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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1925
Page
3
Two armed bandits entered the Bellwood States bank and escaped with more than 7000 dollars. Other items include a call for Justice Department inquiry into a Herrin bomb, a huge Swift estate filing, fatal burns at a Dongola home, and multiple local deaths and legal actions.
Illinois bankers under their state association vow to drive bank robbers from the state or penitentiary. Armed guards will be posted in every town with bank presence aided by rifles revolvers and government ammunition. A Springfield drive will seek tougher laws while Roscoe C. Saunders from Des Moines mentors Illinois operations to reduce robberies and losses.
A group of four burglars cracked a safe in the Madison Square theater office at 4740 West Madison Street Chicago and were captured after exchanging fire with 15 police from the Austin Avenue station. In another incident a man named Joseph Bold killed his wife and then shot himself. his five children witnessed the tragedy amid a quarrel that day. The state faces rising measles cases and other local concerns including bread weight regulation and a major factory fire at Blue Island.
A London dispatch reports England will begin silver fox farming with twenty pair shipped from Canada. The forty animals cost $40,000 and will be housed on land near Oxford. Promoters claim England's climate suits rearings of silver foxes.
An advertisement urges using Cuticura Ointment to remove pimples and blackheads, followed by Cuticura Soap with hot water. Daily use is recommended to maintain clear skin, and the ad also mentions Cuticura Etalcum as part of the regimen.
Baltimore poet Eli Siegel, reported winner of the Nation poetry prize, faces playful criticism for his line "Hot After noons I Have Seen in Montana" by noting John Milton and Dante wrote about heaven and hell long before ever seeing those places. The point is made that poets write of imagined realms beyond experience.
An advertising notice urges buyers to verify the Bayer name on aspirin packaging or tablets to ensure genuine Bayer Aspirin, claiming decades of safety and physician prescriptions. It cautions that counterfeits may be dangerous and instructs saying Bayer when purchasing.
Gravel and Shingle describe water-worn rock fragments sized from pea to walnut. Smaller materials form sand while larger accumulations are termed shingle.
Warning about croup and dangerous throat attacks urging quick action. Promotes Dr Drake's Glossco as a time tested remedy for coughs colds and whooping cough. Claims relief within 15 minutes and 85 years of use in millions of homes. Available at druggists for 50 cents.
The Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris ranks as the world’s largest library. It began with John II’s 14th century collection and was greatly expanded by Napoleon I, shaping its vast holdings.
Ada Hatley of 1317 Virginia Ave reports Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription rebuilt her health and strength and eased feminine distress after other remedies failed. The ad urges readers to start treatment now, available in tablets or liquid, with a 10 cent trial package and free advice from Dr Pierce in Buffalo NY.
A Forbes Magazine quote describes two African Americans lamenting high living costs. One says he has pork and grits for dinner, humorously noting he gnashes his teeth beneath the table.
The most mountainous country of the world is Bolivia. Don’t think that dollars can be acquired without sense.
Do you wake tired and achy with indigestion and gas. Tanlac claims to restore energy by revitalizing the blood and stomach with roots and herbs. It urges readers to enlist Tanlac to halt health decline and regain weight and color.
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