Puzzling Voter Counts and a Small Price Tag
The note lists numbers 32 23 70 18 15 and a price of 5.00 dollars. It reads like fragments from a ballot tally or financial notation with no clear event or names attached.
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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1901
Page
5
The note lists numbers 32 23 70 18 15 and a price of 5.00 dollars. It reads like fragments from a ballot tally or financial notation with no clear event or names attached.
Two notices from Brimfield township announce runs for Tax Collector. Grof F. Cost and Charles L. Catron state candidacies, subject to the Republican township caucus decision, with formal salutations.
Local items include Geo Wyman driving hogs to Chicago, theater and moving picture events at the opera house, Epworth League and U P S C E church gatherings, and community notices. Also reported are births, property sales, road tax cases, a runaway accident injuring Theodore Fussner, and Oak Hill youths’ settlement in a burning case.
Excerpted notes from a high school page recount student activities and staff mentions. It lists illnesses absenteeism and vaccinations, class splits into quartets, examinations completed, and seniors taking back-work in electricity. It notes a curious entry about a janitor inventing a cleaning liquid for chalkboards and a student mischief with a curtain, plus routine visits and committee roles.
A marriage ceremony was held at the home of Veo Benjamin Tucker in Jubilee, with Miss Fannie Corney and Ernest Herriott as attendance. Rev Charles McCluer officiated at Brimfield Congregational Church. The couple, Miss Misys Eade Corney and Mr Seba Moore, will start housekeeping on the Moore home farm.
Having purchased Harry Pacey's oil wagon I will make regular trips into the country and by handling only the finest grades of oil I hope to win a fair share of your patronage.
F M Ross of Winfield Tennessee credits his wife with urging him to try Dr Kings New Consumption Cure after a worsening cough resisted medical treatment. The medicine is billed for coughs colds bronchitis la grippe pneumonia asthma hay fever and chest throat lung ailments with 50 cents to 1 dollar per bottle and free trial bottles at Wm Robinson & Co's drug store.
Advertisement promotes a cold cure claiming to stop the cough and work off the cold in one day. It features the promise no cure, no pay and a price of 25 cents for Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
The article promotes the Twentieth Century Forward Movement of the Methodist Church, led by personal evangelism. It argues for global sympathy, individual work, and sacrificial service to build the Kingdom of God, citing Dr. J. O. Peck and S. M. Sayford on personal effort and outreach.
The report covers two fine sermons by Rev. Soares and a Young People meeting led by Winnie Johnson with unusual interest. Includes a B Y F U meeting at six oclock and references to Joshua 1 1-11.
Frank Korth born in Prussia on June 9 1860 immigrated to the United States in 1866. He lived in Peoria and Jubilee Illinois and married Lizzie Keh in 1889 with five children. A German M E church leader he died January 22 1901 after lagrippe and pneumonia, funeral January 24 at Oak Hill cemetery.
John Dooley longtime Jubilee College employee and pioneer citizen died at his daughter Mrs Chas Savage home near Oak Hill last Friday. He recalled early Jubilee College days in later years and an expanded life story is planned for a future issue.
Henry Harrison Darby born August 2 1840 in Bethany New York died January 15 1901 at home near Rogers Arkansas after long neuralgia and pneumonia. He moved from New York in 1851 to Illinois then Arkansas for health, married Ellen Smith in 1866 and had three children William E Nellie M and Henry Harrison Jr. Funeral at Congregational church Rogers officiated by Rev Perkins.
Dick Driskell will hold a public sale of horses cattle farm implements at his residence five miles northwest of Brimfield on the Knoxville road Thursday February 7. Col Doig McDonnell is auctioneer. For sale two thoroughbred Brahma chickens not cockers. Fine heavy well marked birds, one won first prize at Elmwood fair last year. Enquire at this office.
Regular conventions and meetings of K of P and related auxiliaries held weekly or monthly in M. W. A. hall or village halls with officers named for Brimfield area organizations. Also a health product advertisement for Rocky Mountain Tea priced 35 cents and sold by druggists.
Advertisement offers Dr King's New Life Pills for strength and clear brain with a 26 cent box claim. Sells through Wm. Robinson & Co druggists. Also a help-wanted ad seeking an active man in Illinois to deliver and collect for a manufacturing house earning $900 yearly. Enclose stamped envelope to Third Bilger, 334 Dearborn St., Chicago.
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