Local News and Society Notes From Brimfield Area
Local items include Mary Clute's health improving after a month of illness. Florida orange crop total reached 1 500 000 boxes. German warship Kron built in England in 1867. Farmers State Grangers meet in Peoria March 14 and 15 with 1 cent fare for round trip. Fred Chichester seeks Republican caucus nomination for tax collector. Clair Keeling offers magazine subscriptions to save money. Mr and Mrs C L Bolt and daughters Irene and Lucile visit Brimfield from Castleton. McDonnell and Son of Monica hold annual sale of farm implements March 16 and 17. Thursday prayer meetings at M E church to begin revival service with pastor service and quartet tonight.
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England
Farmers State Grangers’ Association
Peoria
Fred Chichester
Clair Keeling
C. L. Bolt
Irene
Lucile
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup Promises Clear Complexion
An advertisement touts Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a gentle liver stimulant that cleanses the system and clears pimples. It claims superiority to pills and patent medicines, emphasizes mild effects, and targets women and children. It also mentions Methodist missionaries and a large Christian outreach.
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Wm Robinson & Co
Torture By Savages and a Curing Patent Remedy
A garbled 19th century snippet references savage tribes in the Philippines and a three month kidney inflammation endured by a man named Sherman of Cushing Me. It mentions Electere Bitters as a cure for liver disease dyspepsia blood disorders and malaria with a price shown.
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Philippines
Restinda
Saga
Scientific wonder cures by Bucklen's Arnica Salve
A scientific wonder claim states Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured E. R Mulford, lecturer for the Patrons of Husbandry, Waynesboro Pa, of a distressing case of Pilea Itheala the worst burns sores boils ul Theresa and salt rheum. Available only 25 cents at Win Robinson & Co's drug store.
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E. R Mulford
Waynesboro
Win Robinson & Cu
Sleeping Place For Cats And Dogs In Winter
A Philadelphia Record article advises a tight wicker basket with canopy for cats and dogs, padded with a fresh carpet of goat hair, plus a soft weekly cleaned blanket. Cats need milk available, a tidy diet with minimal meat in winter, and careful care for appearance.
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Cata
Cates
Saya
Philadelphia Record
Old Settler Dies in Monica and Other Obituaries
Robert L. Deal of Monica died Tuesday afternoon from heart disease. Funeral services will be Friday at 10:30. Fergus Smith of French Grove died Sunday afternoon March 4 1906 from a stroke at age 66. Wm Bale of Jubilee township died last Monday night at an advanced age, father of Robert Bale of Brimfield, native of England. Funeral services today with interment in Jubilee cemetery.
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Robert L. Deal
Monica
Fergus Smith
French Grove
Wm Bale
Jubilee Township
Robert Bale
Brimfield
England
Jubilee Cemetery
Jurors Speak In Slang As They Struggle With Legal Terms
Immigrant and native jurors alike stumble over court language in impaneling for the Gilhooley case. A tall Swede and others fail to grasp phrases like ounce of evidence and mitigating circumstances. An Irish man finally defines provocation in his own words.
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Ellott
Gilhooley
Chicago Chronicle
Wallpaper buyers urged to pick new season lines
A notice invites readers to contact A T Babcock for the finest up to date wallpaper lines and scheduling of work. Call 6321 or send a card for a call back with arrangements to fit any future time. A word to the wise is sufficent.
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Eldredge
Eorn
No. 6321
T Babcock
Jubilee Mrs E M King Rises in Presentation
Mrs E M King feels much better now. Mrs Johnson sprained her ankle. Mrs J Moss and daughter Myrtia visited Mrs Howard White. Mr M M White and Mrs E Moses returned from Peoria. Roads blocked by thawed snow hinder mail delivery. neighbors helped distribute mail. Ladies visited Mrs Geo Schneider and sewed carpet rags then shared a meal, finishing after sewing eighteen pounds of rags.
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Johnson
Mra J Moss
Myrtia
Howard White
M M White
E Moses
Peoria
Geo Roecliff
Mra Geo Schneider
Advantage in Her Leanness in a Crowded Car
A she describes the practical benefit of being thin enabling easier seating on crowded trains. She recalls a man’s remark that she is chosen because she is the thinner one, which humbled her vanity yet kept her gratitude for her spare frame. The anecdote, sourced from the New York Press, highlights social biases and everyday humor.
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Yose Press
Letter to Mr T A Day about paint quantities
A letter from F W Devon & Co complains that an experienced painter undercharged for Devoe paint used on Mr C O Brown of Columbia 8 C. The painter found ten gallons left after completing the job, illustrating a common shortage issue. P S Dungan & Co are named as sellers of the paint.
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C.O. Brown
Columbia
8. C
Devoe
F. W. Devon & Co
New York
Chicago
P S.—Dungan & Co
Brimfield Church and civic group notices
Brimfield directory lists M E Church Rev M P Lack Layp with services at 10 46 am and 7 pm Sunday school 9 30 am Minnie Phares superintendent Young people meet Sunday 6 pm Prayer meeting Thursday 7 pm Congregational Church Rev A J Blair services 11 am and 7 pm Sunday school 10 am Prayer meeting Thursday 7 pm Young People 6 16 pm Baptist church Rev P H Haxey services 10 04 am and 7 pm Sunday school 11 46 am Prayer meeting Thursday evening 7 pm Young people's meeting Sunday 6 pm St Josephs Church Rev A Mainville pastor Low Mass first Sunday 8 30 pm High Mass 10 am Confessions Saturday 3 pm before Mass daily Choir practice Friday 7 30 pm Holy Mass weekdays 7 am summer 7 30 am winter Various fraternal and social groups meet monthly or weekly including G A R Post, K of P, Court of Honor, M W A, Royal Neighbors, Fraternal Reserve Life Assoc Brimfield Lodge, W F M S, Brimfield Fire Company and Ladies Aid notices with meeting times 1 2 Brimfield public notices request payments and info about local organizations 3 4 Advertisement by Harriet M Richards Foliet Ill offering money making opportunity for women 918 per week with no experience needed. Address Harriet M Richards Foliet Ill Box J
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M. E
M. P Lack Layp
Minnie Phares
Bup
T. Young People’s Meeting
Congregational Church
A. J Blair
Young Peoples Meeting
Joseph's Church
A. Main- Ville
Harriet ML Richards
When Coal Was Not Popular Sir Oliver Lodge and the Great Fog
An excerpt discusses early warnings about coal fires causing fog from Evelyn and references the 1684 fog and the work Fumifugium. It notes proposed remedies such as expelling noxious trades, removing burials from towns, and planting suburbs with flowers to improve London's atmosphere.
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Oliver Lodge
Evelyn
Sted
London
Lordon
Hvelyn
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Brimfield Fire Company
A. Pacry
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Ballard-Snow Lintment
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Daniel Webster
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Mr. Webster
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