Nicholas Richards of Brimfield Obituary Recalls Long Life
Nicholas Richards born IG 118Staind diets ab Brimfield May 91905 v masa 89 year and site Nicholas non moat Sina te Ernie Te te ere Boe Bay Banda aN reine ie oat are in oev TM as a rewardian tt ears and 4 months. He married Miks Kan witford in 1837 producing six children William John and Mrs Mary A.Rich arda and one granddaughter. Died Aug 24 Agr Be Mee Nicholas te Lonton mongland United Stalban/Tanay 1640. He traveled to St Louis via New Orleans arriving then to Brixafield late 1 1849 where he lived. A highly respected member of the community with many friends and business associates. Former Royal Band member 1837-1848 he spoke of Napoleon Bonaparte era and battles. Funeral at home 10:30 a m Thursday May 11 conducted by Rev Richard Pacey. interred Brimfield cemetery.
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Jone Niguoras
Nicholas
Say
Brimfield
Ernie
Bay Banda An Reine
Hewes
Miks Kan Witford
Tree ‘Gutyive
William
John
Mary A.richarda
Mary
Maud.Richards
Nicholas Te Lonton Mongland
St Louis
New ‘Orleans
St. Louis
Brixafield
Royal Band
Napoleon Bonaparte
London
Napoleon
Waterloo
Portugal
Spain
Packingtour
New Orleans
Richard Pacey
Brimfield Cemetery
Obituary notes Elmwood woman Nancy Wiley death 1905
Mrs Nancy Ann Wiley died at noon on Wednesday May 3 1905 in Elmwood Illinois at 73 years 8 months 11 days. Born August 22 1831 near Carmichaels Pennsylvania she was married to Joseph Wiley February 16 1853. They had nine children with five surviving including Mrs Mary Beath George Wiley Mrs Sarah Phares Miss Jennie and Miss Nellie. The family moved to Illinois about 38 years ago. Mr Wiley died August 6 1887. Mrs Wiley suffered paralysis two years prior but remained mentally alert and patient.
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Nancy Ann Wiley
Elmwood
Illinois
Huges
Carmichaels
Joseph Wiley
Thomas L. Wiley
Martha Roberts
Mary Beath
George Wiley
Southport
Sarah Phares
Jennie
Peoria
Nellie
Pennsylvania
Wiley
Henry Phares
Milton
Baride
Mita Wiley
Herald-Transcript Nears Move with Big Print Press Upgrade
The Herald Transcript reports progress on a new building and a 24 000 papers per hour printing press. They will restore the office from Main Street to South Jefferson, with a removal that excites readers. A May 26 27 price cut to 2 00 annually is offered for cash in advance. mail orders must bear May 26 or 27 postmarks.
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Boubgt
Ehasi
Rcgreati
Jefferson Street
Avance
Advent & Prde
Atdoffer
Herald-Transcript
Majin Street
Peoria
Brimfield High School Commencement and Events
Brimfield High School notes show geometry class work and measles among pupils. Elmwood athletic and declamatory meet set for May 26, with commencement rehearsals and a June 2 commencement at the opera house. Botany specimens number about fifty. preliminary declamation contest planned May 22 with admission ten and twenty cents. a male quartet will provide music. Invitations to Ernest McMullen’s Trivoli Commencement were sent, but rain kept many away. Ernest attended Brimfield High School in 1903-04.
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Elmwood
A.M. Pacey
C. A. Stone
Brimfield High Schools
Opera House
Ernest McMullen
Ernest
Brimeld
Tus Joniogs
Devoe paint ad seeks chemists to verify purity
A letter to Dr T F Evernden of Brimfield Illinois pitches Devoe lead and zinc paint claiming efficiency and durability. It offers $1000 plus payment for any chemist who finds adulteration and notes the paint is made from white lead white zinc turpentine dryer and linseed oil. The firm invites testing and asserts one word describes the best paint Devoe.
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Brimfield
Illinois
Devoe
BF. W. Devor & Co
New York
Chicago
P. S.—Dunyan & Co
Cigar and Tobacco Sale Promises Wide Selection
A local shop advertises a vast cigar and tobacco lineup boasting the largest range, claiming top-quality brands and favorable pricing. The note lists numerous brands with unclear spellings and fragmented pricing, emphasizing value and extensive inventory.
Foley’s Honey and Tar advertised as genuine remedy
Foley & Co Chicago originated Honey and Tar as a throat and lung remedy. The ad warns against imitations and urges asking for Foley's Honey and Tar. It is mildly laxative contains no opiates safe for children and delicate persons. Sold by Wm Robinson & Co. Some artists' ideas are not as bad as they are painted.
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Foley & Co
Chicago
Foley
Wm Robinson & Co
Kidney Health Urges Foley’s Core Remedy
A health advisory emphasizes kidneys filtering impurities to prevent bodily harm. It warns of kidney and bladder trouble and promotes Foley's Kidney Core as a cure for all forms of kidney and bladder imbalance. Sold by Wm. Robinson.
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Foley
Wm. Robinson
Wainwright Advocates Chamberlain Remedy For Stomach Ailments
A letter from C B Wainwright of Lemon City Florida suggests better relief from stomach pain colic and diarrhea by using Chamberlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy mixed in water and taken as directed. He claims rapid effect and cites practical at home use. The correspondence appears in a local trade context describing consumer experience with the remedy and its proposed benefits.
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C.B. Wainwright
Lemon City
Fie
Chamberlain
Aleby Wae
Robinson’&Co
Unclear OCR snippet hints at spring rush start and tools
Fragmentary text mentions cultivators and diske tools with blurs of phrases about the Queen and a spring rush beginning, but content is garbled and unnamed. No coherent event or entities can be confirmed from the readable fragment.
New Book About Nebraska Issued by Burlington Route
The Burlington Route has released a comprehensive Nebraska guide with forty eight illustrated pages and a detailed sectional map. It highlights Nebraska as an ideal destination for enterprising settlers and warns renters will find favorable terms, with copies available free upon request from P. L. Eustis, Passenger Traffic manager, Chicago.
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Nebraska
Burlington
Wanted Men and Women for Advertising Work
WANTED MEN AND WOMEN to represent and advertise an old established house of solid financial standing. Salary to men 21 weekly, to women 12 to 218 weekly with expenses advanced, each Monday by check direct from headquarters. Horse and buggy furnished when necessary, position permanent. Address Blow Bros. & Co. Dept. A Monon Bldg. Chicago Lil
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Blow Bros. & Co
Dept. A
Monon Bldg
Chicago
Lil
Burlington Route Passenger Service Expands to Deadwood and Newcastle
Snow cleared on the Chicago to Peoria and St Louis line enables daily passenger trains to operate through Lingely Neb and Custer Deadwood, with through service extending to Newcastle Wyoming. Independent schedules resume along the line, marking improved connectivity for travelers across the region.
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Burlington
Chicago
Peoria
Louis
Snow
Lingely
Custer
Newcastle
Wyoming
Cate
Deadwood
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