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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1902
Page
5
Public school notice for Brimfield in April 1902 outlines administrative actions, calendars, and upcoming academic activities. Addresses enrollment guidance, term dates, and district responsibilities as reported by Brimfield Public Schools authorities.
A list of students arranged by grade levels 7 and 8 5 and 6 8 and 4 1 and 2 includes Florence Archer Flora Bowman Ray Clark Verr Clark Emily Chichester Delia Clute Della Cowley Mildred Foster Oliie Hamilton Edna Hayward Cliff Forney Hugh Bowman Burt Hayward Florence Stansbury Susie Yerby Harold Cady Clara Lindley John Streicher Hazel Hayward David Lillyter John Fachs Annie Caldwell Faye Forney Velma Hayes Mildred Pacey Margarette Boot Eva Streicher Edna Stansbury Charles Fasener Grace Hamilton Harry Cobb Lida Streicher Annie Craban Gordon McCormick Verne Archer Violet Sherman Elsie Cobb Kenneth Yoakum Virginia Murdock Madaline Bart Everette Rook Alma Dungan Margie Wione Pearl Catton Mary Knapp Imelda Sherman Elizabeth Pacey Lake Smith Mande Marvin Evelyn Memler.
Arkansas man A A Herren of Finch reports Foley’s Honey and Tat as best for coughs colds and throat trouble claiming it cured consumption in early stages. William Robinson & Co endorses the product.
In Brimfield Mrs W E Stanspury offers ready carpet weaving on short notice with all warp colors on hand. She signs the notice with respect.
At the residence of Mr and Mrs Clark Brown in Brimfield Illinois on May 7 1902 Miss Della C Brown married Mr George L Coburn of Princeville TL The ceremony was by Rev J E Mercer in front of close friends and relatives The couple will start housekeeping in Princeville where Coburn is employed as a tiner and are welcomed by many friends
Program lists instrumental music solos and duets by Miss Melville Miss Helen Tucker Miss Olive Herriott Miss Zula Strain Henry Chamberlain and others. Includes Moral Instruction in Our School by Rev Pacey and an address. Luncheon after program. Time 9 to 12 am. Executive Committee Etta McDonnell adds note inviting all to attend.
Examinations were held Friday and Monday. Commencement exercises will be Tuesday evening June 3, 1902. Rain spoiled the Juniors woods trip Tuesday afternoon. Brimfield teachers invite Elmwood teachers to a meeting next Saturday with refreshments. Mr. Stone assigns diagramming to keep Seniors quiet during grammar review.
Epworth League schedule for May 11 lists hymns psalms prayers and music pieces. Featured are bands with Wilbur Forney Minnie Phares Rev J E Mercer Roxie Hayes Olive Hamilton and Olive Herriott plus readings and reports. All invited to attend.
The executor of Thomas O'Hara's estate in Peoria County Illinois notifies all creditors to appear at the June term on June 16 to present claims for adjustment. E. D. McCasre is named as executor, with dated publicity in Peoria on April 29 1902.
Five years ago a disease dyspepsia gripped Geo. S. Marsh an attorney in Texas and he found no relief from pepsin and other medicines. He tried Kodol and soon felt improvement and later full recovery. Kodol supposedly reproduces natural digestive juices to digest food and cure stomach trouble.
Charles Payne of Wichita Kansas presented a pure white quail to the Zoological Garden of St Louis. The bird was caught recently in southern Oklahoma. He notes that among two million quails not more than one is an albino.
A 19th century wellness piece argues daily baths and four water doses aid digestion and brain clarity. It cautions against excess ice water with meals and promotes drinking between meals for improved health and comfort.
A forty six year old Spaniard served in the U S House with limited English, thought to be a Catholic priest, and faced repeated proposals for an interpreter on the floor. He entered on a contest victory and left after a later contest loss, amid disputes over public funding and access to the chamber.
The Paris Musee de lArmee has recently welcomed two highly unusual gifts. Both items are described as unique and of notable novelty, enhancing the museum collection with fresh artifacts.
The King of Italy owns a renowned stables home to about 200 horses, reflecting the elite equestrian holdings of royal households. The collection represents a significant asset within the monarchy and showcases premier breeds and training traditions.
Pictese of Sem Juan 1 Vassil Verestrhagin, a Hossian war painter, is to paint a picture of the San Juan Hill fight. He was presented to the president to help him study the personal characteristics of the man who played a prominent role in that engagement.
A committee formed to honor John Ruskin completes a bronze medallion memorial. Sculptor Onslow Ford, BR A, designed the piece placed by the dean and chapter in Westminster Abbey.
The article notes that over fifty years Swedes migrating to America surpassed 850000, with about 150000 choosing other countries. It states that only 5 percent of U S emigrants have returned to Sweden, highlighting persistent exodus and low return rates.
A note highlights Nevada's steady voting pattern with totals from 1892 to 1908. The figures show 108,878 in 1892, 10,588 in 1894, 10,305 in 1896, 10,011 in 1898, and 10,596 in 1908, marking an unparalleled unvarying statewide vote record.
The Prohibitionist party now casts more votes in Pennsylvania than in New York for both national and state elections, a shift tied to the Raines liquor tax law of 185.
A quirky scene from a Montana visit shows ten eastern ladies puzzled by a mineral. They ask if the chunk is silver ore and how silver is extracted, while a husband responds and jokes about smelling ore and not finding silver.
A novelty structure described as a house built entirely of buttons is taking shape, with a noted French musical star leading the project. Builders claim walls ceilings doors and both exteriors and interiors will be button themed, signaling a bold experimental trend in design.
A man and his sweetheart were involved in a troubling exchange when he offered to demonstrate his shooting. He then fired a shot and died by suicide. Police later confirmed the death as self inflicted.
John M. Buttrick, recently deceased in Lowell, Massachusetts, was a great grandson of Major John Buttrick who began the fight at Concord Bridge. The gun that fired the first shot in the revolution remains preserved within the family.
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