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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1899
Page
12
A terse exchange describes attempts to deter neighbors using a sign and escalating actions. The speaker notes a failed door sign tactic followed by starting a record of escalating measures, reflecting a troubling approach to neighbor disputes.
Parker family story notes a lifelong pattern of tardiness and routine. mentions youth mornings with buckwheat cakes kept warm until 10 as a recurring detail.
A Dutch Pretoria church christening tale features a stolid farmer’s wife who carried two slips of paper with the baby’s proposed names and household lists. The minister finds the names Koftie Rijst Luther and others odd, prompting humorous explanations when the second slip is shown.
An advertisement touts Ely Cream Balm as a cleansing soothing cure for catarrh and cold in the head. A trial size costs 10 cents, 50 cent size sold by druggists. claims it heals without irritation. Also notes Ely’s Dream Balm as protective against nasal woes. In a Los Angeles incident a grapes loader narrowly avoids a fatal accident as a freight car drags away, horses straining and harness damaged.
Grain-O is pitched as a coffee substitute made from pure grains with rich mocha like color. It claims safe for children and adults and sells for 1c and 25c per package at grocers, promising a pleasant taste and easier digestion than coffee.
A Chicago News tale recounts a man who vows to sell his dog after Rover’s nightly barking disrupts him. The sister reveals the parrot imitates the dog, causing the commotion, and the man contemplates consequences after multiple failed efforts to quiet the pair. A second feature notes Samoan girls seek husbands, noting beauty and education among half-caste daughters and a shortage of foreigners to marry.
The article traces cranberry development from two small bitter berries to larger fruits through scientific cultivation in Rhode Island and spread to Massachusetts New Jersey and Wisconsin. It promotes Grain-O as a coffee substitute for children highlighting its grain base and taste.
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes his skill in adjusting to circumstances, stating he makes even a fine dinner seem routine. He rarely misses the moment to adapt, an trait highlighted as key to his steady demeanor.
An 1816-era ad-like fragment markets Lane's Family Medicine as essential for daily bowel movement health and highlight its gentle action on liver and kidneys, claiming benefits for sick headache and listing prices of 25 and 30 cents. It also references Piso's Remedy for Catarrh and notes New York City's lack of a regular police force in 1816.
An Albany Times-Union editorial extols New York Central and Hudson River Railroad passing a Mogul engine No 938 hauling the Southwestern Limited of sixteen cars 1712 feet long between New York and Albany in three hours thirteen minutes. It praises the roadbed engineers and staff from president to trackmen for passenger safety.
A historical ad extols gentle liver stimulants as proper care for children. It promotes Cascaret candy as a mild purgative for infants and older kids, claims benefits for stomach and bowel health, warns against frauds, and cites Germany as the source with 25,757 physicians.
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