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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1911
Page
8
R J Howell of Pracey Ohio praised Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for his妻's severe cough and lung illness calling it best on earth. He reported rapid relief within hours and full recovery after three doses, with Wm Robinson & Co distributing the remedy.
A playful note recalls a sweet plang enjoyed by a newborn as the performer teases the keys with skill in a Te relished moment set in Turlge.
The tale extols Bucklen Arm Salve as a cure for frostbite sores burns boils boils and pains. It praises the salve as a universal healer and notes it being offered at Von Rothaen & Co and Pol for citizens and townsfolk.
Robert Madeen of West Burrington Iowa was given up by four doctors after eight months of virulent liver trouble and yellow jaundice. He was completely cured by Electric Bitters, touted as the best remedy for stomach liver nerves kidneys and blood purification. Only 50c at Wm Robinson & Co.
Fragmentary excerpt discusses lending and debts with a talking dog anecdote. It mentions interest avoidance and paying a board of horses while noting a boast about never being stuck. A quoted line recalls a man who loaned twenty dollars for a trick dog and a hundred dollars on the same animal.
An experienced juror recalls a criminal trial where jurors were housed in a hotel. A conscientious juror refused the hotel banquet, arguing jurors should eat home fare to think clearly. But the others indulged for three weeks, contributing to a so called freak verdict later.
Glasgow engineer surveyor John Heck explains that 12 men equal one horse power, and 840000 men would match the 70000 horsepower of Cunard’s Lusitania turbine. With an eight hour day, 2520000 men would be needed to propel the ship across the Atlantic, requiring all of Scotland’s workers.
Excerpted description from The Real Palestine of Today by Lewis Gaston Leary details Arab vices and virtues rooted in desert life. It praises courteous behavior and hospitality yet notes theft after a three day salt brotherhood, and the practice of generous guest provisions followed by possible later robbery.
A city department store manager notes mourning is less popular than years ago while mourning foods remain steady. Mourning card and writing paper demand grows in some cases, yet the overall sale of black bordered stationery falters. A black dressed customer asked for samples of dinner dance cards and ordered a hundred on black bordered stock, seeking a lighter border to ease her conscience.
A humorous exchange notes a wife would not attend or endure a husband’s two hour lecture, as the wife would interrupt or challenge the talk, implying the difficulty of any spouse tolerating long scholarly discourse.
It is estimated that every minute skilled nations strike 3,000,000 matches and 1.5 trillion yearly. Americans are blamed for half of this. The match demands careful timber selection with sapwood and knotty wood rejected. Tops include pine, linden, aspen, white cedar, poplar, birch, and willow. The match is produced as a primary product in mills rather than a by product.
The piece argues that antipathy to mothers in law traces to colonial tales of the red man who would not walk in his squaw's kin. It claims this hatred is a relic of old marriage force and that modern people live down the mother in law bogie by learning to walk in her footsteps for personal gain.
Fragmentary dialogue about rain and street flooding. The lines suggest a discussion between a father and son regarding how hard rain covers the street. No clear names, places, or dates are provided.
An irate passenger complains a train is overdue by hours while a stockholder quips that dividends are also overdue by years, illustrating frustration with delays and a light corporate punchline.
A jagged OCR fragment notes that all parts of a play must be in place because the play itself is set in Greece. The readable text is minimal but suggests a meta theatrical remark about staging and locale.
Gold has long held a central role in dental fillings due to its color closeness to teeth, durability, and resistance to staining. Dentists weigh tooth shape, location, and cavity size when choosing gold, amalgam, porcelain inlays, or crowns, with cement as a last resort.
A letter from a mail carrier details worsening back and kidney pain when carrying heavy loads. He reports relief after using Foley Kidney Pills, saying his kidney and bladder trouble disappeared and his overall strength improved.
The readable OCR fragment mentions rates and notes about payments or entries. It references names and places unclearly and lacks a complete event or outcome to define a solid news item. The text is partial and does not present a coherent report or final action.
Church services and Sunday school times at various denominations listed with evenings and mornings. Fraternal lodges and M W A chapters hold regular meetings, with officers named as Burt, Burt, and Fors, plus visiting members welcomed. イ
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