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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1902
Page
8
A letter from Josepu Hiwu promotes roof painting with elastic paint claimed to be durable and cheaper, plus discounts on iron wheels and wagons. It invites readers needing above services to contact him for first class work and prices.
Josd Eeyar of Germantown Cal suffered fourteen years with acratic rheumatism yet found relief and cure after using Chamberlains Pain Balm. The testimonial notes immediate relief and lasting cure, with Wm Robinson & Co selling the liniment.
A long running biological survey of the Great Lakes is being accelerated with six scientists dedicating extensive time to studying the region’s aquatic life as the program proceeds apace.
A gray buzzard is described as the heaviest bird that files, with young males weighing nearly forty pounds when food is plentiful. The bird is nearly extinct.
Wyandotte Michigan man J T Weatherwax credits Dr King’s New Discovery for saving him from pneumonia and a deadly lung ailment after his father and sister died of consumption. He reports a months long course restored his health and weight. Trial bottles free and guaranteed bottles sold by Wm Robinson & Co.
A detailed look at the Abyssinian calendar noting daily saints days, months of thirty, five or six day Quagme additions, and years named Matthews Markos and Johannis. It explains their Sept 11 year start, eight year lag, and day start at sunrise with hours shifted accordingly.
A box from Chicago containing a wreath of red roses and lilies of the valley, with an unsigned card asking to lay it on the Maine dead mound at Arlington. Secretary Long ordered the flowers turned over to the quartermaster's department to fulfill the donor's wish.
The Shah of Persia cherishes many hobbies including collecting cats from all nations. He travels with a magnificent global assortment, each cat attended by special staff paid large salaries. Neglecting a Shah cat is treated as a grave action with severe consequences.
Solomon J Solomon ARA asserts he achieves better results with artificial light than daylight. He urges artists to adapt to gaslight, noting England's frequent overcast days when the sun fails to appear for days.
Farmer Poley O Neals makes a complete set of false teeth from seasoned apple tree root with only a pocket knife. The wooden teeth are perfectly shaped and the plate fits his mouth as well as a dental impression, enabling him to crack corn with ease.
A palm region tribe uses curved palm leaf cradles for infants. A second palm fiber builds strong cords to suspend the cradle under branches, letting the wind rock the baby to sleep.
The New York Tribune notes a humorous comparison linking Joseph of old to golf. It claims his coat of many colors resembled a golf suit and that being placed in a hole by his brothers was a figurative jab about beating him at his own game, per St Andrew’s view.
The volcano Vesuvius stands about fifteen miles from Naples and five miles from the coast. Railways circle its base and up to 1,900 feet the peak is crowded with cities, villages, farms, and vineyards. At least 80,000 residents live amid continual danger and appear indifferent to the risk.
Upon Secretary Long assuming the Navy post he required his own name to be stamped on all stationery to ensure legibility. Those acquainted with his handwriting claim without the stamp his correspondents could not read the signed letters.
Leon Lewis of Winsted Conn author and writer on science contends a three thousand mile wide and equally thick glacier at the South Pole will someday break and melt, causing a flood starting in South Africa.
Local notes report a birth in May 1902 and visits by M J Miller and Mrs Miller of Maxwel Iowa to Brimfield. Charles H Burt starts a new drug store in Galesburg after thirteen years as Perrie drug clerk. A severe storm causes hay shed and barn damage near Andrew Weatherwax and a split St Joseph church spire. Telephones and switchboard suffer from outages while a humorous Aesop wind cyclone tale and a joke about polygamy circulate as community chatter.
The famed heavyweight John L Sullivan states he will quit the stage and take up farming if his crops grow as successfully as his boxing career. He hints he could become a respected aristocrat through agricultural success.
The council of government of Malta now operates with the vice president and six official members, as thirteen elected representatives have withdrawn in protest against what they call illegal taxes.
The Detroit river serves as the outlet for the world's largest fresh water bodies, gathering about 82,000 square miles of lake surface and draining roughly 125,000 square miles of land.
Report notes pineapple prices in Singapore ranged from a farthing to a penny per fruit with earlier times seeing fifteen bought for a penny. This sketch highlights shifting market values in a historical context.
G W Wescott of Meadowdale NY reports relief after using Chamberlains Pain Balm, claiming a cure at low cost. Madame von Olenhausen of Massachusetts is noted as the sole American wearer of the Cross of Iron, a rare German decoration, saluted by Prince Henry of Prussia’s officers.
Travel and constant motion threaten kidney health for drivers and conductors. Foley's Kidney Cure strengthens kidneys and treats kidney and bladder diseases, as testified by Geo H. Hansan, locomotive engineer, and others. Foley's Honey and Tar aids asthma bronchitis and hoarseness. Wm. Robinson & Co.
H R Phelps of Plymouth Oklahoma reports selling five bottles of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy yesterday to threshers. They could work today without missing time, illustrating the medicine’s value. Buyers are advised to keep a bottle at home. available through William.
The remedy is said to be prepared from a prescription by a leading Chicago physician, among the country’s most eminent experts. It uses the purest ingredients money can buy, scientifically combined to maximize value, according to Wm. Robinson & Co.
Brimfield Post Office schedules hours from 7 30 a m to 12 m, 1 p m to 8 p m with mail close at 8 20 a m and 5 p m. Straim P M.
An old health notice touts Foley's Kidney Cure as strengthening the entire system by promoting healthy kidneys and promising to cure kidney and bladder diseases, claiming positive results for impure blood filtration.
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