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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1900
Page
1
Good Gasoline 14 continues as a cryptic snippet likely from a damaged OCR page. The readable parts repeat fragments and lack clear people, places, or events to form a coherent news item.
A jumbled set of notices and ads mentions screen doors prices on a variety of goods. It includes references to Cammin's ad, Murdock relatives visiting Washington Iowa, and political note about Fred D. Jay candidate for the legislature. Farmers face hay crop demand and good yield with stable acreage. Corn prices rise to 39 cents, and wool shipments depart locally. There are references to medicinal tonics and veterinary products, plus light social scenes about children visiting Peoria to see animals and general farm commentary.
Cloudy weather and a brief note on photographs offered at $1 per dose or $100 per dozen. A Brimfield ad promises two open days weekly Friday and Saturday rain or shine. The LaSalle IL doctor Clendenen claims to cure cancer with a guaranteed result in all treated cases.
A Burgett town liveryman recalls severe stomach pains and how Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy quickly fixed him after a visit to Miller and McCurdy s drug store. He praises the remedy as the finest for stomach trouble and vows to keep it at home. Sold by Wm Robinton Co.
A 1900s profile lists heirs of leading fortunes in America. John D Rockefeller Jr and Alfred Vanderbilt, both in their twenties, stand as heirs to vast estates. Other heirs include William K Vanderbilt Jr, William Waldorf Astor’s son, John Jacob Astor Jr, George Gould, Kingdon Gould, Harry Payne Whitney, J Pierpont Morgan Jr, Theodore Havemeyer Jr, and more, with fortunes ranging from tens to hundreds of millions. The piece notes the destined wealth of these young heirs and their future roles in maintaining family empires.
A promotional notice for a monthly paper titled The Corn Belt. It promises honest information about farm lands in the West, farmers' needs, and prices. The ad asks readers to send 25 cents in postage stamps to Adams Street, Chicago, for a sample copy.
Primitive advertisement offering fresh corn meal ground at Clark Brown a vendor with a new corn shelter and ground use noted. Promises grind days Tuesday Thursday and Saturday with a claim of best quality and ready service for customers.
A house and three splendid Jote on Knoxville avenue along with two good lots in the southeast part of town are offered. Inquiry addressed to W. BR. Weeke, Brimfeld, for details and contact.
The Burlington Route Ohls Railway runs a through Pullman Tourist Sleeping car service to Colorado Springs Sacramento San Francisco Stockton Merced Fresno Bakersfield and Los Angeles with weekly departures from Chicago each Wednesday. For details contact T A Grady Exclusion Manager at 212 Clark St Chicago.
Rail excursion notice announces sale dates May 1 and 15 June 5 and 19 July 3 and 17 August 7 and 21. Fare is the lowest one way plus 2.00 round trip, final 21 day limit. Tickets sold to all points West Southwest North Northwest and South and Southeast. R R Morony Agent.
An anecdotal promotional note urges women to take Herbine after each meal to aid digestion and improve complexion. It cites common issues of being pale and thin, claiming the remedy restores brightness, freshness, and beauty, priced at 50 cents by Wm. Robinson & Co.
Charles S. Wilbur, New York census chief, refuses to publish enumerators' names, citing advertiser interest in using them during census work. The note appears in Indianapolis News. The ad also promotes a stomach health product by Wm. Robinson & Co., priced at 50 cents.
The first melon of the season arrived in Thomasville sent by A S Bradwell of Meigs. Belongs to the Kolb Gem family, about the size of a coconut, largest reported. Bradwell has a large acreage and is ahead in ripening, likely to contest for the first car.
An advertisement urges sufferers of a painful hemorrhoid condition to start Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment immediately. It claims rapid relief and infallible cure, listing prices as 26 cents for bottles and TICents for tubes, from Wii. Robinson & Co.
The oil price has fluctuated over the last decade from 25 cents to $250 per barrel of forty two gallons. Currently it stands around $1 a barrel with consumption rising in step with production. Indianapolis News.
An agent advertises with the old reliable Phoenix and National Fire Insurance Companies offering best companies and best rates at the Exchange Bank location.
Miss L Terry lists selling agents for Charles A Stevens and Bros Chicago manufacturers of ladies suits cloaks and coverings. An elegant line of samples offered with measurements taken and made to order option. Call and inspect the collection.
Doug McLonnell Auctioneer offers to cry sales across the state with satisfaction guaranteed and reasonable terms. For bookings call or write Brimfield, Til.
Amenable speaker advertises mortgage savings and offers to explain options. Presence at the Gazette Office in Elmwood each Saturday. 1B Pounerenes invites homeowners with current or upcoming loans to consider possible lower costs and payoff opportunities.
G H Cons advertises a range of bug gies and carriages from a noted factory. The message invites customers to visit the shop to see samples and save money on any line.
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