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Brimfield News

Location

Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1900

Page

3

Notre Dame University advertises catalog and courses

Notre Dame University invites readers to request a free catalogue and details on terms and courses. It describes a preparatory school, a commercial course for business students, and St Edward's Hall for boys under 13. The institution emphasizes thorough higher education, exact student care, and fifty six years of activity making it nationally known.

Notre Dame Notre University West St Edward's Hall Notre Dame University University of Metre Dame Sotre Dame Aitagonyy Thoreigh Hentos Reems St. Edward's Hall Sasder

Outspoken Lawyer Drinks By Cop Then Reports Him

A barrister riding a bicycle is stopped by a policeman for a path offense. They enter a nearby pub, drink two beers, and the lawyer insists no real trouble will follow. He then announces he will report the officer for drinking beer while on duty, prompting the officer to leave.

A Tale of Immigrant Trials and A Proud Tombstone

An Irish newcomer Pat seeks work from a Scotch employer who boasts of amassing a million through self discipline. Pat retorts about million shirts, while a courtroom scene shows a witness praising the deceased's character, remarking he copied it from the tombstone, in Harlem Life.

Grain-O replaces coffee for all ages in new drink

Ask your grocer today to show you GRAIN-O the new food drink made from pure grains. It imitates the rich seal brown of Movha or Java but is gentler on delicate stomachs and can be enjoyed by children without injury. Priced at 15c and 25c per package, sold by all grocers.

Java

Allen's Foot Ease gives comfort for irritated feet

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 druggists and shoe stores 25c Sample sent free Allen 8 Oluisted LeRoy NY

Allen LeRoy N.Y

Passenger traffic on London tramways and railways

London transit systems including trams omnibuses and underground railways serving a five mile radius move about 53,000,000 passengers annually, highlighting massive urban mobility and transport scale.

London

Did You Ever Run Across an old jetter Ink faded out

A brief clue to faded ink and a dated quip attributed to Franklin contrasts an old jetter ink style with Carter’s ink. The line suggests a reflection on permanence and value, noting that one today is worth two tomorrows.

Carter Franklin

Conger Report Dispatches Fire on Legations in Peking

The State Department released Conger’s ciphered dispatch saying Chinese troops fired on legations in Beijing. The message, dated July 19, notes Conger alive in Pekin on July 18 and stresses that quick relief may avert a general massacre.

State Department Washington Conger Pekin Secretary of State

Chinese Army Disheartened by Tien-Tsin Fall

The Chee-Foo correspondent of the London Daily Mail says the fall of Tien-Tsin has disheartened Chinese forces and they seek terms of peace. A Shanghai Daily Mail correspondent adds officials fearfully await negotiations while secrecy is enforced under threat of executions.

Tien- Tsin Chee-Foo London Daily Mail Tien-Tsin Shanghai Daily Mail Pekin Tien Tsin The

Conger Dispatch Stir Surfaces in Cabinet Briefing

The Conger cablegram claiming British legation danger sparks cabinet meeting in Washington. Officials note foreign dispatches largely doubt its authenticity, while the State Department weighs relief expedition timing amid claims that allies are targeting rebels, not China, per Daily News.

Secretary of State Conger Legation State Departments State Department Ollce Allo Melkinley Canton Ohio China Cou4cil General Goodnow Daily News Anmyu

China Appeals to United States to Mediate with Powers

President McKinley on Monday received a direct appeal from the Chinese imperial government asking the United States to use its influence to extricate China from the Boxer uprising and the ensuing hostile stance of the great powers. The exact text sent to France was not released, but Washington authorities expect the U S message to be similar in tone. The appeal came via Minister Wu to the State Department.

China United States McKinley France Washington State Department

Allied forces repulse attack at Tien-Tain station

An official dispatch dated July 11 reports that on July 1 the railway station garrison of 300 men from Britain France and Japan repelled a four hour assault. Chinese losses were 500 killed while British casualties were 3 killed and 8 wounded. French and Samemtee losses were heavier.

Tien-Tain

Czar Moves On Pekin as Russian Army Advances

Three hundred thousand Russian soldiers from multiple districts head toward China amid reports of a planned early attack on Pekin. Moscow-bound Red Cross units prepare for duty, while 400 military ambulances already support Russian troops. Censorship orders ban Russian newspapers from publishing details.

China St. Petersburg Vekin Red Cross Moscow Prince Chakhovsky Russia

Moscow prepares farewell banquet for troops bound for China

Dispatches from Moscow report that the city municipality plans a farewell banquet for the troops departing this week for China, signaling mobilization movements and prewar preparations.

