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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1906
Page
8
Robert R. Watte of Salem Missouri details a five year kidney illness. He says he sought many physicians and remedies before Foley's Kidney Cure cured him in less than two bottles. He notes kidney issues rise in hot weather or after excess drinking and urges prompt care.
The Boston Post notes a future self winding watch using a pedometer-like attachment that winds the mainspring with every step. It promises to prevent lateness excuses by morning, as the wearer’s watch would be wound even after a night out.
An old health blurb touts liver care claiming a sick liver causes pale skin stomach distress and headache while praising Weil liver as a purifier and digester of food. It asserts a single safe liver medicine without finishing the claim.
A patchwork of notices lists lawn mowers and garden tools from Arcers, baking powder saleroom offers at 30 cents per can with premiums, horse clipping service, and Wilson’s blacksmith work. Also featured are livestock shipments to Wyman Bros, wallpaper ads, and farm equipment trials plus Elkwood Elmwood sports notes and Epworth League anniversary plans.
A Lovinia Mo resident recalls three customers cured of consumption by Dr King s New Discovery now living in Graysville Mo The testimonial notes the doctor s cure as the most wonderful medicine The ad guarantees 60c and 1 bottle trials offered by Wm Robinson Co Drugists with a free trial bottle.
Gen Natt Head of Hooksett New Hampshire once governor faced an ironic lapse in decorum when a portrait swap occurred in his Boston-hosted home. Mrs Head moved his full length image aside and placed Abraham Lincoln in the spot. Upon waking, Head exclaimed My God how I have fallen away.
Mrs Lucia Wilke of Caroline Wisconsin found lasting relief after a 25 cent box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve completely cured a running leg sore that had tortured her for 23 years. The ad promotes the salve as a premier antiseptic healer for piles wounds and sores at Wm Robinson & Co.'s Drug Store.
A German shopkeeper questions if the young woman is American and the fraulein replies that Americans all speak English. The old woman thanks God her son fled conscription to America and will understand English if all speak it.
Ormo Laxative Fruit Syrup is praised for mild action and pleasant taste, recommended for women and children. It aids digestion and stimulates liver and bowels without irritation, unlike pills and ordinary cathartics. Remember the name Curse and refute substitutes. Wm. Robinson & Co.
An American bank in Japan is described as a workmen’s machine claimed to be better than a famous American product it copies. It is sold for a price that undercuts current costs of operation and requires no more capital for installation.
Advertises Foley's Honey and Tar as the genuine throat and lung remedy in yellow packaging. Warns against counterfeit imitations with similar sounding names sold by rival firms like Wm. Robinson & Co. and Kago. Encourages asking for the genuine product and refusing substitutes as the best cough and cold remedy.
A short meditation contrasts tact and policy, defining tact as heart driven and kind, avoiding hurtful truth. Policy is framed as head driven and self serving, while tact offers truth on a salver without personal motive, preserving kindness in communication.
All nations strive to curb the white plague consumption and Foley's Honey and Tar is promoted as a safe cure for coughs and colds. The ad asserts no danger from consumption and warns against unknown medicines, urging readers to ask for Foley's Honey and Tar from Wm. Robinson & Co.
The defense counsel Mr Converse pleaded with the judge to spare the boy, noting his parents’ poverty. The judge acknowledged the eloquence and the family’s hardship but did not detail the final outcome. The report emphasizes the plea and the court’s careful consideration of the case.
A River ton Iowa postmaster G W Foote narrowly escaped harm and was robbed of comfort. The letter claims a twenty year liver complaint led to jaundice and yellow nails, cured by Electric Bitters, which he credits with eleven years of good health. Stomach liver kidney and bladder troubles are claimed to improve with this tonic at Wm Robinson & Co drug store, 50 cents.
Brimfield directory lists M. B Church Rev. N. P. Lackiasy as pastor with 10:46 and 7:30 services and Sunday school. Other churches include Alabama Congregational and St Josephs with mass schedules. Local groups include Fort Post G A R, K of P Lodge 470, Brimfield Fire Company and district meetings, with monthly or quarterly gatherings and hall venue notes.
A fragmented clipping notes a person named Mr. Muddle and a mention of pace or presence in an unclear context. The readable bits suggest a short item about a local figure and a timing reference, but many words are garbled. Further text would be needed for a clearer summary.
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