Divorce Suit Sheds Light On Perry County Heirship
Perry county circuit court docket May term Pinckneyville includes Alfred Reis a farmer suing for divorce from his wife whom he wed in Germany in 1885. Reis left, remarried here and in Germany, and now seeks freedom from entanglement raising potential complications in Reis estate heirs. Five notable Illinois items follow: Bloomington fish warden contests Woodruff guilty plea for shipping black bass. Chicago crashes fatally injure Nora and Julia Crowley. unidentified man murdered and placed on railroad tracks. Springfield youth shoots Warren Defrates. Virginian church dedication planned June 9. Decatur telegraph superintendent Kinman resigns. Sycamore appoints Dowie assistant. Detroit man found drowned. Jacksonville farmer Caywood killed by train.
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Reis
Germany
America
Milk Train Alert In New England Dairy Row
In rural New England three Boston ladies rented an old farmhouse for butter supply. While escaping a charging bull they sprinted to safety with the guide shouting there goes the milk train as a freight locomotive crawled from a hillside cleft.
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New England
Boston
Luncheon Talk and a Lawyer's Gamble at Fulton Street Office
At a Lawyers Club luncheon the day before the Equitable building fire a group debated inspector honesty and warned of the limits of safeguards. A client told of his plan to sue a neighbor, offering a hundred dollars to the attorney just for an opinion on his chances to win.
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Lawyers’ Club
Equitable
Lwyers
Fulton Street
Erierance
Editor of Weekly Plain Dealer Criticized for Kind Words
In a village scene Farmer Hornbeck reads the Weekly Plain Dealer, noting the editor’s charitable stance while referencing a death notice. He mocks a claim about Lara Dabsack, remarking that the deceased “was generally regarded” with cautious phrasing that avoids offending relatives.
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Plain Dealer
Farmer Hornbeck
Lara Dabsack
Man Kills Snake After Finding Nest Egg Threat
Michael Heiseman of Custice Ohio found a large spotted snake in a hen nest on his morning egg round. The snake had swallowed a china nest egg. Heiseman shot the reptile to stop it and noted the animal had likely been preying on the roost.
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Michael Heiseman
Custice, O
Heiseman
Edely Ball
Exake
Nate
Trouble Forecast In A Fragmented Note
A brief fragmentary text shows a wife speaking to a woman named Meektos and a question about objections. The dialogue hints at fear of trouble if a certain event occurs, but the context and specifics are incomplete. The passage presents a domestic, informal exchange with unclear participants and action.
Memorial Day plans and local notices in Brimfield
Personal notes detail Memorial Day observance in Brimfield with a cemetery supper and a fine program. Ed Richford just returned from Peoria visit. Weeks family from Waco Texas arriving to stay with relatives. local painting by Fred Hamilton & Son on P. H. Cahill property. Chas Hayes of Peoria suffers kidney trouble and praises Foley Kidney pills. Robinson & Co referenced.
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Ed Richford
Peoria
Brimfield
Fred Hamilton & Son
P. H. Cahill
BE. Howard Weeks
Waco
Texas
Weekes
Chas. Hayes
Glendale Ave
Foley
Wm Robinson & Co
Congregational Church Notes and Endeavor Meeting
Christian Endeavor topic for Sunday evening is Why and how to please Christ from 2 Timothy 2 1 3 led by Earl Mather. Business meeting Friday at the parsonage followed by a social evening. Regular services next Sunday. Prayer meeting tonight at 7 80 with choir practice after.
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Christ
Earl Mather
Christian Endeavor
Emerson Says Duty Brings Reward Through Better World
A reflective line echoes Ralph Waldo Emerson urging that personal progress improves the world and yields reward through virtuous action. The thought frames ethical purpose as intrinsic, linking improvement to tangible personal gain.
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Emerson
Escape From Typhoid Pneumonia Prompts Gratitude Card
Mrs J E Cox of Jolist credits Dr King s New Discovery with delivering her from a dreadful cough during typhoid pneumonia. She says past treatments failed, but the remedy saved her life and now she scarcely coughs. Wm Robinson Co offers bottles 50c and 1.00 with a free trial bottle.
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J. E. Cox
Jolist
Wm. Robinson & Co
Man and Mary Fall From Grace in Get Rich Quick Scheme
The note describes a man and a woman who end up in poverty and jail after pursuing a failed money making plan, illustrating a cautionary tale about risky schemes and consequences.
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Mary & Man
Local Judge Healed by Bucklen’s Arm Salve
Justice Eli Cherry of Gills Mills Tennessee suffered a persistent leg sore baffling doctors. He finally used Bucklen’s Arm Salve and was completely cured. The ad asserts the salve cures burns boils ulcers catarrhs bruises and piles. Contact Wm Hobinson & Co.
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Eli Cherry
Gills Mills
Tenn
Fong
Bucklen
Wm. Hobinson & Co
Brimfield Community Directory and Meetings Notes
Brimfield directory lists church services at 11:00 and 7:30 pm, Sunday school at 9:30, and evening gatherings. It records Congregational, Methodist, and lodge activities, including W M S, K P, G A R, and M W A meetings, with dates on monthly second Mondays and various Wednesdays. The note mentions intoxicating liquors made from tree saps.
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Brimfield Odirectory
M. E. Ohurce
Rsv
B.J. Ballards
Ree
Wig G. Cady
Congregational Church
Huv
A. Hasars
Wand
W. R. Weeks
W.F. M
Methodist Church
H. A. Buumpy
G. L. Fom. Post
Eva Aerziorr
Thos. Johnson
Electric Bitters Promised to Fight Malaria and Fever
A fragmentary ad copy claims Electric Bitters cure malaria and bilious fever by restoring strength and health. It touts quick relief from stomach and travel ailments, urging readers to buy bottles at a local store. Names and clear dates are obscured in the damaged text.
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Aléd
Wai
Bretin
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