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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1902
Page
4
Brimfield area notes cover visits from Peoria Elmwood and Knoxville residents, farm work, property sales, and social events. Families move to Pasadena, doctors and teachers referenced, local stores advertise, and weather notes mention high heat. Numerous names, places, and neighborhoods appear in a dense mosaic of community life.
Public sale to the highest bidder on Thursday evening August 7 1902 at 8 oclock. The Burt school house in Brimfield township Brimfield district No 13. On the premises. Terms sixty days time. By Order Board of Directors.
Burlington Route promotes varied excursion rates including K of P picnic at Canton July 23 and Chautauqua trips to Peoria with one and one third fare. Details list multiple date windows for round trips to Denver sleeper, special convention rates for Ninos Christian Endeavor Union in Quincy July 10 to 13, Epworth League events, and broad discounts to Colorado Utah Wyoming and Pacific coast points. Baggage checked to all points.
Mrs. Minerva Smith of Danville Ti writes she suffered twenty years with bronchitis and found relief with Foley's Honey and Tar, calling it a sure cure. Wm Rotunson
Mrs Low Cragg of Dorchester Massachusetts credits Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption with saving her life after years of severe lung trouble and a stubborn cough. She reports she could barely breathe or speak before using the remedy, which she says completely cured her. Sufferers from coughs colds throat and lung trouble are advised to try the grand remedy guaranteed by Wm. Robinson & Co. Trial bottles are free.
Advertorial note stating that Foley's Kidney Cure works when other medicines have failed and that it has cured when everything else has disappointed. Signed by Wm. Robinson & Co.
A local stale list shows letters uncalled for for Mrs Catherine Kefier Mr Dave Snell Miss Nellie Gorman Mr William Creel Mrs Harry Britton Davin R Strais and P M. The notice serves to inform addressees of the pending mail and directs delivery or pickup at the post office.
The advertisement promotes Dr King's New Life Pills as a gentle thorough cure for dyspepsia digestion pains nausea dizziness headaches liver complaints and bowel disorders. Priced at 25 cents at William Robinson & Co.'s drug store.
Brimfield District Court of Honor No. 437 meets monthly in M W A hall with Wm Kelly as Chancellor and Prask Foran as Recorder. Brimfield Fire Company No. 2 holds regular meetings at Village Hall on the third Monday with A Pacey president. John V. Brown Camp No. 56 YW Division meets alternate Mondays in G A R hall. Camp No. 847 meets alternate Wednesdays in Camp Hall with visiting neighbors welcome. Royal Neighbors Arnholt Camp No. 203 meets alternate Wednesdays at M W A hall with Mrs Etes Wkees Oracle and Mrs Comix Arber Sec. The W F M 3 of the Methods meet first Thursday afternoon monthly led by Mrs Mary Brooks President and Mrs Mary E Cady Cor Sec.
Quote from R N Bevill praises Buck Arnica Salve for curing a child’s scald head in Old Town Virginia. The remark extols uses for cuts, corns, burns, bruises, boils, and ulcers and mentions piles relief. Available for two cents at Wm Robinson & Co. drug store.
Tam prepared to do all kinds of carpeta weaving with warp colors on hand. Mae. W. E. Staxesury, Brimfield, advertises ready capability and supply of colors for quick work.
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