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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1901
Page
5
A local notice promotes a selection of house furnishing goods including Lace Curtains Window Shades Rugs Mats Matting Carpet Paper Floor Oil Cloth Table Oil Cloth Silkoline Fancy Denim Pillow Covers and Tapes try Table Covers with emphasis on value and space constraints for quoting prices.
Mr and Mrs Bert Kemp of Elmwood visited C C Carson Sunday. A for sale notice lists a division fence between Henry Memler and Dr Keapp. William George opens ice cream season at his restaurant this weekend. Captain Ross Guyer presented J W Brown Camp with a flag at the last meeting, to be taken to the state encampment in Peoria on the 14th. The District Township Sunday School convention was a success with speakers Dr C P Burt Elmwood and John Oakes French Grove among guests.
I have sold my elevator in Brim field to RB. B. Catton and thank the public for their patronage and courtesy. I trust they will confer the same favors to my successor. U K Gea wr.
R B Catron states he has purchased the elevator of U K Grant and now engages in the grain business. He requests a share of public patronage and signs himself as the correspondent.
Mr. Bert Thomas of Kickapoo visited town last Monday en route to T F Mahers. He formerly owned the draft stallion now with T Maher and part-owns a $3000 Percheron draft stallion in Kickapoo. He plans to raise a few more of his colts while keeping the old shire.
The American Museum of Natural History plans a major gem exhibit funded by J Pierpont Morgan, featuring a US collection from the Paris fair valued over 200000 dollars. Highlights include a 16 12 32 carat diamond from Waukesha Wisconsin and a 34 16 carat diamond from Dane County Oregon, plus turquoise from New Mexico and sapphires from Montana and North Carolina.
A fragment discusses letter frequency with a list of letter counts and symbols, noting this knowledge helps cryptographers unravel mysteries. The passage imitates mid nineteenth century compendium tone and cites various letter frequencies and letter pairings, ending with a garbled attribution.
J T Weatherwax of Wyandotte Michigan recalls his father and sister dying of consumption and credits Dr King s New Discovery with saving him from the same fate. An obstinate cough and severe lung trouble yielded to a few months of the medicine, improving health and weight. Trial bottles free and guaranteed bottles priced at 50 cents and 1 dollar at Wm Robinson Co.
Money ready any time offered by F. W. Reep & Co. of Peoria Illinois. The loan plan provides 5 percent interest with the privilege to pay at option in multiples of $100. Call or address the firm at 540 Woolner Building.
A fragment from a historic ad style warning promotes Rocky Mountain Tea as a nightly health aid. The passage urges readers to ask a druggist for the product and hints at self care through unconventional remedies.
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