This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1902
Page
4
Local notes recap a busy Brimfield week with weather, shopping ads, farm updates, and visits. Highlights include Arber goods on wire cloth and stoves, Wm George ice cream, Kellsey bank coal, baking powder offers, Foley kidney cures, and Mr. Barrett losing fire and insurance coverage updates.
Wenona Bourbon a Black Percheron with star on forehead weighs 2100 pounds and is described as a splendid horse. Potential buyers may inspect the horse and its colts. terms are 12.50 for a live colt. Breeding considered among the best with examination available. Location: E M Maher barn, 33 miles southwest of Brimfield during the season. Breeders: MASEB Monerpuy HI and CALLISTER.
Draft stallion Confusion with number 5746 offers 1902 season at P Maher's three days weekly and at Brimfield home. Claims superb disposition and action, a top breeder and sure foal getter. Colts visible in spring. brood mares welcome. Colt price 310 nine days old. Tuos F Mager.
Beautiful 16 hand 1230 pound colt with a kind disposition. Sold by James McDonough at his barn on Haye's farm four miles west of Brimfield during 1902 season. Terms eight eight for live colt.
Burlington Route advertises June round trip fares to Peoria from 100 dollars with returns on June 283, June 23 to 28 at 135 dollars. convention rates include July 1 2 at 10 dollars to Springfield and other events in Quincy Mt Carmel and Ahnoin Ep worth League with varied fare scales. Special excursions cover Colorado Utah Wyoming Dakotas Washington Oregon and Pacific coast points. Homeseekers excursion runs monthly on the lat and 3d Tuesday. baggage checked to all points. RR Murpney, Agt.
Advertises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as essential for all families. Claims it prevents late night trips to town and is the most successful medicine for bowel complaints for both children and adults. Sold by Wm Robinson & Co.
Warning issued by President and Board of Trustees Brimfield to cyclists to stop riding on sidewalks. Law will be strictly enforced under village authority.
The Brimfield Board of Trustees offers a reward of 825 to anyone furnishing evidence leading to a conviction for selling liquors without a license in Brimfield village. Reward provided by order of the board.
Brimfield district courts and fraternal groups hold regular meetings at village halls. Officers include Wm Kelly as Chancellor and Frank Ford as Recorder. Other unions meet alternate Mondays or Wednesdays, with visiting members welcomed and officers named. The Methodist church group meets monthly on the first Thursday afternoon under Mary Brooks and Mary E. Cady.
R N Bevill writes of happiness in Old Town Virginia after Bucklen's Arnica Salve wholly cures their daughter of a bad case of scald head. The salve is praised for use on cats corns burns bruises boils ulcers eruptions and piles. It costs 25 cents at Wm Robinson and Co.'s drug store.
Man. W. E. Stawanurgy announces readiness to weave all kinds of carpets on short notice with all warp colors on hand. Located in Brimfield.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.