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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1900
Page
1
Pink bargains at Hindle's present a pick of good machines and fuel items including kerosene and gasoline licenses. The ad emphasizes low prices for dependable hardware and energy products, urging readers to visit Hindle's for value.
Election next Tuesday. Charles Hayes visited Peoria on business Saturday. Memier Bros advertises screen doors and shoes. Mrs Mary A Turner sold a farm southwest of town to James B Porter for 6500 dollars. The Misses Prue Miller and Ollie Herbert visited Peoria with friends. A royal parade of local notices and humorous prose about wheelmen, concerts, and state institution entertainment.
A Brimfield photo studio announces Saturday August 4 as its final day. It advertises half price on all photographs with guaranteed best quality, up-to-date backgrounds, quick completion, and proofs shown with satisfaction guaranteed. Open Fridays and Saturdays, offering first class photos at a reduced rate.
A narrator recalls a jokey scene when their father shaved his whiskers, triggering roaring laughter from the family. The mother’s surprised reactions, the daughter’s playful teasing, and the father’s bashful grin are recounted with affectionate humor. The piece ends noting the narrator’s pride in a younger dad.
An advertisement urges readers to subscribe for a monthly paper titled The Corn Belt. It promises exact information about western farm lands, letters from farmers, and illustrations of homes, barns, and stock. Subscriptions cost 25 cents in postage stamps, sent to Tim Corx Bry at 200 Adams Street, Chicago.
Dates of sale May 1 and 15 June 5 and 19 July 3 and 17 August 7 and 21. One low first class fare plus 2.00 round trip. Final limit 21 days. Tickets to West Southwest North Northwest and South and Southeast. R R Moreay Agent. Camberlain's cough remedy praised by Charles Holzhauer druggist Newark New Jersey. Sold by Wm. Robinson & Co.
Mrs Maria Malone was arrested in New York after biting her ten year old daughter so severely the wounds required cauterization. The incident followed a dispute over returning the child’s prayer book.
Sir Claude Macdonald whose position in China has brought him into the public eye chose his wife after seeing Miss Ethel Armstrong through a window. Daughter of Major Cairns Armstrong of the old Fifteenth Regiment, she became his wife after he resolved to marry her on that sighting.
A novelty on the English market is a water tight watch designed for soldiers going to South Africa. The back screws on and the stem winding is protected by a screw top. The device reportedly runs accurately even when submerged. Also noted is a humorous incident as two men try to attract three West Side women, prompting a sharp retort about dialing the wrong number.
The London Graphic reports John Ruskin’s grave at Coniston presently has a single wreath of flowers. A runic cross is planned to honor his memory, designed by biographer W Collingwood. The cross will be carved by a local sculptor from indigenous stone per Ruskin’s wish.
A project proposes damming the Susquehanna River about three miles south of the Maryland line in Pennsylvania. A canal would channel water to a powerhouse to generate about 40,000 horsepower with a 40 foot fall. Estimated cost is $7,000,000 with electricity transmitted to Baltimore, Washington, and Philadelphia.
The Peoria Illinois office operates daily from 9 to 12 and 1 30 to 4 with a Saturday September 1 to July 1 superintendent schedule. Regular teacher certification exams occur on the third Friday and following Saturday in October January April and July starting at 8 a.m. Private exams are not offered. The exam schedule lists Friday morning arithmetic and U.S. history. Friday afternoon grammar reading and penmanship. Saturday morning geography theory and practice. Saturday afternoon physiology orthography. Civil Government and elements of the natural sciences also on Saturday. A circular with grade information is provided on request. Office on the third floor of the Court House Peoria Illinois.
An agent lists affiliations with the Phoenix and National Fire Insurance Companies, noting ties to Gest companies and West Tales, and operates through the Exchange Bank as a point of contact.
Doug McConnell, an auctioneer based in Brimfield Illinois, advertises sales across the state. The notice guarantees satisfaction and reasonable terms and provides a contact address.
F B Punster announces visits at the Gazette Office in Elmwood each Saturday to discuss mortgage options. He promises to tell how to save money by choosing payments now due, near term, or before maturity, inviting homeowners to explore potential reductions.
A local retailer advertises a new line of bug gies and carriages from a leading factory, promising savings on any item in the line. Shoppers are invited to visit the shop to see samples and compare options.
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