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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1902
Page
5
Working 24 Hours a Day. There's no rest for those tireless little workers. Millions are always busy, curing Tor pid Liver, Jaundice, Biliousness, Ja ver and Ague. They banish Sick Headache, drive out Malaria. Never gripe or weaken. Small, taste nice, work wonders. Try them. 26c at Wm. Robinson & Co.'s.
Brimfield post office hours listed as 7 30 a m to 12 m and 1 p m to p m Mails close at 8 20 a m and p m D K Steam P M
In a testimonial from C. E. Hooper of Albany Georgia the remedy is praised for relieving biliousness and constipation. The pills claim to keep the liver and bowels healthy, remove impurities, and improve general well being without griping. William Robinson & Co. promotes the product as safe and thorough.
An old time advertises the Muxmpock Bros meat market in the Catton building. It promises a fine line of fresh and salt meats and offers butchering for farmers at farms or their slaughterhouse. The notice seeks community patronage and signs off respectfully.
Notice states J. BR Devepae will be at home in Brimfield from Des Moines Iowa in mid April to receive orders for monuments head stones and cemetery lettering around Brimfield.
The Highway Commissioner of Brimfield Township warns young men near the bridge east of town that theft or disorder will lead to prosecution. Informants may receive a reward for information leading to conviction, issued by order of the highway commission.
An old advertisement proclaims surgery unnecessary for piles and claims DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve cures instantly. It touts remedies for skin ailments and warns against counterfeit products, attributed to Wm. Robinson & Co.
A Mor ganton Tennessee reader claims a daughters scalp rash healed after using Backien’s Arnica Salve. The ad asserts a guaranteed cure for eczema tetter salt rheum pimples sores ulcers and piles at 25 cents from Wm Robinson & Co.
Mrs. W. E. Stanspoury of Brimfield announces readiness to perform all kinds of carpet weaving on short notice with constant warp on hand and best possible workmanship.
The statement defines prejudice as a prior judgment shaping perception, noting its essence lies in preconceived character. It contrasts early usage with current sense, suggesting prejudice originates from preformed opinions affecting evaluation and behavior.
A vast air cooling project will test fans that pull cold air from 800 feet above ground and dump it over the exposition grounds to combat heat during hot days in St Louis. The experimental setup aims to make outdoor conditions more comfortable for visitors at the fair.
France handles 88 million picture postcards annually, leading all nations. Austria-Hungary follows with 31 million. Global total in one year is estimated at 2.36 billion by experts.
A bold reminder near the store exit asks Have you forgotten anything. For years the sign has reduced return trips and eased worry for customers with short memories, saving many parcels from being left behind.
The commercial bean crop of the United States weighs far more than most domestic crops. Excluding New York, principal states produced about 300 million pounds in 1895 6, the record year for the crop.
A teacher punished a boy at a colored school by making him write have gone fifty times. The boy, attempting the task, wrote love gone on the front, and I have went home appeared on the back. The tale highlights the error and the awkward outcome of the lesson.
The fragment cites a long president’s message and discusses word counts for terms like ateenioug and duty with specific frequencies. It notes a hypothetical stack of lines reaching about twenty five feet, reflecting a Chicago Tribune style of measured, analytic reporting on language usage.
The article notes that wheat growing in semi arid districts of the west gains steadier prospects due to macaroni wheat and other varieties already showing promise. It also mentions a national issue with counterfeiting averaging about six hundred cases annually, with 59 percent linked to repeat violators.
Daniel Freeman of Sage County Nevada owns and occupies the first farm given away by the United States government under the homestead act. His original 160 acre entry has expanded to a 1200 acre farm.
The government owns and operates twenty one marine hospitals and operates two additional hospitals in leased buildings in New York and Dutch Harbor Alaska. There are besides 115 relief stations where patients receive hospital or dispensary treatment.
New York reported 1,237 deaths in the last week of November, up from 1,067 a year earlier, a rise attributed to unclean streets. Street Cleaning Commissioner Nagle warned the increase could occur if his funding request remained unmet by councils.
The Baltimore Sun notes France bears a heavy national debt of 6 billion dollars and a near brand new military burden with a costly navy. It questions whether French confidence in stability can endure if the strain continues, warning of a possible crash despite strong resources.
