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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1906
Page
8
An advertisement extols Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a mild cleansing laxative that stimulates the liver and cleans the system to clear pimples and blotches. It markets the product as suitable for women and children, claiming no griping and gentler action than pills or waters. It is attributed to Wm Robinson & Co.
Rev Dr EB L Eaton of Pittsburgh a leading Methodist pastor plans to leave the pulpit in October to organize and extend nationwide the National Ministerial Prohibition Advance movement aimed at reform. The initiative seeks to unite ministers in a nationwide effort to promote prohibition.
A remark on savage torture in the Philippines leads to a testimonial from Wm Sherman of Cushing Maine praising Electric Bitters for three months of kidney inflammation recovery. The ad asserts benefits for various ailments and promises guaranteed relief from Wm Robinson & Co with a 50 cent price.
A claim notes Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured E R Mulford a lecturer for the Patrons of Husbandry at Waynesboro Pennsylvania of piles. It is said to heal burns sores boils ulcers cuts wounds chilblains and salt rheum. Available for 25 cents at Wm Rhobineon & Co's drug store.
Dr H White, surgeon at United States Marine Hospital in New Orleans, announced the government will adopt the new mosquito exterminator culicide, discovered by Mr Mims, chemist for the city Board of Health, as a national program.
William Bale Sr. born June 27 1823 in Devizes England died March 6 1906 at Jubilee township Peoria county Illinois aged 82 years 8 months 1 day He came to America in 1850 and married Ann Bird July 8 1851 Six children survive: William Robert Richard George Lizzie Challacombe and Amelia Slane He was a hospitable neighbor and a devoted husband and father cherished by the community for his kindness and integrity.
The text extols Scott's Emulsion as a global strength and purity symbol and notes cod liver oil's superior nourishing properties. It mentions a 30 year old method to improve taste and accessibility, branding the product as for weak, thin, and wasting individuals and advertising free samples through Scott & Bowne, chemists.
Rupert Dean Deal born August 13 1439 in Belvidere New Jersey died March 1406 in Monica Illinois after a lingering illness at age 66 years 4 months and 5 days. He lived in Illinois from age eight, moved from Peoria to Southport near Brimfield and Elmwood, then to a prairie farm near Monica. He married Belle Cummins and had two daughters, Ida Estelle and Sadie Adell. A devout ME church member since the 1850s, he served as trustee class leader and Sunday school superintendent. He spent years in Kansas before returning to Monica to care for his mother Aunt Polly Deal, who died in 1901. He was known for kindness and Christian faith.
A Robinson Co advertisement urges consumers to buy Foley's Honey and Tar in the yellow package and avoid imitations with similar names as the best remedy for coughs and colds. It cautions against counterfeit products and promotes the genuine item.
Monica Corio reports the death of a Princeville resident after Christmas heart enlargement and kidney trouble left him weak and nervous. He died Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 pm while seated, saying he trusted God and that Jesus was precious, unafraid of death, and ready to join a larger circle of friends in heaven. His passing is mourned by family, church, and community.
Brimfield lists church services for M E Church Rev M P Lacquarn Congregational Rev A J Buak Baptist Rev P H Haney St Joseph’s Rev A Main Ville Low Mass and High Mass times Weekly prayer meetings Young People gatherings and Sunday school times Community groups include G A R K of P W A M M W A Masonic orders and Royal Neighbors Brimfield fire company and other fraternal gatherings plus a recruitment notice from Harriet M Richards Joliet Illinois offering a paid at home work opportunity for women with $18 weekly earnings
A letter to Addison Pacey from F W Devor & Co discusses painting costs for a building. It cites R Kurzock of East Troy News noting a $13.80 first coat of lead and a $7.60 second coat of Devoe lead and zinc paint. The writer predicts future use of Devoe products.
The Jubilee event sees ladies sewing carpet rags at Mrs. R. B. Moss house while men pass rags around. Miss Blanche Smith hosts a young folks surprise for her, and Stella McKown visits relatives. A death tolls as Mr Bale passes after weeks of illness, survived by his widow and two daughters. The fragment ends with a solemn hymn.
A Montreal Herald note recounts stage driver Sleeper’s bold claim that he carries a hatchet to silence injured passengers. He supposedly explains the danger of lawsuits, admitting drivers knock victims on the head and dispose of them to avoid damages, a stark anecdote about a Santa Fe route.
A humorous Victorian era style anecdote recounts four friends returning at night and a confusion over a key and an elevator. A tardy lodger explains the door was opened by a servant, prompting a lighthearted misunderstanding and odd remarks about Tate as an elevator.
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