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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1900
Page
7
A Gibbstown New York resident credits Ayer's Cherry Pectoral with saving their life. They were emaciated from 138 to 98 pounds and near death, but began using the remedy and rapidly improved. Now they have regained their former weight and health. The testimonial is dated March 3, 1899.
In October 1837 Maria Mitchell spotted a telescopic comet while others attended a social gathering. Her discovery earned the gold medal offered by the King of Denmark to the first finder of a telescopic comet.
An assortment of fragmentary ad copy and brief notices includes Hart's Catarrh Cure testimonials, a notary stamp, and several old jokes. The items reference Druggists selling 25c cure, a 19th century style legal oath, and quips from the Indianapolis Journal.
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a new grain based drink replacing coffee. It claims rich mocha like color, mild digestion, and safety for all ages at low cost. Includes promotions and assorted light market notes.
An odd blend of notices appears with a claim for Kemp's Balsam promising immediate cough relief with free sample bottles at 25 and 50 cents. In London postal authorities explore wireless telegraphy. A brief ad notes rapid cold cure claim with Laxative Bromo and a quirky line about a talking mule. The Queen and Crescent line markets a 24 hour route to New Orleans and Asheville.
Norfolk claims the oldest Masonic lodge in the United States. Royal Exchange Lodge No 172 under England later became St. John's Lodge No 177 after receiving a Scottish charter. The lodge played a major role in local history, with Lafayette visiting in 1824 and relics including an original charter and a rare past master's jewel.
A Washington DC barrister and presidential candidate Belva Lockwood praises Peruna in a letter to the Peruna Medicine Company. She notes its benefit for herself and her mother and describes catarrh as affecting many organs, urging women to seek Health and Beauty free from The Peruna Medicine Co in Columbus Ohio.
In Chicago News style a man complains about high gas bills while a lover finds a blue spark fascinating. The notice includes a testimonial for Piso's Remedy for Catarrh from L. C. Johnston of Iola Texas dated June 24 1891. The Queen and Crescent is described as the shortest line South.
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