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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1900
Page
8
An advertiser promises lower rates on mortgage loans and invites punctual residents to visit the Elmwood Gazette Office each Saturday to hear how they can save money. The message emphasizes potential payoff before maturity and a personal consultation.
Brave men and women suffer stomach, liver and kidney trouble with backache nervousness and fatigue in To sa. J Gardner of Idaville Indiana reports Electric Bitters gave him renewed strength and appetite. Wm Robison Co drug store sells bottles for 50 cents with guarantee.
Passengers leave Brimfield at 8 45 p m and reach Chicago at 2 15 p m. Denver flyer No 1 departs Chicago at 1 30 p m and arrives in Brimfield at 5 39 p m. Tickets sold to all points on short notice with special emigrant rates.
The Patent Record from Baltimore reports on securing money to patent promising ideas, offering aid to inventors seeking patent protection and financial support for filing and prosecution fees.
One hundred envelopes with return card printed thereon are offered for fifty cents at this office.
Notice from Aunt Lue Terry offering a complete and practical catalog of books for holidays. Orders accepted at her house or via the post office with careful attention. Gift books and standard works like David Harum are available.
The Burlington Route from Chicago to St. Louis now runs through Lincoln Nebraska and Custer South Dakota to Deadwood with sleepers to Deadwood and Newcastle Wyoming. Also mentions Annie E Gunning of Tyré Michigan praising Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for relief from dyspepsia and weakness.
Millions of trial bottles have been given away by Dalton Wm Robinson & Co for Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. The medicine is claimed to cure asthma bronchitis hoarseness and throat chest and lung complaints. Free trial bottles offered with regular sizes 50 cents and one dollar guaranteed or money refunded.
A writer in Florida describes a Christmas Day with summer weather and fireworks, noting church observances, decorated stores, and orange fruit dwindling after scale damage. He mentions rough seas, local seafood, barefoot children, and mild winter chill, promising a Gulf of Mexico outing and a future note.
A reader from Alpharetta Ga credits Chamberlains Pain Balm with relief after other medicines and a doctor failed. The ad claims thousands cured and notes a single application relieves pain. Sold by Wm Robinson & Co. Also mentions Mrs E Rynearson visiting Peoria friends.
Readable school notes show Gracie Longden visiting Peoria and Nettie Hibbs also in Peoria while Cleo Pursell and mother visited Trivoli. Senior class surprised Mr Spiker. Inez Preston and Joe Mercer visited. Grammar Room programs and bookkeeping studies noted. Prize letters praised. Christmas thoughts and a brief holiday verse close the item.
Real estate for sale by FE B Pulsipher lists multiple parcels near Smithville and nearby towns. Holdings include 120 acres with 80 tillable land, various tracts from 40 to 180 acres, prices ranging from 25 to 96 per acre, plus houses, barns, orchards, and trade options. Many parcels are untilled timber pasture with potential for stock or grain farming.
A house and three splendid lots on Knoxville avenue are offered for sale along with two good lots in the southeast part of town. Inquire of W. R. Weeks, Brimfield for details and arrangements.
An illustrated pamphlet on Nebraska farm land settlement has been published by the Chicago Burlington & Quincy R. A. It offers complete information and free copies are available upon request to P. Eustis, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, Il.
An old advertising note promises cure for la grippe in two days using laxative and Bromo Quinine tablets. It claims all druggists refund the money if it fails and bears E W Groves signature on each box.
An ad proclaims De Davis Ant-Headache quickly cures headaches with a claimed failproof formula priced at 26 cents. The copy emphasizes fast relief and affordability for readers seeking a simple remedy.
Office hours listed for Peoria County Superintendent of Schools include daily 9 to 12 and 1 30 to 4 with Saturday work Sept 1 to July 1. Regular teacher certificates exams occur on the third Friday and the following Saturday in October January April and July starting at 8 a m. Private exams are not offered. The exam schedule covers arithmetic U S history grammar reading penmanship geography theory and practice physiology orthography civil government and natural science. A circular with grade information will be sent on request. Office on the 3d floor of the Court House Peoria Illinois.
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