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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1901
Page
4
Local notes cover heating heat, visits, sales, and repairs around Brimfield. Highlights include DeWitt’s salve, new porch, theater events, a large funeral, a corn crib fire near Mrs. McDonough, and community updates on residents visiting Peoria, Indianapolis, and Iowa.
Mrs C L Maxwell of Pekin Illinois died at home Sunday July 14 1901 after a period of poor health. Born Emily Sheban in Baltimore Maryland she married C L Maxwell November 3 1875 and had two children Ben Stickley and Arthur Maxwell. Funeral at Pekin Monday with Rev D B Jonson preaching and Royal Neighbors service. remains to Brimfield for burial with Royal Neighbors Modern Woodmen and Knights of Pythias attending. Family from Canton Hamilton Peoria Elmwood and elsewhere joined the funeral procession.
The Maxwell family extends heartfelt thanks to the Royal Neighbors of Brimfield and to old friends and acquaintances for their help at the burial of our beloved wife and mother. The many acts of kindness will be remembered with deepest gratitude. C. L. Maxwell and children.
Next Sabbath evening at 7:30 Protestant churches unite for an ad hoc service in the school park to support the American Bible Society. Rev. D. M. Hill and Rev. William N. Crozier, a returned China missionary, will address the gathering.
The National Land List is advertised as the only genuine real estate paper in America with circulation in every state. It claims to offer bargains and exchanges for land merchandise or other property, with single copies by mail for 10 cents from Green Ridge Missouri.
Fraternal groups including K P Zylka Lodge 479 Brimfield District Court of Honor 487 and John V Brown Camp 66 announce regular and alternate meeting nights at M W A hall G A R hall Camp Hall and village locations with visiting members welcomed and officers listed for dates Fridays Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays with local church W M S also meeting the first Thursday afternoon chaired by Mary Brooks and Mary E Cady providing contact roles.
An old advertisement promises a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It states druggists refund the money if the cure fails and lists E. W. Groves as the source.
Trustees of the Brimfield Presbyterian Church offer for sale the church building and lot in Brimfield for five hundred dollars cash. Sale subject to approval of the Peoria Presbytery. Purchaser must be quire of J. J. Pursell or as a member of the Board.
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