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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1900
Page
12
A Saturday visit opportunity offered at the Gazette Office in Elmwood inviting homeowners to discuss lowering interest rates and paying off loans before maturity. The notice promises money saved and asks readers to give a chance to learn more.
Brave men and women suffer stomach liver and kidney trouble with loss of appetite backache nervousness headache and fatigue. J W Gardner of Idaville Indiana praises Electric Bitters claiming renewed strength and appetite after use. Bottle 50c at Wm Robinson & Co drug store with guarantee.
Passengers depart Brimfield at 8 45 p m and reach Chicago by 2 15 p m. Denver flyer No 1 leaves Chicago at 1 30 p m and arrives Brimfield at 5 39 p m. Tickets offered to all points on short notice with special emigrant rates.
A notice in The Patent Record of Baltimore invites inventors to secure money to patent good ideas. The advertisement positions financial aid for patent applications and related costs.
One hundred neatly printed envelopes with return cards offered for sale at this office for fifty cents.
Notice from Aunt Lue Terry offering a complete catalogue of standard works and gift books for holiday orders. Orders can be placed at her house or at the post office for careful attention.
The Burlington Route from Chicago to St. Louis now operates daily through Lincoln Nebraska and Custer 8 D to Deadwood and Newcastle Wyoming. Sleeping cars to Deadwood advertised. Also appears an anecdotal testimonial for Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.
Proponents claim over ten million trial bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds have been given away nationwide. The medicine is said to relieve asthma bronchitis hoarseness and other throat chest and lung ailments. Dalton Wm Robinson & Co. druggists offer a free trial bottle with regular sizes 50 cents and 1.00 each and guarantee satisfaction or refund.
A visitor recalls a warm Florida Christmas with Fourth of July like fireworks. Churches and shops display seasonal decor while oranges cost sixty cents a dozen. Food highlights include red snapper and sweet potatoes as the narrator notes barefoot winter and mild weather. The writer plans Gulf of Mexico outings and Chautauqua programs.
A reader from Alpharetta Georgia asserts Chamberlains Pain Balm relieved rheumatic pain after other medicines failed. The ad claims thousands cured and notes one application can relieve pain, with sale through Wm Robinson & Co. Mrs E Rynearson of Peoria visited local friends last week.
School resumes after a week away. Gracie Longden visited Peoria on Tuesday. The geometry class will start book three. Nettie Hibbs vacationed in Peoria, Cleo Pursell visited a mother in Trivoli. The Senior class staged a surprise for Mr Spiker. Carrie Whitten and Birdie Brown visited the item committee. Inez Preston and Joe Mercer of Canton visited the high school Tuesday. Grammar Room pupils presented a program before Christmas. Vera Grant and Bell Emery moved to the Intermediate department. The seventh year Grammar class begins bookkeeping next Monday. Bookkeeping class started business practice. Ire Porter appointed commercial exchange. Clara Lindley, Frankie Carson, and Starry Slocum won teacher prizes for letters about vacation plans. Our holiday ended with reflective Christmas thoughts and a quiet midnight scene.
Real estate for sale ads list multiple farm parcels with acreages from 40 to 238 near Smithville Princeville Oak Hill Eden Elmwood Peoria and Tazewell Co Ill. Prices range from 25 to 96 per acre with notes on tillable soil, black soil, timber pasture houses barns orchards and trade options for city property or specific clear residences. Some tracts include improvements and water sources.
A house and three splendid lots on Knoxville avenue are for sale along with two additional good lots in the southeast part of town. Inquiries should be directed to W. R. Weeks in Brimfield.
An illustrated pamphlet on Nebraska farm landers has just been published by the Chicago Burlington & Quincy R A. It offers complete information and can be obtained free on request from P. Eustis, General Passenger Agent, Chicago Illinois.
Advertises a fast grippe cure using laxatives and Bromo Quinine tablets. Claims all druggists refund money if it fails. Prominent signature of E W Grove on every box.
An ad promotes De Davis Ant Headache claiming rapid relief with a 26 cent price. The short notice highlights a suggested cure for headaches with no additional details.
The Peoria County Office of Schools announces regular teacher certification exams on the third Friday and following Saturday in October January April and July. Examinations run 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a full program by subject. private exams are not offered. Applications will receive circulars about grade information.
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