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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1911
Page
15
An old advertisement promotes Electric Bitters as a health and beauty aid for women, claiming they improve digestion, nerves, skin and complexion. It also endorses Foley's Kidney Remedy for chronic kidney and bladder issues, urging purchase from Wm Robinson & Co. Local retailer Robinson & Co in a byway location.
Jubilees and graduations thread a string of travel as families disperse for summer. Mr Van Densen heads to Cooperstown New York while Mr Abbott returns from Rock Island. Mrs Benton drives from Quincy to celebrate her son William's graduation. Walter Smith and Radburn Knowles head to a Montana sheep ranch with Knowles' mother. Major and Mrs McGreagor of Chicago attend the College exercises and plan to return next term.
Seventy five in the Sunday school with seven new scholars. Next Sunday marks Children’s Day with a morning program by the children and baptism by the pastor. Those desiring baptism should inform the pastor during the week. Evening service promises an enjoyable program and reminders about benevolence cards.
Mrs Emma Brush of Elmwood and Mr James Pemble of Brimfield united in marriage at the bride’s Elmwood home on Thursday noon June 1 1411. Rev B George officiated. The newlyweds plan to reside in Brimfield where the groom has prepared a residence for the bride. The bride is a daughter of William Bentley of Elmwood. The Newe jorn and friends extend congratulations.
The Local Union will meet at the Congregational church in Elmwood on Sunday evening June 1. Mr Gates, the field secretary, will attend and deliver an address. The event is described as a real live wire appearance by Mr iatee in connection with the topics.
Jamra B Mershon of Newark New Jersey recalls a long, bloody struggle with lung hemorrhages and weakness. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery for relief after three weeks of use amid a near fatal bout. The ad promotes Supreme 50c and $100 trial bottles with a free first bottle offer.
A light crowd of youngsters show off new toys yet struggle to operate them. Observers note early mishaps and limited skills among many first time users at the community tech fair.
The text outlines beer as a malted barley infusion boiled with hops then fermented and ale as a malt infusion with less hops. It notes beer and ale as ancient intoxicants, citing Herodotus, Tacitus, Pliny, and early English mentions in Ina’s laws and Edward the Confessor era.
Empire Magazine notes South African women are highly domestic and capable in household tasks. It highlights cooking, jam making, poultry care, gardening, sewing, and managing servants. Social life includes dancing and river picnics, with tennis and golf popular.
A modern take on Samson and Delilah shows a slender woman with styled hair admiring a hirsute man whose mane falls over his shoulders. The scene depicts vanity as the man frets over his vanished glory while the woman admires a complex coiffure in a mirror.
A girl laments the ease of forgetting surpassing the drive for achievement. She imagines writing letters or novels as easily as she forgets tasks, wondering why attainment is so hard and forgetting so effortless. She declares she is not crazy, simply puzzled by the paradox.
A Raleigh Timer Pineburnt correspondent reports a fox hunt in Pennsylvania described as sixty miles over two days. He notes recent local riding exceeding seventy miles in one day with detailed mileages of fifteen out and thirty back, twelve in workout, and thirty more in a four hour chase for an overall seventy two miles.
A reader at 421 Glendale Ave Peoria shares a testimonial about Foley Kidney Pills. She reports backaches kidney region pains weakness dizziness and sleepless nerves before taking the pills and claims rapid relief and strong recommendation.
Two Broadway businessmen discuss a fatal dog incident after a chauffeur hits a dog. One dismisses the event, saying dogs are a pest, while the other insists the dog belonged to the second man and implies a costly consequence.
An attendance contest is under way in a M W A lodge with sides led by W C F W Clark and L Hanselbacher. The losing side will pay for an ice cream supper for the lodge, running until the meeting nearest to July 4.
Brimfield directory lists Brimfield M E Church with pastor E J B miles Lago services 11 00 and 7 00 Sunday school 9 30 Cady sup t Young people 6 00 prayer 7 00 Thursday. Congregational Corg C G MisaMORE pastor 11 00 4 M and 7 00 Sunday school 10 am Hugh Bowman sup t YP 6 00 prayer 7 00 Thursday. St Joseph Church Rev A MaisVILLE Holy Mass daily 7 30 summer 6 30 winter 10 am Sunday school after Mass notices fifth Sunday mass 9 am. Various fraternal and lodge groups listed with officers and meeting times in Brimfield.
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