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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1906
Page
5
The Probate Court of Peoria Illinois召开六月期在法院大楼举行的行政公告，通知对遗产提出索赔的人士在指定日期和地点出席。所有欠款人须尽快向受托人支付。 Administratrix Catherine Voss 将法定遗嘱附上，签署日期为1906年4月10日。
All parties having piles of hedge or brush along the highways of Brimfield township are requested to burn or remove them at their earliest opportunity by order of the Commissioners for Highways.
An elderly Civil War veteran known as a friend of the family was interred at Brimfield with hymn readings by Mrs. Ida Yoakam, Mrs. Addison Pacey, Will Harding and Eph Herriott. Bearers included Jas L Fisher Fred Benssett and others. Family thanks Brimfield friends for kindness during sorrow. A separate column vented about a fatal prescription rash and a man’s death after reckless advice to drink alcohol, reflecting a cautionary tale.
A Waterloo Wisconsin homeowner used ten gallons of Devoe lead and zinc paint for a two coat job, leaving five gallons unused. The letter argues the cost of paint is not always tied to its price, noting past usage eight gallons for an earlier one coat. The missive is signed by F. W. Dever & Co with P.S. Neikirk & Co. selling the paint.
Fragmentary note claims Dr King’s New Life Pills reduce deaths from appendicitis and constipation. It asserts quick and painless relief, promising strength and renewed vitality.
In the Crocker will case at the supreme court, Col Benton and Robert Morse sparred in a lively summing up before Judge Lathrop and a jury. Benton argued the term old fool could be endearing as in King Lear, prompting the judge to quip Lear was crazy. Morse joined in the amusement.
A nostalgic sketch of Ebenex Handy of Millbury, famed vendor of fish, fruit and vegetables twenty years ago. He exercised hypnotic sales patter that could distort buyers’ sense of value, even prompting overpayment on low priced goods. An anecdote in the Boston Herald notes his odd wit and auctioneer flair.
A former ship officer recalls life aboard sailing vessels, noting the extreme hardship of rounds around Cape Horn. He describes long voyages from Liverpool to San Francisco, frigid winds, and sailors drying soaked underclothes while sleeping.
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