Local notes cover repairs and brisk Brimfield events
Leave orders for stove repairs at Arcers. Fresh bulk oysters and meat sold at William George's on the West End. Lost a white fur robe. finder asked to notify the office. W J Wickwire of St Louis visited Brimfield and Southport relatives. Coal at Clusky's bank on his farm 44 miles northeast of Brimfield. D D Eastman from Richview MI returned home after a visit with Mrs J L Burt. Alfred Catton of West Jersey promoting property for sale. Rev J Q Slyter arrives at the church parsonage. Knights of Pythias installation and turkey dinner tomorrow. Charles Wyman recovering from pneumonia and rheumatism. For sale or rent butcher shop property in Brimfield. Village board notes fire alarm penalties. A passerby anecdote on money in a mouth. Eugene Mashany dies in O’Fallon Missouri. remembered in French Grove.
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W. J. Wickwire
St. Louis
Brimfield
Southport
Clusky’s Bank
D. D. Eastman
Richview
J. L. Burt
Alfred Catton
West Jersey
George
J. W. Brown
S. of V
Knights of Pythias of Brimfield
Charles Wyman
Alfred E. Catton
Stark Co
Special attention to custom work for farmers
Special attention given to custom work for farmers. For animals delivered at slaughter house and away the following prices will be charged. Hogs fifty cents per head. Hogs for killing cutting up aging lard on making sausage twenty one cents? Cattle fifty cents to one dollar per head. Killing day Thursdays. A choice lot of meat always for stock. Your patronage respectfully solicited.
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Court House
Peoria
Illlnois
New York Buttercups Promote Gentle Speech Society
New York forms a women centered group named the Buttercups aiming to curb harsh talk. Each member vows cheerful restraint and to spread club principles. A man speaker faced a Buttercup reminder, prompting curious reaction and eventual informal membership.
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New York
Buttercups
Craigoés
Buttercupe
New York Sun
French explorer Martel reports deepest natural well found
A French explorer, A. Martel from the Haute-Alpes department, reports a cavern shaped like a natural well with a depth surpassing all known wells. He has sounded it to about 1,027 feet but has not yet reached the bottom.
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A. Martel
Department Hautes Alpes
China and the Kaiser in Berlin Prostration Quote
A quoted deluge reflects a debated proposition that Chinese delegates to Berlin should bow nine times before the Kaiser while an American delegation might topple the Kaiser instead. The remark, sourced from Cur Dumb Animals, captures wartime sentiment on imperial dignity and mockery.
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China
Berlin
Fog shaped county towns and aging farmstead life
The passage notes fog as a defining feature of many counties in the United States and describes how prosperous farmhouses and barns have been built while young people leave for college and older residents move to town to enjoy quieter days.
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United States
Nebraska land of plenty promised to readers
A promotional snippet urges men to consider Nebraska for farming and grazing. It praises cheap land, healthful climate, abundant churches and schools, and profitable cattle and hog farming fed on corn. The ad invites readers to request “The Corn Belt” and “The West Nebraska Grazing Country” booklets and notes cheap excursion tickets on first and third Tuesdays of the month to Nebraska to inspect land.
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Nebraska
West Nebraska
Neraska
Roof and wagon supplies sale pitch by Josh Pu Hill
A brief 1900s style notice from Josh Pu Hill offering roof painting with elastic paint that lasts, plus affordable iron wheels wagon gear and wagon scales, inviting readers in need of the above to see him.
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Lso
JoshPu Hill
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Endorsed for Children
A short advertisement warns parents that burns and bruises in children are dangerous and can lead to blood poisoning if untreated. It promotes DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as a reliable remedy, noting it draws out the heat, relieves pain, and heals wounds, with a testimonial from James Mock of N Webster, Indiana, claiming eczema cure after two physicians gave up. The ad cautions against counterfeits.
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DeWitt
James Mock
N. Webster
Ind
Wm. Robinson & Co
Mary Bird of Harrisburg Praises One Minute Cough Cure
Mrs. Mary Bird of Harrisburg Pennsylvania declares her child is worth millions to her and credits One Minute Cough Cure with saving her child from croup and preventing throat troubles. The ad extols immediacy of relief and safety for young children and recommends every family keep a bottle on hand.
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Deason
Robingon
T Hill Keeps On Deck With Enamel Roof Paint
When you paint do not forget that T Hill stays on deck with the best roof enamel paint for shingles or tin. See him for guaranteed work at low prices.
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Wm. George’s
Weat End
Hayward
Eugene Mashany
O'Fallon
Mashany
Charles McCleer
Mr. Mashany
French Grove
O’fallon
GexReau Pracnoz
B.W. Rep .&Co
Til
Woolner
Quvano Linx Ocean
W.L .Wilzy
C. L. Dunngan Chas
C. Carson
Oe Ee
C. P. Burt
Dr. Knapp
Elmwood
Tllinois
W. W. Martin
City Express
D McCabe
Norra Jefrfferson
Peoria, Ill
Old Post Office Building
Whhlen
Weatherwax
Cor. Adams & Fulton Sts
Ottenheimers Clothing
Peoria, Ills
N. B
Dr. Weatherwax
Dr. Fmiller
Paul Rieger
California
Wm-Robinson & CO
Ibrimfield
A. A. Knapp
Knoxville Ave
Congregational Church
C. A Reed
Adctioneer
Gow, Mil
Phoenix and
National
Exchange Bank
H. O. Bart
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Office of
County
Supt of Schools
Peoria CO
J. L. Robertson
Chicago Burlington & Quincy A. B
Eustis
Chicago
W.L. Hayward
Warrie
Hawks Nursery Company
Milwaukee
Wis
Burlington
Lincoln
Neb
Custer
8. D
Deadwood Algo
Newcastle
Wyoming
Deadwood
Doug McOnnell
Brimfield, Il
Raadbone & Christy
Graham Building
Johnson & Stewart’s
C.b.&q
Buda and
Rushville
Paassenger
German
Germany
Will
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