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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1902
Page
9
A local notice advertises roof painting using Elastic roof paint claimed to be durable and cost saving. Also promotes iron wheels wagon gear and wagon scales at affordable prices, inviting readers to contact Joszpu Hu for purchases or work.
Spring fever described as biliousness linked to torpid liver and inactive bowels. DeWitt's Little Early Risers touted to stimulate liver function and cleanse impurities with no griping, endorsed by R M Everly of Moundsville West Virginia. Also notes a Keighley mole catcher discharged after no moles found on parish farm for eight years.
J. P. Morgan, George Gould and Cornelius Vanderbilt have been elected members of a society of numismatists. They are understood to have mastered another form of coin collecting.
W T Sturdevant of Merry Osaka North Carolina claims fifteen years of dyspepsia and indigestion ended after using Kodol. He says it gave immediate relief and allows eating nearly anything. He urges others not to starve by dieting and to use Kodol to digest food without the stomach’s aid.
Brimfield residents joined excursionists in Peoria on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Geo Coburn of Princeville hosted Clark Brown. Undertaker HR Johnson attended the state undertaker association meeting in Peoria. Thad Fuchs and daughter Lizzie visited friends and enjoyed the Saengerfest in Peoria. A large Oak Hill Sunday school picnic is planned for July 4 with about 1000 children expected including chalk talks by Prof. W H Spinner.
A country wedding party attends an exhibition of dissolving views when a city gentleman in the audience sits near the bride. In darkness he leans over and kisses her, alarm prompting the wife to tell her husband who then declines to intervene.
A compact instructional note from May Ladies' Home Journal warns beginners not to pressure editors with family needs or money, avoid tone that is jaunty or insistent, and skip flowery metaphors or boasts. It counsels simply submitting manuscripts and letting them stand on their merits.
A family anecdote recalls a infant who dodged a potent dose by kicking the cup into the fireplace. The village doctor remarked the child would live, and indeed he did, growing into a man noted for steadfast character among friends.
In Macmillan's Magazine the writer laments the decline of true friendship. He contrasts ancient bonds like Damon and Pythias with modern ties, arguing that today's friendships are broader but shallower and lack CICERO era mutual regard and selfless loyalty.
Arthur Moore aged 14 and his brother Charlie aged 12 were by Beaver Falls Pennsylvania on the Ohio River when they found a pond cut off from the river by high water. They struggled to capture two enormous catfish weighing 42 and 23 pounds respectively after a desperate struggle.
Sir Hiram Maxim sets a prize of 260000 dollars for a flying machine he deems successful. He states the inventor may define success, suggesting many possible designs could qualify if the term is clarified.
The Detroit river forms the outlet of the Great Lakes system draining 82,000 square miles of lake surface and shaping 125,000 square miles of surrounding land.
An advertisement promotes Dr. King's New Life Pills at Wm Robinson & Co's drug store. It asserts the product cleanses the system, improves digestion, and relieves constipation with promises of lively liver and active bowels for 25 cents.
Engineering students at Vienna Polytechnic Night school will not attend lectures until the government enlarges classroom space. They argue current accommodation is insufficient for present requirements.
S R Meredith of Willow Grove Delaware says DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve cured piles. He notes operations unnecessary and claims the salve cures skin diseases and wounds. Warns against counterfeits from Wm Robinson and Company.
The former governor's orchard in Kansas now holds over 64,000 trees and is described as the world’s largest single apple orchard. This spring an additional 8,000 trees have been planted, expanding the impressive orchard.
The Betterment of London association has presented a petition to the county council asking the council to address street mosses throughout the metropolis.
George Schaub of New Lebanon Ohio, a reader of the Dayton Volkszeitung, reports his wife suffering eight weeks with back pain found relief after using Chamberlain's Pain Balm. He notes she felt renewed after a few days and regained ability to work. The liniment is sold by Wm. Robinson & Co.
Post office hours listed as 7 20 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Mail closes at 8 20 a.m. and at 8 p.m. local time.
A resident of Oakville Indiana describes ten years of kidney disease confinement with partial mobility loss. After consulting top doctors with no relief, Foley's Kidney Cure is credited as a Godsend by the patient identified as Wm Robinson.
The text tracks a surge in orange production and capital in Southern California. It notes 1886 output of 200 to 300 carloads rising to over 24,000 carloads, and capital invested growing from 1.8 million dollars in 1887 to over 40 million dollars.
Blocton Alabama notes the liquor dispensary profits, shared with the county, fund town expenses for several months.
D Scott Currin of Logantown Pa endorses One Minute Cough Cure as the top remedy for coughs colds croup and throat and lung troubles. The product is described as safe and immediate acting with wide parental approval and claims to cure croup and bronchitis. distributed by Wm Robinson & Co.
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