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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1902
Page
1
Local notes report light rain and spring growth, sale ads for Commencement seats, and several Brimfield items. Vendors advertise heating and vehicles, while a state encampment draws old soldiers. A bank failure story from 1893 is recounted with recovered claims and community reaction.
A Springville mother recounts three children, including a three month old baby, recovering from whooping cough after using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. She claims her children stayed plump and healthier than others whose parents did not use the remedy. The product is sold by Wm. Robinson & Co.
Appeal promoting Nebraska as a land of ample grain fruit cattle and cheap land with easy terms. Encourages readers to obtain The Corn Belt monthly and The West Nebraska Grazing Country booklet. Announces cheap excursion tickets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month to Nebraska for inspection.
Public notice seeking salesmen to sell a choice line of nursery stock with steady work and guaranteed stock. Address THE HAWKS NURSERY COMPANY Milwaukee Wisconsin for transfer and a good position in fall and winter.
Local plants for sale include early and late cabbage three choice tomatoes cayenne and mango peppers celery cauliflower and Sweet potatoes all in season Jas H Pewee
Civil war veteran M. Austin of Inchester Indiana writes that his wife was sick for a long time despite doctors yet was wholly cured by Dr King s New Life Pills which worked wonders for her health They always do 25c at Wm Robinson Co s drugstore
A Levanna Ohio mail carrier Burnett recalls years of kidney pain and fatigue before using Electric Bitters. He reports six bottles cured him completely and left him renewed. The ad claims the product regulates stomach liver kidneys and bowels with perfect satisfaction guaranteed by Wm. Robinson & Co. Only 56 cents.
A historic advertorial touts Foley’s Kidney Cure and Foley’s Honey and Tar as safe remedies for kidney and bladder troubles. It asserts the products never disappoint and can be given to children, citing Wm. Robinson & Co. as the seller.
This ad promotes the memoir Life of T. Dewitt Talmage by his son Rev. Frank Dewitt Tal mage and the Chris Herald editors, claiming family endorsement and large agent profits. It offers an outfit for ten cents and urges immediate writing to Clark & Co. in Philadelphia, noting the paper as the source.
The A T Morris Wholesale House of Cincinnati Ohio seeks a reliable man to manage a new branch in the vicinity. Applicants should provide solid references and a favorable background. Illustrated catalogue available.
Advertising copy promotes J. T. Mill with Enamel Roof Paint for shingles or tin. It touts guaranteed work at low prices and positions him as the go to source for roof coating in a sales pitch.
Senator Hanna possesses a dinner service of twelve porcelain plates originally crafted for the Austrian Emperor. Each plate bears a miniature facsimile of a renowned painting, showcasing detailed decorative art.
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