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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1903
Page
2
The Rev Bishop Fo Wurst of the Methodist Episcopal Church died in Washington after a paralysis strike. He had travelled to London for a conference and had been ill in frail health since September of the prior year.
The weekly crop report notes unseasonably low temperatures and widespread wet soil delaying planting and harvests east of the Rockies. Drought affects Florida and Gulf regions, while Missouri Valley shows better progress. frost and cold slow germination in several states.
A three day celebration closes the century in the inland empire featuring gala parades speeches and fireworks. Officials spotlight municipal pageantry while residents enjoy ceremonies and public displays marking the milestone.
St Louis celebrated the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase with a grand dedicatory program for the upcoming exposition. President Roosevelt and ex President Cleveland spoke alongside dignitaries, with the Marine Band, international representatives, and a 100 gun salute. The exposition opens officially next year.
A Pan American flyer on the Grand Trunk Railroad crushed a crowd of Polish excursionists in Detroit, killing eight and wounding forty. The collision occurred as crowds waited to board a train for Toledo near Dequinder and Canfield streets, with many victims among women and children.
Rev. Father Ferdinand Walser from Sacred Heart Church is under arrest for the murder of Agatha Reichlin, sister of Father Charles Reichlin. Bloodhounds traced the scent to Walser at the Reichlin home and hospital. authorities call the case circumstantial but strong. Public unrest feared. Walser jailed in Elyria after custody ordered at Lorain.
A six year old, Paul Paszkowski, was found buried four inches underground in a Chicago woods with a bullet wound to the temple. Two 11 year old boys, Julius Wiltrax and William Black, were detained as suspects after being seen near the scene. The body was uncovered by a game warden and a local resident with two dogs. The youths deny involvement and are held at the juvenile home.
Festus Missouri May 4 Mr January S Lilly aged 76 reports years of kidney and bladder inflammation with back and hip pains and nocturnal urination. After using Dodd’s Kidney Pills he states he felt stronger and slept well with pains gone and urges others with similar symptoms to try the remedy.
A playful exchange features Annnn Jolt asking why blondes rush to marriage and a speaker answering they are naturally light headed. The remark is framed as a lighthearted joke about readiness and opportunity.
Miss Karn Uman of New York credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with strengthening her back easing fatigue and improving health after kidney and womb trouble. The letter urges others to write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for guidance and notes a forfeit if the original letter cannot be produced.
An old newspaper style ad urges readers to pay 50 cents to cure pimples blackheads dull skin and related digestive troubles. It promises a clearer complexion like an April day after a shower if the reader buys the remedy today.
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