China Moscow

Americans Capture Chinese Battery at Tientsin

In a bold assault at Tientsin a detachment of American troops with English fusileers stormed a large fort. Eight modern guns and equipment fell to the Anglo American force after a brief hand to hand fight. No Americans or British were lost, while the fleeing Chinese suffered heavy losses. Letters to Bryan flood the office as clerks process the influx.

Tien Tsin

Massacre at Pekin unfolds through a sequence of uprisings

A chronology from June to July details the Pekin crisis with foreign legations under siege. It notes German Baron Von Ketteler’s death, mass killings of native Christians, the Hoax of safety, relief attempts by Seymour and Remey, bombardments at Tien Tsin, and growing international alarm as troops and consulates are endangered and ministers’ fates remain uncertain.

United States Pekin Washington Rench Mallee Eee Tien Tin Tien Tain Lang Chow Poikin Inerror Connate Empress’ Ly Guard Taku Imperial City Empresa Wails Baron von Ketteler Tien Tsin Rased Bokxers Taku Forts Seymour Dekin Miral Seymour Emperor Manchuria Tien Tsin Tien Tsu Capital Kempf Tien T Xin Dewey Manila Feas Ward Wo Chow Wekin Oregon Che Foo Russlang London S'ekin Gao Tien Tatu Nagasaki China FienTein Faku Conger Pekin University Conzer

China in Chinks and the Empire's Modern Trails

A historical survey describes communications with Russia since 1892, railway and canal networks, a primitive postal system, and growing foreign influence. It notes limited alcohol, distinctive beard styles, and the drama and theater culture in Chinese cities. It also details poor roads, extensive canals, and the Grand Canal from Tianjin to Huangzhou spanning 600 miles.

China Tien-Tsin Hiang-Chow

Changes from Experiments on Animals by Stephen Paget

The article reviews shifts in medical opinion from Bell’s facial nerve experiments to Paget's discussion in Experiments on Animals. It notes early reliance on nerve division for neuralgia, then cites Villemin's rabies inoculation and Frascatorius on consumption, highlighting how recent animal experiments illuminate typhoid diagnosis immunology and prevention.

Stephen Paget Sir Charles Bell Sir Charles Be Frascatorius Villemin

The Brute cartoon dialogue about mice and music

Mrs. Guyer doubts a paper claiming mice are attracted by music. Mr. Guyer notes she never sees mice when she plays the piano. He counters that absence near her piano does not disprove the published claim.

Guyer Mr. Guyer

Best for the Bowels Cascarents Ad

A vintage medicine advertisement promises cure for many ailments by regulating bowels with Cascarets candy cathartic. It touts 10 cent start price, mentions metal boxes and a C. C. C. stamp, warns against imitations.

Gehaime

Equal Rights. Mr Newed Detained Downtown After Marriage

A brief domestic exchange shows Mr Newed asking his wife not to wait up as he may be detained downtown until after midnight and Mrs Newed replying to leave the hall gas burning if she returns first. The dialogue reflects postnuptial routines and household expectations.

Newed Mrs. Newed

Grain-O Promotes Health Saves Time for Children

An old ad style passage touts Grain-O as a nourishing breakfast drink replacing coffee for children. It claims Grain-O is made from pure grains, tastes like coffee, and supports health as children drink more. Mentions a sample line about Three Loving Girls and Lane's Family Medicine, with playful banter on taste and dress.

Record Crops and Local Sports Figures Highlight Early 1900s

A Charlotte shipper tops this season with one million dollars in strawberries. John F. Boyer of Trinity Springs Indiana endorses Piso's Cure for Consumption for coughs and colds. Lieut. Woodruff of New York is praised as a top amateur billiard player in the state, making the game a key pastime.

Charlotte N. C Shippers John F. Boyer Trinity Springs Ind Lieut. Or. Woodruff New York

Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted In Odd Trade Card

An old newspaper cribs a trade card style advert for Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming internal use and a price of 75 cents. The item also wades into social quips about marriage pressure and temperance, noting variety heightens pleasure and happiness.

Hall

Dear Mrs Provanau: a testimonial of cure and relief

A letter from Mrs Exsim Bevan of Otisville Michigan describes two years of illness with uterine descent and ovarian bladder inflammation. after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports drastic relief and becoming well, praising the medicine's effect.

Exsim Bevan Otisville, Mich

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