Local notes and commerce from Brimfield area
Local notes report L. G. Cady shipped a car of hogs to Chicago and John Day sent a cattle and hog shipment also to Chicago. Brimfield OES lists uncalled letters. Maher leases Whetzel homestead. colder weather and near zero temps recorded. Christian Endeavor marks twentieth birthday with program at the Congregational church.
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L. G. Cady
Chicago
Brimfield P. O
O. Wear
Fred Nawson
Brimfield Telephone Co
L. T. Meatier
Henry Darby
de L. Maher
Whetzel
John Day
J. C. F. Cummins
Deluntak
Florida
Christian Endeavor
C. E. Society
Congregational Church
The Soda Dam of Jemez River Described as a Natural Soda Wall
A traveler reports a natural soda dam in Box canyon above the Jemez hot springs. The 100 foot high wall spans the gorge, formed by soda deposits from spring waters. A breach created in 1890 has since filled, with deposits rebuilding the water barrier and a lake that may shrink as deposits accumulate.
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Brest
West
Fran
Wright
Missouri River
Box Canyon
Jemez River
Arirong
Jemez
Arizona
Boda
Sale of Church Property in Brimfield for Six Hundred
Trustees of Brimfield Presbyterian church offer the church building and lot for 600 cash, subject to Peoria Presbytery approval. Enquire of J J Pursell or any board member. Also notes a high child death rate from croup and lung troubles and promotes One Minute Cough Cure as immediate relief for throat and lung ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brimfield
Wm. Robinson & Cu
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Warns Against Counterfeits
The School Trustees of Brimfeld township caution buyers to demand DeWitt s Witch Hazel Salve to avoid counterfeit products, citing its tested reputation for treating piles sores and skin diseases. Wm Robinson Co warns buyers to insist on genuine DeWitt s salve.
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Boan
Brimfeld Township
DeWitt
Wm. Robinson & Co
Money on Farms Offered by W Reep and Co Peoria
Money to farmers at percent with privilege to pay option in multiple of 100 dollars. Money ready anytime. Caillor address W Reep Co Niagar Building Peoria Illinois.
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Caillor
W. Reep & Co
Peoria, Il
Niagar Bldg
Constipation Cure Ad Claims Rocky Mountain Tea
An advertisement touts Rocky Mountain Tea as a universal cure for constipation in all forms. It promises absolute relief and warns untreated constipation leads to disability or death, urging readers to ask their druggist for the 85c remedy.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promises Cures Worldwide
Bucklen's Arnica Salve touted as surpassing all others for cuts corns burns boils sores felons ulcers tetter salt rheum fever sores chapped hands skin eruptions piles. Cure guaranteed. Only 25c at Wm. Robinson & Co.
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Wm. Robinson & Co
Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment Ad
Advertises Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment as a remedy for piles. Proclaims a guaranteed cure with bottles priced at 50 cents and tubes at 75 cents from Wm. Robinson & Co.
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Wm. Robinson & Co
Farmers Gift Apples to Children Amid Harvest Event
A farm community filled with neighbors who donated caskets of apples to local children. The event took place in November as families praised the generosity of nearby farms and the school received the generous gift.
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Bern
Campbell Berry California statesman dies at Wheatland home
Campbell P. Berry a California pioneer died at his Wheatland home. He served as speaker of the lower California legislature, represented the Second California district in Congress, and was sub treasurer in San Francisco for four years.
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Tawaaker
Campbell P. Berry
California
Wheatland
Cal
San Francisco
Quirky wedding after a tree escape from a charging bull
A couple Charlie Bangs and Emma Swanzer flee a vicious bull with a Protestant minister during a recent trip to Great Bend for a friend's wedding. They climb a tree, reconcile on a bough, then marry on the spot before the bull is driven away.
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Charlie Bangs
Emma Swanzer
Montrose
Susquehanna
Great Bend
Charlie
Emma
New York Press
Order of the Elephant Named for Danish King’s Ancient Honor
The Order of the Elephant, among Europe’s oldest orders, was founded in 1492 by King Christian I of Denmark and renewed by Christian V in 1693. It is awarded to sovereigns, heads of state, and occasionally statesmen, though few knights are active.
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Regensburg
Ratisbon
Bavaria
Goldenes Kreuz
Golden Cross
Ferdinand I
Karl V
John of Austria
Europe
William “of
Gera
Frederick
Brasil
Louis ‘Bonaparte
Napoleon
Loubet
Denmark
Christian I
Christian V
Africa
Asia
Chicago Record
United States
Associated’ Press
THE
Wild animals dangers and colonization plans in Argentina
An essay argues wild animals pose little danger to travelers, noting wolves bears and cougars avoid humans and most harm comes from wounded animals. It contrasts headlines about wildlife with lightning deaths and forecasts a Japanese farming colony to settle 20 000 immigrants in Formosa Argentina to boost rural population.
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America
Japan
Argentine
Formosa
Land of Plenty Nebraska Excursion Offer
An ad promotes Nebraska as a land of cheap, easy terms for farming with thriving climate churches and schools. It urges readers to request The Corn Belt and The West Nebraska Grazing Country booklets and notes cheap excursion tickets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month to Nebraska for firsthand tours.
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Nebraska
Corn Belt
West
German Libel Law Case Tells Odd Distinction
A German libel case centered on calling a gentleman unmannerly boor. The court ruled the editor could have justified saying the plaintiff was unmannerly door but not that the person actually was a door. The report notes a British soldier trial and a malt beverage invention praised by military authorities.
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Camsitiad Inc
Germany
Cure A Cold In One Day Native Bromo Quinine Tabieta
An old advertisement claims a fast cure for a cold using Native Bromo Quinine Tabieta. It promotes quick relief and asks for payment as part of the remedy offer.
Bargains in Iowa Nebraska Farmland for Sale by W S Winger
Land offers by W S Winger of Farmington Illinois list 160 acres near Clearfield Iowa at 8000 dollars 195 acres near Blockton Iowa at 1200 dollars and 240 acres near Maiden Nebraska at 2500 dollars per acre 160 acres near Ayer Nebraska at 4000 dollars 140 acres under cultivation 400 acres near Indianvale Nebraska with springs and improvements at 12 dollars per acre 160 acres near Beaver City Nebraska at 10 dollars per acre 160 acres near Trenton Nebraska priced 1200 dollars with trade options plus ranch land in Peoria Knox and Alton counties and a call for further information.
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Clearfield
Iowa
Fine Grove
Blockton
Thia
Oakdale
Neb
Mainden
Inivale
Nab
Beave City
Furnece Co
Trenton
Hitchcock Co
Peoria Knox
Alton County
Winger
Farmington, Ill
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R. R. Murpay
Missouri
Kansas
Burlington
Ayer
Uenuine
Gatland J
Haineeda Artie Poet “Oarlanse
Tage Aaa General F House
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