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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1903
Page
4
Local notes report weather and crops with mixed items from Brimfield Illinois including furniture and hay demands. social events, a strawberry season note, sales of water tanks, carpentry work, town meetings, obituaries, and carnival promotions amid district updates.
A father recalls thrashing his son Jim after truancy and a day spent skating and hockey in Prospect Park. Jim endures the punishment without flinching, then rejoins brothers who mock the ordeal with a shrug that a few minutes of punishment pale beside a full day of mischief.
A brief courtroom exchange features a judge noting a prisoner’s missing front teeth and the prisoner humorously claiming to have swallowed them after an ill advised fight leading to a punchline about his dental fate.
Wanted several persons of character and good reputation in each state to represent and advertise a wealthy business house. Salary 21 dollars weekly plus expenses, paid every Wednesday from head offices. Horse and carriage furnished when needed. References. Enclose self addressed envelope. Colonial Co. 334 Dearborn St. Chicago.
The piece extols North Carolina as the best place in the Union for manufacturing, poultry, fruit and vegetable farming with superior climate and infrastructure. It notes a ten hour rail ride from New York and fast freight advantages, highlighting Pinebluff growers and marketing facilities. Contact J T Patrick of Pinebluff, Moore County, NC for information.
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