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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
5
A clipped ad style notice describes Dr King’s New Pills as a mild remedy for bowels, claiming they persuade to right action and health. The piece mentions 25 cent price and references Wm. Robinson & Co. in a period voice.
Akron Michigan resident Mrs JE Henry explains kidney troubles, tried Foley Kidney Pills, bought a bottle, and believes they saved a big doctor's bill. The note adds a Peoria city plan to ban fortune tellers amid a report of another heavy shower.
A fragment from the Chicago Record-Herald recalls a man contemplating a shaky moment before a performance. He muses on fear, earthquakes, and the idea of proving himself brave to a woman, imagining her relief if he stays calm and steadfast.
A London Opinion quip complains that Eliza has set a standard leaving the narrator unable to fulfill a morning job. The remark frames a gendered jab about who is suitable for a task and who is left to bear the burden.
An amused bachelor hears a whispered clue as a woman points to No 6 on a program. He discovers the piece is Mendelssohn’s Wedding March in disguise. The moment leads to him buying a ring the next day.
A fragmentary humorous exchange centers on Billy and a discussion of appendicitis and appetite. A judge, Mr Stormington Barnes, and a wordy medic weigh in on dramatic misfires, box office fumbles, and a plan to enlarge daily activity as a circus unfolds amid quirky banter.
A tense scene shows an old woman reacting with terror as a pipe and live shell are presented. She cries out to retreat and begs to take away the dangerous object, insisting it is already loaded. The fragment hints at a dramatic confrontation in a frontier or domestic setting.
Charles M Schwab praised a youthful millionaire at a Loretto luncheon for his sharpness in bargains. The story recalls an early insurance career moment when the captain of industry offered thirty minutes for $1000 an hour, the young man saving $250 by spending a quarter of an hour in cash. The anecdote, cited via the Washington Star, underscores swift fiscal wit.
Erastus Johnson, the sole Black man in Wobrook-in-the-Hills, shares practical tips on easing labor. He advises campers to saw the largest logs first to keep small sticks manageable, noting the ease of lifting big pieces to the top as a smart, bilious exercise. The anecdote is cited from Youth’s Companion.
A teacher boasts that students solved a brainteaser about a $1,000,000 estate. One fifth to the wife, one sixth to the son, one seventh to the daughter, one eighth to the brother, and the remainder to foreign missions. The littlest boy asks for the lawyer.
A mother laments her ill son refusing prescribed medicine. A hopeful voice inside the home says Father will be home soon and make him take it, quoting a line from the National Monthly.
In Blakesley’s motor, Baker claims everything includes a pedometer as a joke. Barker corrects with speedometer. The exchange ends with Baker conceding to stick with pedometer in the humorous aside from Harper’s Bazar.
A fragmented historic note asks about identity and recollection, mentioning names like Recaish and Nevies and expressing a missing change or gesture. The garbled text resembles a personal reflection or note of uncertain authorship, with scattered phrases and phantom dialogue.
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