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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1903
Page
1
Local notes report a July 4 ball game plan and an upcoming township Sunday school convention in Brimfield on July 5. The items list social visits, home improvements, obituaries, staff transfers, and community notices with names such as Meade Bishop, Lewis Martin, and J. Simons, along with local business promotions and church activities.
Our own make lard and all kinds sausage. Fish, game and vegetables in season. Special attention to town and rural phone orders. Goods delivered promptly. Your patronage respectfully solicited. "PHONE on
R O Backus advertises estimates on all kinds of work located at the Hotel Brimfield offering prompt service and local contact for varied projects.
A government style loan notice offers money for farms at 5 percent with privilege to pay in $100 increments. Funds available immediately. Contact FBI Peoria Illinois Room 2 Hamlin Building for details.
Pulsioner and Christy of Elmwood Illinois advertise a loan on good farm property at five percent with options to pay before maturity.
A Sentinel report from Gebo Montana recalls a miner’s near death in 1889 after a harsh journey and heat caused severe diarrhoea. A neighbor offered Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which quickly relieved agony and induced sound sleep. The anecdote promotes the remedy, sold by Wm. Robinson & Co.
Judge Eppa Hunton recalls visiting a Virginia farmer who had just filled a barrel with whisky. Weeks later the same host said no liquor remained, blaming a large family and milk shortages as the reason. The anecdote shows humor about scarcity and domestic needs during campaigns.
A famed lawyer fears whether the defendant should be proven dead by suicide or alive. His wife asks for clarity as the bizarre mystery unfolds around the accused in a puzzling murder case.
A note from Joseph Him offers roof painting with elastic paint claimed to last long and promises first class work. He also advertises savings on iron wheels, low down wagons, and wagon scales, urging readers to see him for these items.
Burlington Route Excursions announces sale of round trip tickets to St. Paul Minneapolis Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota Manitoba Colorado Utah Black Hills Yellowstone and western points at low rates. Special convention fares apply for Denver July 1 to 10 with trips to San Francisco Los Angeles and San Diego. Contact B R Muepay agent.
The Burlington Route issues a comprehensive Nebraska book with forty eight illustrated pages and a large detailed sectional map. It highlights opportunities for settlers and promises favorable rental conditions, inviting readers to request a free copy without charge.
The office operates daily 9 p m to 12 m and 1 30 p m to 4 p m with superintendent duties on Mondays and the first Saturday of each month from September 1 to July 1. Exams for teacher certificates run 8 a m to 5 p m on selected dates in October January April and July. Friday morning covers Arithmetic and History while Friday afternoon includes Grammar Reading and Pedmanship. Saturday morning addresses Geography Theory and Practice, Saturday afternoon Physiology and Orthography, Civil Government and Elements of Natural Science also on Saturday. A circular with grading information is available upon request. Office on the 3d floor Court House Peoria Illinois.
An old medical ad describes croup as a dangerous nighttime inflammation of the windpipe and throat. It prescribes Ballard's Horebound Syrup in small frequent doses and Ballard's Snow Liniment applied externally to the throat. Sold by Wm. Robinson & Co. امکانات.
The Southern States section describes the region as the most prosperous in the Union with many cotton and furniture factories and diversified industries. It invites readers to locate there and directs writes to J. T. Patrick in Pinebluff, North Carolina.
Cress is the fastest growing plant and under ideal conditions reaches flowering and seeding in about eight days after planting. This rapid growth highlights cress as a model for short growing experiments and quick edible harvests.
The Burlington Route C B and Q from Chicago Peoria and St Louis is now completed with daily passenger trains running through Lincoln Nebraska and Custer Dakota to Deadwood Also to Newcastle Wyoming Sleeping car to Deadwood.
An old advertisement touts Herbine as a universal cure for indigestion and related ailments. It lists symptoms including heartburn liver torpidity constipation headaches and foul breath. The 50 cent bottle is advertised as available from Wm. Robinson & Co.
When you paint remember J. T. Hill offers Enamel Roof Paint for shingles or tin with guaranteed work at low prices. Contact him for the best roof paint and reliability.
Louis J. Kruger, ex-champion long distance runner from Germany and Holland, writes from Oct 27, 1901, praising Ballard’s Snow Liniment used during eight weeks of training in Salt Lake City. He recommends it for sprains bruises and rheumatism. Available in 26c 50c and $1.06 bottles through Wm. Robinson & Co.
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