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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1909
Page
3
A seven year old boy troubled by a weeks long rash saw relief after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. The account notes prior itching and skin inflammation, then improvement with the product, citing August 1908 dates and a Cleveland area anecdote.
The Weston Ocean-to-Ocean Walker promotes Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder as a cure for tired feet and urges readers to walk off bad thoughts. He notes rising walking in communities and claims millions benefit from the product with testimonials and free trial offers from Le Roy New York.
A 1950 British editor described a large fleet of German airships passing over the town yesterday morning. The event cast a gloom over the entire community as residents watched the silhouette of the airships drift above.
A temperance lecturer ends his speech asking for questions as an earnest woman in the audience asks if a person can get drunk on sauerkraut water, reflecting concerns after her husband signed the pledge.
In Hill Motor a reporter jokes about babies named after him while a friend named Smithers recently named his youngest son Walkers. The exchange highlights playful naming humor tied to local figures.
Washington officials considered using a secret cipher to alert Miss Garwood in Paris about a planned marriage to a nobleman. The message warned the suitor was not Italian by birth, but Austrian, and noted he was a physician with a wife and son in New York. An embassy in Paris would deliver the warning privately.
Heavy rainfall sent the North Platte River and its tributaries to record flood stage. Bridges were washed away and roads rendered impassable across many areas. A wagon crossing near the Es may ranch on La Fonte creek failed, drowning a child while Ben Wiederander and his sister were swept away with horses and the wagon. Fernie and Lill river floods displaced homes and mills as crews ferried passengers by boat.
A Thursday line at the Phoenix Arizona land office yielded 73 desert land applications totaling over 20 000 acres near the Agua Fria River twenty five miles west of Phoenix. A Santa Fe Railroad land dept representative initially did not file due to a two filings limit but later filed for 2700 acres with forest scrip.
Official statistics show France with 18,067 more births than deaths in 1908, reversing the 1907 deficit of 19,852. Deaths fell by 48,266 while births rose by 18,067, yielding a more reassuring demographic balance for the year.
Four men and two women all reported Italians were arrested in Newark New Jersey on suspicion of counterfeiting. Police found many two dollar bills in a trunk at the house, among numerous similar bills circulated in the city recently.
A blast at Tilton Arkansas killed Slocum Sie tum and L Sie tum and seriously injured three others. The report mentions a fire and explosion at a pottery facility with several workers affected.
Hundreds of letters from grateful mothers and girls describe relief from painful menstrual symptoms after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The company in Lynn reports many women credit the remedy with stabilizing health and easing backache and fainting spells.
A humorous exchange highlights postnuptial changes as Mrs Newlywed laments money constraints prior to marriage while reflecting on her father’s reluctance to provide funds. The brief vignette captures domestic finances and social expectations in Brooklyn Life.
A Newburyport veteran credits Grape Nuts with recovery after severe illness and weight loss. He describes prolonged sickness, near death, and finding relief after trying the product, noting improved health and strength after six weeks. The message ends with a call to read genuine, relatable letters.
The article notes the agricultural department challenges the moon as a crop influence myth and cites Shakespeare's planting references. It argues superstition can be harmless guidance while acknowledging practical limits and the value of social critique from Rich ard Grant White.
An old advertisement claims kidney pills cure back pain and fatigue, with testimonial from Mrs. L. Spicer of DeKalb Illinois praising relief from right side and back pain plus headaches. Sold 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co.
The passage notes that the Well-Infern of the World and the composition of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna should be known to and approved by them. It states genuine manufactured fornia Fig Syrup Co. products are sold by leading druggists. The wording reflects an old advertising claim about authenticity and distribution.
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