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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1902
Page
8
An unsigned vintage note from Jos E Pu Him promotes elastic roof paint claimed to resist wear and lasts longer, promising cost savings on iron wheels wagons and wagon scales with friendly assurances. The message invites readers to contact the seller for the described goods and services.
Josh Edgar of Germantosen Cal claims fourteen years of sciatic rheumatism ended after using Chamberlain's Pain Balm. He reports immediate relief and lasting cure and promotes the liniment available from Wm Robinson & Co. Also notes Major General Henry Dearborn artifacts for sale in New York including his battle sword and Lisbon court dress coat.
Berlin residents are warned by the police president that alighting from electric cars while in motion may become a punishable offense if the practice continues. The warning signals intensified enforcement and potential legal consequences.
Wyandotte Michigan resident J T Weatherwax credits Dr King s New Discovery for saving him from consumption and a pneumonia induced stubborn cough. He reports rapid recovery after months of use and weight gain, praising the medicine s efficacy for coughs colds throat and lung troubles. Trial bottles free and guaranteed bottles priced at 1.00 at Wm Robinson Co.
Community notes describe painting and home improvements by Pred Bennett Addison Babcock and Walter L Wiley. Visitors include Deputy Sheriff Fischer and the Miller and McDonnell families from Peoria Edelstein and Princeville hosts and a G A R encampment trip to Rock Island.
Gov. Davis accuses Judge Grace of lack of manhood and calls Senator Jones a Pecksniffian hypocrite in a public quarrel. Grace replies with retorts as the two exchange sharp accusations over correspondence once carried on by Arkansas’s top officials. A second item recounts a Brooklyn trolley car seating scene where two Italian workers face snobby passersby, sparking a display about class and dignity. The column closes with anecdotes on Sunday observance history from Constantine through Edward VI and Elizabeth.
A New York reporter misplaces after Archibald Ross Colquhoun the letters ML LCE which should mark membership in the Institute of Civil Engineers. The gimmick spells mice, but the mnemonic fails when the copy shows BR A T 3 instead.
A Baltimore Herald quip recounts a legislator from the counties seeking the lobby and lamenting that he was told a bar of money waits there, only to find the notion a dishonest claim and a source of amusement at the session kickoff.
G W Wescott of Meadowdale NY says rheumatism caused great suffering until he tried Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and was cured. The product is for sale by Wm Robinson & Co.
A gilded youth admiring a demure country damsel asks for her ring, claiming it mirrors his endless love. The damsel replies she will keep it, noting the ring also symbolizes her love with no beginning. The exchange, witty and pointed, underscores timeless romantic paradox.
A reader notice warns that constant motion during travel injures the kidneys and that Foley's Kidney Cure strengthens them and cures kidney and bladder diseases. A locomotive engineer from Lima Ohio testifies the engine’s vibration troubled his kidneys until using Foley's. Also mentions Foley's Honey and Tar for asthma bronchitis and hoarseness.
H R Phelps of Plymouth Oklahoma reports selling five bottles of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to threshers who could not stop work. They continued threshing without losing a day’s time, highlighting the product’s value for home use.
This statement touts Foley's Kidney Cure as based on a Chicago physician’s prescription, prepared from the purest ingredients and scientifically combined for maximum effect, as offered by Wm. Robinson & Co.
Brimfield announces daily post office hours from 7 30 a m to 12 noon and 1 to 8 p m Mails close at 8 20 a m and 5 p m on the posted schedule.
An antique health ad claims healthy kidneys filter impurities from the blood and that Foley's Kidney Cure will strengthen the whole system and cure ailments, asserting positive results for vital organ function.
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