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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1902
Page
2
A disorganized recovery at Singer Sewing Machine Company left 800 of 1100 workers in South Bend on the job while 300 remained idle. The firm reportedly did not concede a wage increase to bankers amid halted operations and broader labor strain.
A Delaware launch records the torpedo boat destroyer Hopkins entering service in Wilmington. The era's naval expansion follows AC development in American fleets.
A garbled account notes Sareone Me being swept by five Fifteen bonuses with a $100000 loss. A sine die adjournment May 9 was adopted by the QK House of Representatives. J Sterling Morton, former Secretary of Agriculture, died at Lake Forest. Players and candidates feature in a chaotic passage mentioning Toledo, Buffalo, Cleveland, Duluth, and a mayoral ballot.
Southern report from Louisville and Frankfort details Miss Catherine Maude Rice dying after laughing uncontrollably. In Frankfort the jury acquits Berry Monard in Goebel assassination case after 19 minutes. The steamer Sunrise burned near New Orleans, causing freight loss and $25,000 Sunrise value.
Fifty people were injured in a Great Eastern Railway accident near Wackney Downs in London. President directs Gen Chaffee to seek diplomatic settlement before war with Moros in Mindanao. Capt Baldwin reports fort capture aids campaign. North China Daily News editor says war between Japan and Russia seen as inevitable by Japanese, Russians, and Siberian coast residents.
Summary sketches official communications and notable events: Roosevelt asks Funston to stop public talk on the Philippines. Carl Dallman jailed in Kingston for alleged Welland canal plot. Luke Dillon linked to Irish agitator. Capt Clark declines papal envoy post. Palma of Cuba defers soldier claims until farmers aided. Hull Quebec fire kills Hill family and workers. Alaska prospectors suffer fatal exposure. Seattle men perished from extreme cold. meat industry inquiry finds slight cattle shortage and price pressure from tariff and rail rebates.
The Health Department of New York seized low priced baking powder sold in department stores finding it chiefly composed of alum and pulverized rock. The substance was deemed dangerous and thousands of pounds were destroyed at the offal dock. High quality cream of tartar powders are presented as safer and more economical.
At Westminster Cathedral Cardinal Vaughan has acquired the Dupplin carvings formerly owned by the Earl of Kinnoul. The collection includes fifty four superb cathedral stalls from the monastery of St Urban near Lucerne, seized at its suppression and once sought by the Swiss government for its National Museum.
An advertisement touts Vogeler's Curative Compound as a remedy for impoverished blood and related weakness. It claims to rebuild tissues and red blood cells, strengthen vital energies, and restore natural function, urging readers to request a free sample bottle from St Jacobs Oil Ltd in Baltimore.
Mary Snoxusy of 26 Court Gosport Street describes a years long hand injury from a fall. She tried many remedies with no relief until applying St Jacobs Oil. After first bottle she could move her hand, after the second she could open it, and after more she regained full use and pain ceased, enabling return to work.
A rail conductor on an Atlantic City train refuses a stop at a requested location. The passenger, Cholly de Broke, presses for the spot. The conductor returns the ticket and cites Eichstein’s pawnbroker as the destination.
Lane's Family Medicine claims daily bowel movement support for health. Promises gentle liver and kidney action and tick headache cure. Priced at 25 and 50 cents.
A quip exchanges on baptism asks for two things needed water and a baby, then shifts to a Putnam face cream ad promising quick dye. The snippet blends a child’s question with a drugstore slogan about industry, health, and wealth.
A testimonial narrative from Mrs Bruce extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and positive Wash after ovarian issues and travel fatigue. The piece notes a $5000 forfeit as supposedly non genuine and urges readers to seek full counsel on the subject.
R G Dua Co reports strong week with improved roads and faster deliveries lifting commerce. Iron and steel demand pressures push for prompt delivery, with steel rails up five dollars a ton. Cotton goods steady, export inquiries rise, woolen and dress goods shifting to fall lines. Grain and meats remain strong as corn exports surge. failures rise to 261 in the US and 24 in Canada.
A detailed list of market quotes across cities for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats and rye with varied grade prices. The report notes a new gas bore charter for a company capitalized at 50000 dollars in Coffeyville Kansas.
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