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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1900
Page
3
A disjointed excerpt from the Chicago Tribune shows characters discussing a meal. The waiter offers hot biscuits and a biscuit stew while a figure named Choi Feng considers the fare with little appetite. The passage reads as stylized dialogue with tangled phrasing.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a dialogue about a harsh husband figure and a joke about keeping a wife from rifling pockets for loose change. The text then oddly mentions a prohibition on pheasant skin export and a slaughter reference, with garbled follow‑ups.
A partial transcript quotes a voluble patient speaking to a doctor. The exchange includes phrases about waking others, chatter, and advice to stop talking to let teeth come in right. The text is fragmented and lacks clear context or complete narrative.
A historic notice urges coating interior church, school, and public walls with a clean pure cement like Alabastine to prevent disease germs. It claims Alabastine is disinfectant by nature, easier to renew, and cheaper to reseal than other coatings.
The Philadelphia Record notes Blobbs Poor Bjones suffers severe dyspepsia and proclaims life not worth living. Mrs Bjones reports he insists on seeing a doctor whenever he has an ache or pain, regardless of condition.
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway promotes its top service with a new brochure showcasing scenes along the electric lighted Northwestern Limited from Chicago to the Twin Cities. The souvenir book, praised for design by printers and engravers, costs four cents in stamps from W. B. Kniskern at 22 Fifth Avenue, Chicago.
A garbled OCR style scene describes characters with eye colors in a party setting. Names Cassidey and Dennis appear briefly, with playful banter about eyes and appearances amid a chaotic dialogue fragment.
Readers learn of Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming to cure catarrh by taking it internally and working through the blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer a $1000 reward for any case it fails to cure, with testimonials available and product sold by druggists at 75 cents.
A light snappy remark from the Chicago Record comments on fashion wit and Belinda, joking that even a dachshund bite would suit her stylish image.
Libby McNeill Libby offers ready to serve luncheon meats and a booklet How to Make Good Things to Eat free on request. Their famed products are marketed by the Chicago house as a reliable choice for quick meals.
A brief dialogue fragment shows a couple exchanging affectionate lines. He professes deep love, while she urges continued effort to express it, highlighting both tenderness and desire for ongoing reassurance. The exchange reads like a quiet domestic moment.
An old newspaper snippet touts Grain-O as a nutritious coffee substitute for children, claiming it costs about a quarter and is made from pure grains. It urges parents to fund health by giving Grain-O, with ads for Allen's Foot-Ease and other products interspersed among short notices and stray quotes.
A large and notable assembly of Christian workers gathers in Chicago as the twenty third delegated general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church opens. About 650 delegates attend from around the world, debating new constitutions lay equality and limits on pastoral terms while planning measures affecting amusements and church governance. The opening service starts in the Auditorium with Bishop Merrill presiding and David S Monroe recording delegates. The roll shows 365 preachers and 236 laymen on the official list, as equal representation for laity is ratified amid festive doxology. The conference aims to reform the discipline and consider bishops with limited powers, with the bishop's address forthcoming. The piece also notes the Jamaica tooth brush plant used to make brushes and powder.
A fragmentary note reports Newport expecting a crush of noble lords this summer. It mentions Gertrude Despaines of Chicago dying in New York from ptomaine poisoning. The text also notes varied items from crime, politics, and shipping.
Grain-O claims to replace coffee as a toastable beverage for all ages. It is described as mocha or java flavored yet made from pure grains, gentle on delicate stomachs, and marketed at 15 and 25 cents per package with wide grocery availability.
An odd exchange quoted from the Cleveland Plain Dealer features a quarrel over a punch that failed to land and a remark about a long distance phone call. The dialogue riffs on reach and distance amid a broader jab about Germany's population growth.
The southerly side of Mount Washington features a famed cave known as Tuckerman's Ravine or Behrens Gulf. Discovered by Edward Tuckerman, an ardent explorer, the feature is celebrated as a scenic landmark spanned by a seasonal passage until late August.
Dialog includes Mrs McBride accusing her husband of excessive business behavior. The exchange mentions a birthday gift, a $20 gold piece, and a proposed discount for future gifts. The fragmented text shows strained marital conversation and unclear intent about financial favors.
Frank Nolen of Oakland Illinois reports six bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla cured six months of indigestion headache nervousness and impure blood. The ad claims the medicine purifies blood aids appetite increases vigor and strength and brings joy to thousands startled by the remedy. The testimonial markets Hood's as the greatest medicine.
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