The letter from W. C. Wockner endorses the product in good faith to help others benefitting from the remedy. The ad notes it is sold by Wm. Robinson & Co. plus a photo offer by Booth in the McCabe building providing 28 snap shot photos and a button for 50 cents.
A vintage advertisement claims Kodol cures all classes of food related stomach troubles and strengthens tissues. It cites Gov G W Atkinson of West Virginia endorsing the remedy after using several bottles, calling it effective for stomach ailments and recommending it to friends.
A well established house seeks a faithful person to travel through several counties calling on retail merchants and agents in a local territory. Salary 1024 dollars yearly with expenses advanced. paid 19.70 dollars weekly in cash. Position permanent. Standard House at 884 Dearborn St Chicago offers the role.
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