09 Feb 1905
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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1905
Page
1
Local notes show Brimfield township taxes from the books with Lands 14816.08 dollars plus Lota 1776.01 and Personal 3629.82 totaling 20290.41 dollars, with 20220.41 dollars noted. The figures indicate the assessed value distribution across lands, lots, and personal property.
Brimfield township tax collection to be held at Snyder’s clothing store in Elmwood every Thursday starting February 16. C W Worms, collector, signs the notice with a respectful closing.
The family of Mrs. Joan Counce expresses sincere gratitude to friends and neighbors for assistance and sympathy during the illness and at the death of their beloved husband and father. The family notes thanks from Mrs. Joan Counce and children.
Public sale notices list Seba Moore and Mrs S B Belford at Moore farm one mile west of town on Saturday Feb 18 auctioneer Col McDonnell. A B Keefer at his home eight miles east of Elmwood on Wednesday Feb 15 with horses cattle and farming implements. Peter Backer at residence one and a half miles west of Brimfield on Thursday Feb 8 with similar items. Art Moore at home one mile northeast of Brimfield on Thursday Feb 16 with horses cattle brood stock hay farming implements chickens.
Burlington announces round trip tickets to Nebraska Wyoming and the Black Hills on sale February 21 March 7 and 21 for 18 dollars. Return limit is 21 days with stop-overs allowed. Details from B RB Murphy C B and Q Agent.
Fragmentary verse notes a singer foreseeing a bright beyond and hymns of the other side of Jordan. It mentions a star in the firmament, everlasting bells, and a reception of light, with a partial attribution to L. Branton in Atlanta Constituent.
An uneven fragment combines a sentimental quatrain about memory and a comic anecdote from Washington. It recalls a nameless lover and a playful suitor who impresses a rich father at dinner by covert poker chip maneuvers with a salt shaker, revealing the man’s poker prowess.
On Oliver Corwin's Long Island farm a pear tree is reported to be about two centuries old and still bears excellent fruit. Local observers note its age and continued productivity as a remarkable horticultural specimen.
A fragmented clipping notes cabinet dinners as disliked, mentioning President and Mrs Roosevelt and cabinet members. The text is garbled but suggests low reception to official dinners and references to the president’s circle.
Our own make Lard and all kinds Sausage. Fish, Game and Vegetables in season. Special attention given to both town and rural phone orders. Goods delivered promptly. Your patronage respectfully solicited. Phone 4502.
A newly issued Nebraska guide from the Burlington Route features forty eight illustrated pages with a detailed sectional map. The publication highlights Nebraska as a land of opportunity for energetic settlers and good renters, inviting readers to request a copy at no charge.
A short informal ad from Jouzra Hit promoting roof painting services with a promise to save money while providing lasting quality. It also advertises iron wheels low down wagons and wagon scales at appealing prices and invites inquiries.
P M Lynch markets several improved farms in the vicinity on easy terms and a choice lot of western land offered at low prices. He urges interested buyers to see him before purchasing, signing as The Landman.
A garbled medical entry notes headache and illness with unreadable text fragments. The fragmentary item includes stray words and partial phrases, offering no clear patient name, date, or action taken beyond a general health complaint.
A saying urges disciplined focus for success by removing negative influences and avoiding 가까운 distractions. This compact maxim stresses choice of company and environment as a pathway to personal advancement.
Trustworthy person sought to manage a solid financial standing house in this county and adjoining territory. 820.00 straight cash salary plus expenses paid weekly by check from headquarters. Permanent position. Apply Manager 610 Monon Building Chicago.
E H Harriman has begun a granite mansion at Arden near Middletown New York. The residence will be three hundred fifty by one hundred eighty feet, two stories high with fifty rooms occupying three acres plus terraces. A later note says a Japanese War Play in San Francisco drew a large Japanese audience to aid widows and orphans of the Japanese army, with a sharp exchange about a rumor of a Russian paper calling it fierce and a Cossack allegedly injured by a Jap sword.
In San Bernardino California B Kennedy, rival for the assembly, rushed up as a chimney seemed to fall on Gen. F C Prescott and dragged him away. Kennedy saved Prescott from danger but denied the crowd’s claim that the act came from political favoritism.
A fashionable crowd gathers at the theater to view a dramatic performance described as a scene of technical skill and rapid action. The event features Edison and telegraph key demonstrations amid the show.
The Peoria Illinois office on the third floor of the Court House opens daily 9 to 11 30 a m and 1 30 to 4 p m with special monthly hours and first Saturdays from September to July. Regular examinations for teacher certificates occur on the third Friday and following Saturday in October January April and July starting at 8 a m. The schedule lists arithmetic and American history Friday morning, grammar reading and penmanship Friday afternoon, geography theory and practice Saturday morning, physics and orthography Saturday afternoon with civil government and natural sciences also offered. A circular with grade information will be mailed upon request.
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