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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1899
Page
10
An ad offers mortgage relief by a broker named F B Pulsie Her who will visit the Gazette Office in Elmwood every Saturday to discuss savings and payment options for existing or upcoming mortgages.
An old ad touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as gentle and effective, warning that drastic mineral pills or dynamite-like remedies can ruin delicate machinery of the body. Claims headache and constipation relief with a small price at Wm. Robinson & Co's drug store.
Classified job notice seeks several bright and honest persons for office work conducted at home in nearby counties. Salary nine hundred dollars per year plus expenses. Apply with references to Pommon Company Dept 3 via a stamped envelope.
An early 20th century patent medicine pitch promoting Electric Bitters to cure weak health, constipation, kidney trouble, and skin blemishes. It claims restored nerves, bright eyes, smooth skin, and a fine complexion, selling for 50 cents at Wm. Robinson & Co’s drug store.
Passengers depart Brimfield at 7 45 a m and reach Chicago at 2 15 p m. Return trips depart Chicago on Spencer flyer No 1 at 1 30 p m and arrive Brimfield at 5 39 p m. Tickets sold to all points on short notice with special emigrant rates. R R Murphy, Agent.
The Patent Record from Baltimore Maryland flags funding for patenting ideas as a potential route to protect and monetize innovations. The notice discusses securing money for patenting strategies and emphasizes practical steps for inventors seeking protection.
An office advertisement offers one hundred envelopes with a neatly printed return card for only fifty cents, inviting purchases at the office.
Notice invites readers to request a holiday book catalogue with standard works and gift titles. Orders may be left at the house or the post office for careful attention. Also notes the Burlington Route trains through Lincoln to Deadwood with sleeping cars to Deadwood and Newcastle service ending at Deadwood.
H. W. Fisher passed through town Saturday evening en route from Chicago to Peoria. A few choice Buff Cochin cockerels for sale cheap if taken at once. Full blood large and nicely marked. Inquire of Mrs. Addison Pacey.
Rev Cox outlines "Building for God" as next Sunday's theme. Pastor Jordan will discuss D L Moody's life. Christmas services featured a large Sunday School program at the Baptist church with gifts for all and praise for workers.
A sequence of auction style entries describes multiple Illinois properties near Smithville Princeville Peoria and Oak Hill. Listings detail acres tilled and timber land price per acre barns improvements and possible trades with city property. Some lots include adjoining parcels and notes on soil and water.
For sale a house and three splendid lots on Knoxville avenue plus two good lots in the southeast part of town. Inquiries to W. R. Weeks Brimfield.
An illustrated pamphlet about Nebraska farm lands has been published in Chicago. Copies are available at no charge by writing to P. Emotis, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, Illinois.
An old advertisement touts a cold remedy named Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablet. It promises cure in one day and refunds money if it fails. The label features W Grove's signature on every box.
Office of county superintendent lists daily hours and summer schedule. Regular teacher certificate exams occur on the third Friday and Saturday of October January April and July with specific subjects assigned to each session. Information on grades will be mailed upon request. Office location is on the sixth floor of Court House in Peoria Illinois.
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