Rural and local notes from Brimfield area entertainments
A blend of community items and humorous clippings reports on local happenings. Notes include farm gossip about Streator hens, a train passenger anecdote from Bourbon, and a rural mail box regulation reminder. The Epworth League and Knox College linked events promote a six part Lecture Course ending with the Deestrick Skule at the opera house with reserved seating and low ticket prices.
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Opera House
Epworth League of the Methodist Church
Brimfield
Deeatrick Skule
Aix
Bertha Jeanette Davis
Neal
Knox College Glee Cluth
Hedding College Ladies Glee Club
Wilth
Kemp
Deestrick Skule
Watkins
Knox College
Cady’s
Deeptrick Skule
Germs and buckets stir readers in a mixed essay
A Washington Herald column laments germs on old oaken buckets yet defends nostalgia for bucket drinking. It also cites democratic merit in railroad leadership and rails at lazy farming, urging Belgian and French methods to boost U S yields and condemning neglectful farming practices nationwide.
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Washington, D. C
Washington Post
Indignant Citizen Confronts Mr Brown Over Missed Stone
An exchange reveals the citizen accusing Mr Brown of throwing a stone that narrowly missed him. The dialogue indicates Mr Brown claims it was his son and suggests the King of Siam once untethered by tradition but now Europeanized and keeping a large private harem.
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Siam
Peoria Master in Chancery Sale in Brimfield
Public notice of a master's sale in Peoria County Illinois in Chancery. John M Niehaus master will auction Lots 1 2 6 and 7 in Block 8 Brimfield on May 22 1909 at 11 am at the Brimfield post office front door. Ten percent cash day of sale balance after court confirmation. Barnes Burke solicitors for the complainant.
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Ilinois
Peoria
Circuit Court of
John Shambrook
Sarah Bear
Fannie J. Forney
Rona Shambrook
John M. Niehaus
Brimfield
John M. Mehaus
Administrator's Honce of William Belford Estate
Greaves W. Belford Sr. as administrator of William Belford's Peoria Illinois estate announces a probate court appearance on June 7 to settle claims and arrange debts. The notice directs all creditors to attend and pay what is owed to the administrator.
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William Belford
Peoria County
Peoria
Jane
Greaves W. BeLroxin, Sr
Too Tonic Joke Says Man Prefers Beer
A Princeton Tiger quip recalls a patient who jokes about needing a tonic and asks for beer instead. The physician replies that beer is not a tonic. The light verse plays on illness and medicine with a humorous twist.
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Teutonic
Princeton Tiger
Wanted Experienced Map Manager for Brimfield Subscriptions
Wanted Succeess Magazine seeks a map in Brimfield to manage expiring subscriptions and win new business by special methods. Position permanent with salary 1.50 per day and commission option. Address with references B C Peacock Room 102 Success Magazine Blog New York.
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Success Magazine
Brimfield
B.C. Peacock
New York
Popular Music Roll Offer for Piano Organ Favorites
A Chicago area push from Popular Music Publishing Co offers a postpaid music roll containing 20 pages of sheet music for piano or organ. Request includes three or more performer names and twenty five cents in silver or postage. Includes Rud Knauer's Flight of the Butterflies and other popular tunes from Indianapolis.
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Rud Knauer
Popular Music Publishing Co
Indianapolis
Ind
Dr Kings New Life Pills Claim Record-Smashing Health Boost
Ad copy touts Dr King s New Life Pills as superior laxative tonic for all round health. It claims to tone stomach liver and kidneys purify blood strengthen nerves and cure constipation dyspepsia biliousness jaundice headache chills and malaria. 25c at Wm Robinson s & Co.
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Dr. King
New Life
Wm Robinson’s & Co
Belasco and others lampoon a tangled tale of pretenders
A jumble of anecdotes recounts David Belasco venting over an impostor posing as a millionaire to fund a model theater. The piece then sketches Henry Dixey’s boredom with declarations of happiness, Andrew Carnegie’s education grants, and a satirical mix of proverbs and observations on aging, promises, and youth.
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Hayes Corn Planters
Emerson & Deere Gang
Emerson, Deere & Hayes Cultivators
G. E. Morgans
Lawrence Trowbridge’s
W. A. Jones
Laura
Wm. McCunes
Williamsfield
Williamspield
ON Horse CO
A. Swartz
Jerry Slattery, Groom
Auteuil
Ed. Richford
Brimfeld
Brimfield Norman Horse Association
Photo
L. Arrowsmith
the Brimfield News
Brimpleld
Illinois
Addison Pacey
Telephone
Market Report
Oates
C.e.&q
Buda
Rushville
Goma Eorth
Soury Psesenger
Peusoo
Mfr
Wooster
Ohio
Shanghai
Sedslia
Darkey
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad
B. J. Hendrick
James J. Hill
St. Paul
Harriman
James McRea
Oscar Muray
Baltimore and Ohio
Charles B. Mellen
New Haven
Hartford
George F. Baer
Reading
William C van Horne
Canadian Pacific
Marvin Hughitt
Northwestern
George B. Harris
Burlington
Frederick D. Underwood
Erie
William H. Newman
New York Central
J. R. Johnson & Son
Grimfield, Illinois
Barnes & Burke
Peoria, Ill
E. D. McCabe
Adm
Dr. Miles
Sanguine Sam
David Belasco
Mr. Belasco
Atlas
Sam
Henry E. Dixey
Mr. Dixey
Harry
Andrew Carnegie Studentsa
Andrew Carnegie
WeOo
Scotland
Alan
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