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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1903
Page
8
The South shows rapid progress with northern and foreign capital flowing in. Land demand rises as settlers arrive, with growing prices. Alabama supplies coal and iron. fruits, berries, and patch work offer high returns with low labor. Cattle ranching on cheap ranges expands. For more information contact the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in Louisville KY.
Mrs W E Stanspury of Brimfield announces readiness to do all kinds of carpet weaving on short notice. She states all colors of warp are on hand and offers the best possible workmanship.
A health advert explains kidney function and promotes Foley's Kidney Cure as a remedy for kidney and bladder diseases. It claims to strengthen the overall system and is sold by Wm. Robinson & Co.
Greatly alarmed by a persistent cough Mr H P Burbage a Greenville NC law student had endured four to five years of coughing He tried Chamberlains Cough Remedy and after two bottles of the twenty five cent size says he was permanently cured Sold by Wm Robinson & Co.
The late speaker of the parliament of Victoria F. Conway Mason lost at the general election after thirty-three years in the same constituency. His friends and admirers presented him with a purse of sovereigns and a complimentary address as a token of appreciation and consolation.
A vintage ad promotes DeWitts Little Early Risers as cures for constipation biliousness and liver trouble. The text claims gentle, effective action by arousing secretions and toning stomach and liver glands. Sold by Wm Robinson & Co.
Bosco animal show draws fair crowds while Yates City graduation records two graduates. Road crews work with force this week as Wm Matthews of Canton visits trade. Mrs Jennie Stouffer named police matron of Peoria. Wm Barnes ill with daughter Mrs L Porter sickness. convalescent now. Maple City Self Washing Soap praised for washday relief. St Joseph church women serve meals in Nalen building with net $16 85. State boards organize, envelopes printed for farmers, farm name programs. G W Campbell of Lincoln Neb reports busy spring in real estate. Ministerial meeting program includes male quartet McCown Chapman Spedaker Vivian. Ray Fearn marries Miss Gertrude Soodman. Fearn son of C O Fearn from Brimfield. Exchange quips on health risks from various foods and habits. Haywards celebrate 25th anniversary with supper and gifts. guests include local and Peoria residents.
An old advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion, claiming a thin young woman gained twelve pounds after consuming twelve pounds of flesh priced at eight cents per pound, and offers a free sample with purchase. The copy ends with the company address in New York and a price of one dollar.
Brimfield listings include E Church Rev J E Mercer pastor services 10 45 am and 7 30 pm Sunday school 9 30 am Mrs J Entercer sup t Young People 6 30 pm prayer Thursday 7 30 pm Congregational S C Davis pastor services 1 am 7 pm Sunday school 10 am prayer 7 30 pm Baptist Rev J O Slyter services 11 am 7 pm S S 10 am Wm Maryhall sup t B Y P U 6 45 pm prayer Thursday 7 30 pm St Joseph s Church Rev A Mainville first Sunday low mass 8 30 am other Sundays high mass 11 am Sunday school after use confessions Saturdays 3 pm and before mass daily choir Friday 7 30 pm weekday holy mass 7 00 summer 7 30 winter. Various posts and lodges listed with meeting times: G A R Tupe Johnsons Adjutant, K P Zylka Lodge 479 regular Fridays 4 pm, Brimfield Court of Honor 437 monthly first Tuesday, Brimfield Fire Company 1 third Monday, Camp 56 S V Div of I alternate Mondays, Camp 847 alternate Wednesdays, Royal Neighbors Arnholt Camp 203 alternating Wednesdays, Mes May Cargson Oracle, Fraternal Reserve Life Brimfield Lodge 94 second Monday, W F W S of the Methodist Church first Thursday, etc.
A scientist tallies hair on several heads noting blondes have the most hairs while redheads have the fewest. Light-haired individuals show 140 009 to 165 000 hairs, brunettes about 105 000, and reds just over 30 000. Red hair is coarser but lasts longer.
Egyptian customs show 64,262,500 eggs shipped January to November valued at £75,650. England buys 68,724,000 eggs, Germany 683,000, Austria Hungary 2,205,004, France 2,109,900, Italy 75,500. December exports expected enormous. rising prices and Egyptian eggs replacing Russian in English market.
Illustrates and details Nebraska farm lands in a newly published pamphlet by the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad. Copies are available free on request from P. S. Eustis General Passenger Agent Chicago Illinois.
Wanted trustworthy person to travel for a well established house across several counties calling on retail merchants and agents. Local territory with salary 1024 a year plus expenses and 1970 a week cash advanced. Position permanent, business successful and rushing. Standard House, 334 Dearborn St., Chicago.
Judge Eppa Hunton recalls visiting a Virginia farmer who had just put in a barrel of whisky. Weeks later the host claimed they were out, noting whisky does not last with a big family and no milk. The tale frames liquor scarcity through a humorous household lens.
The article recounts how women vied for the famed Strauss when he visited the United States and showered him with hair offerings near the season’s end. Hundreds of strands were sent with compliments, yet his own hair remained full as he departed. his retriever however returned looking like a shaved poodle.
An advertisement touts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as a fast cure for scratches and burns and claims it heals without scarring. It notes suitability for blind, bleeding, itching, and protruding piles and lists Wm Robinson & Co as the seller.
Recent experiments using X Rays show catarrh of the stomach is not a disease by itself but arises from repeated indigestion. The ad promotes Kodo Dyspepsia Cure as a remedy to cure indigestion and prevent or cure stomach catarrh, sold by Wm Robinson & Co.
A professor discusses locomotives with a student after a lecture. The boy answers that he understands everything except one thing, namely what makes the locomotive move without horses. This stray story captures a charming misperception.
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