The Danish court’s most interesting figure is Princess Walde mar. An artist who paints animal life, she could rival Rosa Bonheur when inspired by necessity. Each morning at seven she is in her studio with brush in hand, dressed in a long painter's blouse.
The text details the spread of divorce as a legal institution in Germany from 1875 with about 8 000 yearly by 1881 1885, rising to over 10 000 in recent years. It notes England adopting divorce in 1857 with 200 annual cases 1858 1862 rising to 550 in 1894 and 650 in 1898. It cites Austria allowing non Catholics to apply and Belgium showing about a 20 percent rise over four years.
A New York Post correspondence highlights Siberia’s enormity, noting it covers 130 degrees of longitude and one ninth of Earth's land. The piece compares its size to the United States, Europe, and Manchuria to illustrate its vast scale.
The text notes that white discovery of iron ore in the Lake Superior region occurred September 16, 1844, near Teal Lake in northern Michigan by William A. Bart, a deputy surveyor. It also mentions the Jackson Mining Company formed in June 1845 at Jackson, securing the Jackson iron mountain and using its ore in bloomery furnaces in Jackson and later in northern Michigan.
The New York Sun notes women’s suffrage states Utah Idaho Wyoming have varied political leanings. It cites 1896 fusionists carrying Colorado by 134000, 1897 Utah giving Bryan 33000, Wyoming flipping between Republicans and fusionists in 1892 1896 and 1900.
The report notes British consols attract more interest than United States 2 percent bonds but trade at a 7 percent discount. United States 2 percent bonds, by contrast, command an 8 percent premium, indicating relative yield and price movements among the three issues.
A Montgomery Alabama dry goods merchant once a cook and porter by trade, who allegedly began life as a porter and kept to a rule never to save more than half his wages. Etymologists speculate that a saunterer once meant a man without lands, wandering for work.
The Lancet urges closer scrutiny of doll stuffing and materials after noting girls’ tendency to kiss their dolls. The health journal stresses safety in production to prevent potential contamination or illness from toy components.
Reports describe a new peanut cultivar named Japanese White Mammoth grown in Matagorda County Texas. The variety is said to be giant in size and to yield about 87 barrels per acre.
A Swedish officer named Elmeiin has invented a dynamite gun said to pierce double the thickness of steel than any other gun. The weapon has been bought for the Swedish navy.
A line of observation automobiles will run in Washington DC for visitors. Each vehicle carries twenty two passengers and is guided by a lecturer on points of interest at the capital. Fuel is kerosene and motive power is steam.
Californians largely reject pennies as too minor a financial sign. In Los Angeles pennies circulate slightly due to Eastern residents who live there, but elsewhere in the state the small coins are shunned for their limited value.
The passage lists how each weekday is revered by different cultures: Sunday by Christians, Monday by Greeks, Tuesday by Persians, Wednesday by Assyrians, Thursday by Egyptians, Friday by Turks, and Saturday by Jews. It frames the week as a sequence of sacred days tied to distinct civilizations.
In Chicago an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 men have been admitted to the practice of law yet about half remain actively at work in the profession. The rest have moved into mercantile and financial employments by necessity or choice.
Senor Salvador Cafiero presented to the Chilean government a plan for a new fast line of steamers. The project is headquartered at Valparaiso with a capital of 250000 pounds divided into 20000 shares. A subvention would be granted on the condition that the steamers be armed as cruisers in wartime.
A historical St. Louis Mirror promotional ad offers a ten cent mailing for ten weeks. The weekly magazine claims a wide audience including merchants teachers professionals students and politicians. It highlights literary reviews stories poetry art music and current topics as core content.
A table moment ends with a request for Rocky Mountain Tea. The narrator notes a shy look and an angelic impression toward Charley while addressing Wm Robinson and Company.
In March and April one way tickets will be sold at very low rates to Minnesota North Dakota and westward including Tacoma Seattle Portland San Francisco Los Angeles and Pacific coast points. Tickets paired with the Girlesburg sleeper depart Tuesday Wednesday and Friday for economical travel. Home Seekers Excursions run the first and third Tuesday yearly at one fare plus two dollars round trip. March 7 and 15 round trip Peoria tickets at 135 dollars with two day limit for the Pure Food Show. For more information contact B.S Murphy agent.
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