Christmas in Brimfield Civil War era notes and sales
Local notes recount holiday greetings, War Savings drives, Red Cross canteens, and farm sales in Brimfield Illinois. Mentions include WSS purchases, Camp Grant furloughs, shipbuilding talks, veterans in New York, and a large farm sale near Brimfield. Also reports snowfall, school holidays shortened due to influenza, and community updates on residents, births, deaths, and local business losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.S. S
Herford
Clark & Son
Camp Grant
M R Clark
Henry Kelley
Olin
Iowa
Illinois
Brimfield
Bee Mrk Clark Reel Eketate Agency
Homer Tucker
Dgdon
Walter Packer
Harlan
Kenotucky
Helen McNew
Faomie Tucker
Mra Mary Keene
Coicago
Mre McNew
Red Cross
Hoapital
Illinois State Teachers’ Association
Peotia County
Springfeld
For sale livestock and poultry items across listings
A fragmented rural classifieds page lists livestock sales including a two year old Durham bull, a Scotch Shorthorn bull of 14 months, full blooded sires, brood stock and register eligible cattle, several poultry offerings such as White Plymouth Rock and Buff Orpingtons with contact number 7105 and mentions Mrs Forrest McCune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Forrest McCune
Brimfield Merchants Agree to Early Evening Closings
We the undersigned business men of Brimfield agree to close our respective places of business each evening of the week except Saturday at 6 oclock beginning Dec 30 and continuing until further notice. C W Wione Fred Archer H B Johnson and Son Cecil and Bon Member Bros Cady Bros Griggs and Travis L E McKeown L C Kelley
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marry Tilberry
Bloomingtom
R. B. Roberts
Sam
WSS
Chicago
Peoria Mall
Notski Bros
Peosia
Brimfield
Q Church Bros
Frank Jones
Camp Taylor
Kentucky
Norman Savage
New York
Tab Yerby
Fred Keefer
France
C. W. Wione
Pain Kept Him Awake Nights Week
I suffered terrible pain unable to lie down at night. Tried three different doctors. Three weeks ago began taking Foley Kidney Pills, improvement to my condition is really wonderful. Use Foley Kidney Pills for kidneys bladder trouble backache rheuma item George Howard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheye
Foley
George Howard
Fraudulent mailer promises health products from Foley Co
A fragmented 1900s style notice urges recipients to mail a slip with name and address to Foley & Co in Chicago for a “return & trial package” of various medicines. It appears as a deceptive mail solicitation for coughs colds and croup remedies, listing Foley pills and cathartic tablets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley &Co
Béley
Foley
Bearsville merchants and a child taken with croup
Far Cemep and Grip Gough of Bearsville West Virginia report a night attack or incident affecting a child. Foley's remedy is mentioned with parents seeking aid as the situation unfolds late at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cemep
Fla
Grip Gough M.T. Davis
Marchants
Bearsville
W. Va
Paar
Croup
Osme
Foley
Boney
Pyney
Eon Bloward
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Everybowys Business
Price Bros. Bank
Scotland
Huitian Walter Pacey
Leland Pacey
New Jersey
Will Grant
Fred
Frasce
Floyd Wyman
W. W. Harding
Peoria
Frank Shane
L. Q. Cady
Tobn Harding
Elmwood
C E Kelly
Mies
Emily Chichester
Bloomington High School
Herriott
Avs
F H Herriott
Gleburg
John Plumer
Chaddock
Quincy
John Kebl
H. R. Johnson & Bon Music House
Kebl
Frank KE. Cargoo
Akron
Ohio
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Ed M Maher
J D Doubet
Withamefield
Reed Blundy
Howard Herriott
Galesburg
London
England
N Demick
Jas
Barrett Farm
Robert Murdock
War Department
Jamcs Murdock
Ashable Fidelity Pheniz Insurance Eoe M
Clark
P KE. Phillipa
Bpeer
Azore Groom
Chillicothe Enquirer
Clarence Maher
Uncle Sam and
Santa Claus Partners
W . S. Brockway Roberta
Missouri Military Schoo
Mexico
W. A. Jones
Canada
Verne Archer
Hubert Chichester
Great Lakes
R K Marks
Chalmer Forney
Gib Mendenhall
L. O. Kelley
Alf Whetzel
Oxford Down
Iite
Algo
Ubon
America
U. S. Shipping Board
Oliver J. Lee
Navigation
W. Adama Street
Wildred Pacer
E Paco
Jems
Vt Sour and Dill
Oyeters
Oyrkter Ciectorg
Kelley’s Market
W.S
Albert Jnes
Trivoli
Jobn Strieder
Holland
Henry Meehan
Danville
Indiana
Washington
Leo Reinhart
Carroll, Iowa
Harry Wyman
Paul Brash
Square Deal
Bert Thornberg
Park Garage
Joe Ehrlich
Burlington Rap
Noretore
Turoip
Durham
Lew Martin
Henry McCartney
Toos
Timothy Hay T H Pursell
RFI
Full Blood
Red Cockerela
Pulleto
Orcar Coon
Oak Hill &I
Wm Oakes
Roao Archer
Harry Reed
Pemble & Wyman
George Learned
Fred Archer
H. B. Johnson
Cecil & Bon
Cady Bros. ’ Griggs & Travis
L. E. McecKown
L. C. Kelley
Publishe
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