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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1902
Page
3
Mrs J Haisir narrates relief from months of sickness during pregnancy after using Pinker’s Vegetable Compound with Sanstive Wesh and Pills. She reports reduced pain and strength returning by the child’s birth after four months of use.
Frank St. Lawrence of Lotus Club tells of a bashful New Yorker who wrote a marriage proposal. He worried about rejection and sent a telegram claiming a wrong letter. The reply arrived saying the letter was not a mistake and already mailed, with the witty punchline that it was about time.
Mr William Drennan Fortunate postmaster and justice of the peace in irk Arkansas, suffered kidney disease with severe pain and sleeplessness. After using Dodd s Kidney Pills, he recovered fully, and expresses gratitude for the remedy now advertised for kidney disease and related ailments.
In a Philadelphia Record snippet a young man asks if they will err in marriage as fear shadows his face. The frightened maid responds with alarm and urges another wedding rehearsal at once.
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway issues a new summer book titled Lake Shore Tours listing Eastern resorts with routes and rates. Copies available on application to C. F. P. Daly Chief A. G. P. A. Chicago.
The Ohio State Journal notes First Roundsman Casey as alert around trouble and Second Roundsman Faith as backing him up in a brief wart of street safety. Also cites Piso’s Cure for Consumption promising relief and claims the Kremlin houses the world’s largest bell at 432000 pounds.
Weather bulletin notes improving corn prospects in central valleys and strong outlook in Arkansas Tennessee Ohio valley and lake region. Cotton and oats face mixed results with heavy rains and weed. spring wheat and hay yields mixed while tobacco and fruit crops show regional needs for rain and cultivation. Minnesota Nebraska Missouri California report favorable conditions overall with ongoing harvests and lodging in upper Midwest.
Lane G Small received 5000 dollars in a damages verdict for injuries from two falls on a defective sidewalk in Kansas City. The report also notes deaths of Patrick Leshy’s daughters in the Otoe agency Oklahoma by lightning, and local industrial developments in Parsons Kansas with an axle patent and 50000 dollars capital.
July corn futures rise to 90 cents a bushel amid market chatter that Gates and associates command the July option and can push prices up or down at will, traders report in Chicago.
Severe flooding across Iowa with rivers rising to record levels leaves low lands submerged and hundreds homeless. Des Moines area reports thousands lost crops and livestock, while Marshalltown and other towns face washouts and train delays. A damaging storm system hits Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Pennsylvania with deaths, fires, and extensive crop losses across several counties.
Baron Shibusawa of Tokio, described as Japan's Morgan, travels with 272 trunks and a vast empire. He controls banks, railroads, coal, shiplines, and major industries, with holdings near 1 billion dollars and 700 million in property. He funds schools and hospitals and is the nation’s busiest businessman. At a cabinet meeting at the Ely club, he is noted as a benefactor and powerful promoter.
A blast at the Cambria Steel Company mine near Johnstown traps miners in the Klondike section. Survivors describe a lethal gas damp and ruined tunnels as officials estimate 125 to 200 dead with hundreds more at risk. Fire damp likely caused the explosion. Rescuers from Westmont and Millcreek stations rush to the scene.
Immigration figures for the year ending June show 493380 arrivals at New York with totals rising in Baltimore Boston Portland New Orleans and across Canada. May arrivals reached 21213 while April saw 73667 steerage passengers. Largest groups came from Italy followed by Poles and Slavs from Austria and Russia, deemed undesirable by some for not contributing to progress.
Another fine oil well was brought in at Chanute Kan Its estimated flow is 200 barrels a day Miss Mary Louis Otis daughter of Gen Elwell S Otis was married to Traiph Isham of Chicago
A sensational testimonial letter extols Peruna as a universal cure for female catarrh and related symptoms. Dr Hartman, a noted gynecologist, is presented as offering free medical guidance and attributed with vast experience. The ad urges skeptical readers to write for personalized advice and to trust Peruna for relief.
Northern Pennsylvania farmers adopt shotgun method to eradicate caterpillar nests. They place powder in the muzzle and discharge with a cap from several feet away. The blast destroys the nest and insects, deemed the cheapest and most effective approach among methods tried.
In Chicago News commentary Willie and Little Willie Ma are cited as failing to answer five calls from a bargain advertisement. The piece concludes that attempting to attract a woman's attention via ads is a waste of time.
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot Ease a powder for the feet It makes tight or new shoes feel easy Cures corns bunions swollen hot and sweating feet At all shoe stores sample sent free Allen Olmsted LeRoy N Y
Milly says she cannot paint though she draws well and jokes she should not pursue art. Billy suggests becoming an actress, noting the common reversal of talents in many people.
An item promoting a blueing product for laundry states to keep whites bright. It advertises a large 2 oz package priced at 5 cents. The ad includes a quote by Richter about humanity and forgiveness.
A brief newspaper item notes Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally with a price of 75 cents. The ad highlights internal use and value, mentioning the cure as a consumer sale item.
An old catalog line promotes Ball Blue as the best Ball Blue product. It mentions a large two ounce package priced at five cents and includes stray references to children’s items and a store brand tag.
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