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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1901
Page
1
Advertisement notes low prices on kerosene oil ten cents per unit and a Splendia wallpaper sale. It promises best lining work clothing in the county and garden seeds in packages. Also mentions shoes, goods, and discounts with a respectful closing.
Local notes recount soft drinks at Hay ward's grocery early ripening cherries good crop and gas prices from Cady Bros. and stove sales by Arcer. A photographer visited Farmington for a graduating class shot while Judge Lovett withdraws from a race at the MWA convention in St Paul. Various ads mention health tonics and a note on a horse trader held without bail amid a murder case.
Mus W E Stanspury of Brimfield announces readiness to perform all forms of carpet weaving promptly and with high quality. He notes he keeps all warp colors on hand for immediate work.
Notice to patients states Dr Weatherwax will omit regular Brimfield visits in May and part of June due to Dr Whalen's absence while pursuing postgraduate work. He will resume visits here starting the third Monday in June.
The draft stallion Confusion No. 5746 will be at P Maher's on Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays with the balance of the week at home. The horse is described as large boned with strong bone and size, ideal for breeding. Terms: $10 to insure a colt nine days old, $8 to insure in foal.
Wenona Bourbon, a six year old Percheron stallion long head of Robert Burgess & Sons at Wenona, will stand the 1901 season at E M Maher’s barn, 34 miles southwest of Brimfield. Described as a well bred grand individual, he invites viewings for terms and extended pedigree via bills.
To Horsemen. Large sized road horses are sought for work and driving. Young Redwood stands at Brimfield on Tuesdays and Elmwood Saturdays with his colts and yearlings. Prices depend on size, style, and action beyond the average roadster. J E Hr.
Brimfield ticket office announces round trip fares to the Pan Am Exposition in Buffalo from May 1 to November 1, 1901 with 80 day tickets at 27.10, 15 and 30 day limits for late May sales, and 6 day tickets at 17.80 with set sale dates. Additional low-rates offered to events in St Paul and San Francisco with notable fares, plus Home Ferkers tickets available on the first and third Tuesdays monthly.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claim to stop the cough and work off the cold within a day with a no cure no pay offer. Price five cents per tablet or 25 cents for a box.
A promotional fragment extols Nebraska as a land of plenty with cheap land and easy terms. It invites readers to request The Corn Belt monthly and The West Nebraska Grazing Country booklet, and mentions affordable excursion tickets on the first and third Tuesdays for people to visit Nebraska. The tone is promotional and aims to attract settlers and travelers.
Mrs Tiland of Armonk New York recalls a near fatal bout of whooping cough and bronchitis rescued by Dr King’s New Discovery. Her niece with advanced Consumption also recovered. adv marketing claims promise cure for coughs and colds with 50c and 1.00 bottles, warranty and free bottles from Wm Robinson & Co.
An old advertisement claims DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve quickly cures eczema nastrheum tetter chafing ivy poisoning and all skin tortures and promises a certain pile cure from Wm. Robinson & Co.
When you paint do not forget that T. Hill is on deck with the best roof paint going, the Enamel Roof Paint for shingles or tin. See him for guaranteed work at low prices.
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