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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1911
Page
8
A fragment reports Assoonmaun Adan waking to news from the Chicago Record Herald. The unreadable OCR hints at a landmark local update but lacks complete details.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a verdict involving Root Howell Tracey and a purchase connected to his wife. The passage references a court case with symptoms and chronic illness, mentioning Thais, con rormups, and references to Honey and Par Compound. The text is garbled and hard to interpret.
Fragmentary note speaks of a refined gentleman and a nonexisting teacher. It alludes to a theory that those teachers would have existed only if someone had imagined them, leaving scholars pondering the line between invention and memory.
Ends winter troubles with Bucklen Arnica Salve claimed to heal burns cuts bruises sores eczema sprains and more. The ad cites front bitten toes and fingers chapped skin cold sores and rough skin as conditions improved by the salve sold by Wm Robinson & Co.
The High School Raymond Rusk and Intermediate School note 21 days in session with 143 total attendance days and 35 plus average daily attendance, four tardies. Perfect attendance and high work averages earned spots on the Roll of Honor across grades led by Mary Church and Mary Memler with several pupils listed by name and grade.
In 1906 a local notice touts Electric Bitters as a universal remedy. It claims lightning death risk is under two in a million and asserts the medicine cured a patient of virulent liver illness and yellow jaundice after doctors gave up. The ad promises benefits for stomach, liver, nerves and kidneys and offers the tonic for 50 cents at Wm Robison & Co.
A list of businesses including Cady Bros Cark & Son Fred Arber t. McKowe Johnson & Son Miller & Hayward Murdock Bris Charles Winne Netkirk & Co will close at 6 30 each evening Monday through Friday starting November 28 1911 except Saturdays.
A Muscadine Alabama man writes that his wife was near death from severe bronchial trouble and could not rise until Dr King's New Discovery eased her coughing and lung distress. He claims it recovered her quickly and promotes it for coughs colds hemorrhage grippe and other lung ailments. Trial bottle offered free by Wm Robinson & Co with guarantee.
A Munich artist creates dolls modeled on Bavarian peasant folk to look more roman in form. Her lifelike manikins inspire assistants in Munich studios and attract factory interest, as the idea gains American attention via Harper's Bazaar.
A Scientific American note describes French canes with concealed coin boxes and match boxes, petIts Chevaux game kits, roulette parasol handles for gambling, and versatile handles with writing sheets, penknife, pencil, nail file, combs, and a mirror. These ingeniously crafted canes mix utility and covert devices popular in Paris.
Experts in the tobacco trade dispute the idea that one must see a smoke to enjoy it. They note blind men excel at judging cigars by scent and taste, with smell guiding judgment even from a distance, while most smokers prefer light to watch smoke rise and rings form.
A compact meditation on puttering praising slow self directed labor over quick paid help. The piece extols putterers as creative, self empowered visionaries who defy specialization and craft laws of their own with idiosyncratic, inspired work.
The Houston Post quotes a man saying he was willing to die for me, or at least to eat my cooking any time I said the word. The remark suggests an exaggerated pledge tied to affection or humor rather than literal intent.
This feature urges economical care of teeth, arguing that regular dental visits every six months or more prevent costly work. It highlights early decay detection, small fillings lasting longer, and saving money by maintaining children’s first teeth to avoid future problems.
A Atchison Kansas mail carrier Fred Duehr recounts heavy loads and back and kidney pain. After starting Foley Kidney Pills he claims complete relief from kidney trouble and improved health. The note also mentions a humorous ad aside about reform and marriage.
Brimfield directory lists M E Church Ray and Congregational Ray service times and Sunday School details. Notices include Fraternal Reserve Life Brimfield Lodge 94 W M S and B P A meetings, plus fire company and various fraternal groups with meeting nights and officers.
Advertisement seeks men to represent Allen Nursery Company in Rochester New York. Emphasizes immediate action to start, earn money, and secure territory. Apply at once to join a publisher named Allen Nursery in Rochester.
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