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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1909
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a patient with widespread itching and rash affecting wrists elbows and limbs. A doctor offered topical treatment but the patient reports persistent itching and sleeplessness with limited relief.
A fragment from a 19th century column blends anecdotes of diction in matchmaking with a Boston maid whose speech sways toward matrimony yet leads to an eventual divorce. The piece reflects popular culture themes of romance and social polish.
Mr. and Mrs. Chugwater discuss a bread line, comparing it to a long rope of macaroni as a visual clue. The exchange highlights concern about scarcity and daily hardship.
Advertisement claims Pazo ointment cures itching burning and bleeding piles within 6 to 14 days. It promises money back if not cured in 6 to 34 days and prices it at 60 cents.
A playful reminiscence recalls a young George Washington declaring he could not tell a lie and questioning a future president's eligibility for an Anapias club. The tale shows him trimming a tree and shaping a big stick as a lesson in honesty and practical mischief.
A domestic note mentions Mrs Tyte-Phist-Jimmy earning a reward of a new pair of shoes for Christmas due to Jimmy’s recently good behavior. Mr Tyte-Physt-I know it reflects family expectations and a hopeful holiday gesture.
Claus Spreckels known as the Sugar King of the Pacific coast died at 4:30 AM Saturday at his San Francisco home after a long illness. He was a major sugar refiners investor and industrialist with ventures across California and Hawaii including refineries and the Oceanic Steamship Company. His death ends a career spanning the Bay Area and beyond with extensive building of refineries and rail projects.
White House announces a North American conservation conference to share natural resource expertise. Invitations go to Canada and Mexico, routed by Gif ford Pinchot as U S representative. The event aims to align policies across borders to protect shared resources.
The note is identified as counterfeit with shading under United States of America resembling a damaged picket fence. The color tones vary with lighter and darker areas, and some words are poorly formed. Detectives note the phrase this certificate is receivable as poorly reproduced.
Fragmentary report mentions a fine of 615 060 and references to tex related offenses, alleged misstatements, and a local shipment topic. Mentions city, operator and a picture show, with events described in disjointed form and no clear outcomes.
The State Department confirms the resignation of Lloyd C. Griscom, ambassador to Italy, to take effect March 4. Griscom has a long diplomatic career including posts in Great Britain Constantinople Persia Japan Brazil and Italy under Roosevelt.
A searching party located Rev. Robert C. Dougherty, pastor of the Congregational church in Buchanan, North Dakota, dead from self-inflicted razor wounds after failing to appear at the church service. The report notes his body was found in a lodging area near the state bank.
Fragmentary text hints at a historical Boston piece reflecting on long-standing customs and local reflections. The readable excerpt mentions years, names, and a sense of community memory without clear events or dates.
An assortment of ad-like fragments recalls Peruna Drug Mfg. Co products and a 1909 almanac offer. A columnist muses on pre twentieth century travel limits and the transformative speed of rail and airlike movement, imagining farms and factories as ports for direct world travel.
Rossetti reportedly won permission in 1869 to reopen his wife’s coffin to retrieve manuscripts buried with her seven years earlier. The tale ties to J A W Turner who wished to be buried wrapped in his painting Carthage, a plan impeded by sale troubles and executors, with odd talk of reburying the artist.
A fragment from the Houston Post reports a man in trouble mentioning his mother-in-law and asking about her, with a cryptic remark that he was beat and troubled yesterday. The terse exchange hints at underlying personal or legal tensions without full context.
A Louisville reader recalls nine years ago his daughter suffered near collapse from coffee and tea. Following a physician’s advice she stopped coffee and tea, drank Postum and ate nuts for breakfast, and soon recovered to full health. The note credits Postum and Grape Nuts for her regained vigor and child’s health.
William White of Three Rivers Michigan says a railroad collision left his kidneys damaged and he could not work. After two years of illness he began Dean's Kidney Pills and four boxes brought marked improvement, with strong gain and recovery praised by friends.
A fragmentary page shows a witty exchange on Tennyson and rhymes plus an ad for Bromo Quinine laxative with a signature EB Grove. The partial text cites a World over cure claim and a 25 cent price, then garbled lines about a test and an author.
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