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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1905
Page
7
An advertisement asserts a severely disfigured body was completely cured by two cakes of Caticura Soap five boxes of Catt burs and three bottles of Caticura Re solvent. The claim credits C. Davis of 161 W 86th Street New York with the miracle cure.
Readers are treated to a preview of new dining cars on the Great Northern Orient Limited praised for hotel like luxury and interior design. A passenger from St Paul calls the service superior to other lines and a novel architectural feat in railroad car elegance.
An advertisement extols Mall's Grape Tonic as a cure for constipation and stomach and bowel trouble, claiming it strengthens intestines with grape juice, avoids harsh laxatives, and offers a free bottle to new users. It promotes a drugstore sale and a bold health claim widely.
The readable lines refer to a Fall address and a labeled lumber stamp. It mentions taking one more item from a display and references a genuine label as part of a purchase and date if present. The garbled text prevents a fuller, clearer summary of entities or actions.
A rural colonial pastor, struggling to pay his way due to late tithes, devises a sermon using the publican and Pharisee tale. He reads the Pharisee’s boast and then declares, I could do with a few Pharisees in this congregation, prompting sharp local reaction.
William A. Franklin of Franklin Palmer Chemical Co Rochester N Y reports seven years of kidney failure and uric acid buildup. He says back pain and lameness disappeared after three boxes of a remedy costing 50 cents a box. Foater Milburn Co Buffalo N Y markets the product.
Chicago to Detroit Milwaukee and other ports report cattle prices from 4.00 to 6.40 per hundredweight with hogs 4.00 to 5.50, sheep 2.50 to 5.50, wheat No 2 and corn No 2 varied by city, oats and rye listing mixed ranges. Butter eggs and clover seed noted with regional price spreads.
Dr Glennon of St Louis is the world’s youngest archbishop at forty two. The item notes various society lines and mentions Albanian insurrection leader Shaban Bey visiting America to seek support for a boys’ echoe in Ania, with other disjointed remarks about Carnegie, Skibo Castle, and unrelated names.
A reminiscence recalls a prize essay by a young Napoleon that earned a gold medal and later led to a sharp exchange with Talleyrand. Napoleon burned the paper to avoid ridicule in later years, explaining he did not want his youthful words seen once he became emperor. The anecdote ends with a quizzical question about its value at Christie's.
Special from Westfield Illinois December 18 a minister recounts his battle with Brights Disease and how Dodd's Kidney Pills restored his health after six years of illness He claims to have gained weight and vigor after sixteen boxes and urges others with kidney trouble to try the remedy The item ends with a brief joke about a singer named Siwhlow
An advertisement claims deafness is caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It offers $100 for any deafness from catarrh cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure, with free circulars from F J Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio, and promotes Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.
A long editorial argues disease should not be treated as criminal. It condemns harsh views on sickness, especially impairments of housewives, and cites Dr. Pierce urging rest, dietary guidance, and his remedies. The piece includes ads for medical products and notes about Italy and Japan in brief items.
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