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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1900
Page
3
The text appears as garbled ad language claiming a hair restoration product called Bet Ayer s Hate Vigor K stops hair loss for fifty years and makes hair grow rich and long. It resembles an early 20th century cosmetics or patent medicine pitch with exaggerated promises and distorted wording.
An advertisement offers Swanson’s 5-DROPS claiming to conquer rheumatism sciatica neuralgia kidney troubles lumbago catarrh asthma dyspepsia backache sleeplessness nervousness heart weakness toothache various illnesses. Trial bottles 25c large 300 doses $1 prepaid by mail or express six bottles for 5.00. Address Rheumatic Cure Ga 164 Lake St. Also includes a brief comic exchange about knowing the time.
A jumble of medical ads and anecdotes notes ear inflammation as the cause of deafness and promotes remedies and five-figure rewards for fraud stories. It includes promotional quips, product pitches, and brief jokes mixed with notices about fragrances, grains, and travel.
A visitor to Libby McNeill Libby in Chicago explores cutting rooms cooking kitchens and canning, learning the company processes. The firm ships dainty meats worldwide and operates 300000 cattle and 100000 sheep annually, produces forty million cans yearly, about 140000 daily, and employs 2000 people. A postal postcard offers a booklet titled How to Make Good Things to Eat.
A one year old boy named Thomas Benners in Philadelphia is described as a remarkable pool champion for his age. The piece notes he can match seasoned players despite being too small to reach the table, highlighting his precocious talent and crowd appeal.
Try Grain-O. Ask your grocer to show you a package of GRAIN-O the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. Children may drink it without injury as well as adults. It has the rich seal brown color of mocha or java but is made from pure grains and gentle on delicate stomachs. Ice or coffee. 15c and 25c per package. Sold by all grocers.
Excerpts describe childhood travel of Prince of Wales and Princess Royal to Paris to visit the French Emperor. Empress urges Queen to extend stay, quipped about six siblings at home. Brief private cablegrams note low share of personal messages amid mostly commercial news. Advertisements mention Lane's Family Medicine and La Grange remedy. Ends with a quip about the Queen and Crescent line.
A noted golf authority Josiah Newman estimates U S golf spending at about 45 million dollars yearly. He counts 122000 American golfers spending roughly 125 dollars per person. Winter golf interest rises, especially at Southern resorts, with new courses and improving links. Enthusiasm spreads from visitors to locals.
An item reports Piso's Cure for consumption cured a face of pneumonia and renewed the owner's hope. M. F. McDowes of Conowingo Maryland notes the dramatic recovery and praises the remedy's effectiveness.
Nell-Maude wowed a Russian attache with a perfect pronunciation as Belle-Yes jokes about a cold in the head. The Queen and Crescent traffic to Asheville draws a crowded line.
Rinearson and Queen and Crescent Route offer a illustrated Cuba Porto Rico pamphlet. Request by sending name with a 2 cent stamp to cover postage for a free copy. The line hints at a promotional note and a brief slogan about uproars and rapid travel to New Orleans.
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