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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1900
Page
3
A fragmentary newspaper snippet includes an exchange of compliments from Emma and Sarah cited by the Philadelphia Bulletin. It also advertises Allen’s Feet-Ease powder for foot relief and shoe comfort, with pricing and dealer referral details.
A reader reports personal health troubles including irregular menses, cramps, headaches, and heart pain seeking advice. Testimonials praise Pound's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier for relief from varied ailments, with names and locations cited from 1880s letters.
The Presbyterian general assembly began its 112th annual meeting at the Washington and Compton Avenue Presbyterian Church in St. Lele with about 1000 commissioners from the North and South, Central and South China, North China and India. Dr. Charles A. Dickey of Philadelphia was elected moderator, seen as a conservative turn in the creed revision debate. He noted Westminster Confession is a system of doctrine, with latitude given by presbyteries. revision discussions are ongoing, dating back seven years with limited amendments approved by the time.
London war office reports Gen Arethuen entered Hoopstad and a Boer force under Commandant Botha plus twenty three others were surprised and captured by Hutton's mounted infantry northwest of Kroonstad. No British casualties. Gen Buller entered Dannhauser. towns largely undamaged. Boers north of Newcastle fall back to Amajuba. Queen congratulates Buller on the Dundeel victory.
Boer peace envoys were welcomed with a feetmeal reception in New York by Mayor Van Wyck who granted them city freedom and presented a municipal resolution. A congressional and citizens committee escorted them from New York to Washington where they were greeted by a reception committee at the Arlington Hotel.
Washington dispatch reports Mrs Dewey has decided the admiral will not run for president. He agrees, saying he does not understand why he ever wanted the office. The decision follows a recent nationwide return from around the country. Germany seeded 1 057 988 acres to sugar beets last year with yields around eleven and 2 quarters tons per acre, while Germany's strong surplus may reach about 15 800 000. Senator Sherman plans Paris exposition but will stay at his Mansfield home per physician's advice.
The Illinois Central system reports first week May earnings of 597 951 dollars, up 85 644 from last year while Lakeshore profits for quarter ending March 31 reach 2 591 225 dollars. Central Passenger Association seeks to regulate half rate tickets and traffic from Chicago shows a drop in east bound shipments by 28 743 tons. Illinois Central plans 30 locomotives with 1 530 000 dollars spent on equipment, and the Milwaukee and St Paul issues a pamphlet on Wisconsin Michigan fishing grounds.
A fragmented excerpt lists resorts and towns in Wisconsin and nearby Michigan areas like Fox Lake Delavan Lauderdale Lake Wau kegha Oconomowoe Palmyra The Dells Kilbourn Elkhart Madison Minoc qua Star Lake Frontenac White Bear Minnetonka Marquette on Lake Superior. It advertises a pamphlet titled Summer Homes for 1900 and a Lake Country book, inviting readers to contact Geo. H. Henfford in Chicago for details and postage.
Libby McNeill Libby Chicago offers superior luncheon meats ready to serve or quickly prepared. Their booklet How to Make Good Things to Eat is available free on request. A testimonial from Mrs Robbins of Norwich New York cites Piso's Cure for Consumption saving her life three years ago.
The text presents disjointed phrases about growing growlers, coffee costs, a janitor’s quote about punishment, and various fragmented names and places, yielding no clear event or person. It resembles garbled OCR from a historical page with multiple incomplete sentences and unclear context.
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