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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1903
Page
8
Mrs. W. E. Stasssery of Brimfield states readiness to handle all carpet weaving on short notice. She notes all warp colors are on hand and offers skilled workmanship in the craft.
An address by G A Park General Industrial and Immigration Agent Louisville and Nashville Railroad urges farmers to relocate to Alabama or Florida to enable year round outdoor work and year round meat production. Park argues cheap range lands and fattening materials like velvet bean and cassava make the region economies strong for beef and sheep industries.
An advertorial promotes Foley's Kidney Cure claiming it strengthens and restores kidney and bladder health. It asserts the product makes sound kidneys and positively cures kidney and bladder diseases, sold by Wm. Robinson & Co.
H P Burbage, a law student in Greenville North Carolina, suffered a four to five year cough that alarmed him about consumption. After trying Chamberlains Cough Remedy he reports a remarkable improvement and says two bottles of the twenty five cent size permanently cured him. Sold by Wm Robinson & Co.
Miss Anna Brown aged 105 continues to live in the same Market Harborough house where she has spent her entire life. She entered on her one hundred fifth year and remains in her longtime residence.
Cress is the fastest growing plant, thriving under ideal conditions. It will flourish and provide edible greens within eight days of planting.
An advertisement promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a remedy for constipation biliousness and liver troubles. It claims gentle bowel movement stimulation and glandular toning to remove the cause, with lasting relief after several days of use. Sold by Wm Robinson & Co.
Mrs Emma Gooden of Elmwood visits Mire. J L Burt and daughter Maude visit. Geo LaFollet’s family welcome a daughter born May 27. Memler Bros promotes fresh cookies and crackers. Sons of Veterans serve Ice Cream Cake and Strawberries Memorial Day at the opera house. Mrs A A Knapp attends State Sunday School convention at Taylorville as county delegate. Judge Stemmons tightens delinquent tax collection. New York Juvenile Asylum seeks graduates addresses for a new movement, request by mail to Superintendent Charles D Milles in New York City.
William E Curtis, famed Cuiaco Record Herald correspondent, built a towering career since 1872 in Chicago and rose to managing editor before government posts. He helped organize the bureau of American republics, led Latin American efforts at the World’s Columbian Exposition, and produced widely read letters from Europe and the Holy Land. His dispatches from Mexico, South America, China, Japan, England, Germany, and France drew global readership. Daily letters from Curtis in Fue Cui ace Record Herald showcase his breadth and clarity.
J A Gulledge of Verbena Alabama suffered a severe pile case with 24 tumors and repeated hospital stays. After doctors failed, Buack len’s Arnica Salve halted inflammation and cured him, claimed to conquer aches and kill pain. 25 cents at Wm Robinson & Co druggists.
A regional advertisement urges readers to relocate to North Carolina, praising Pinebluff and the Southern States as the most prosperous, noting abundant cotton and furniture factories and a diversified industrial base, inviting contact with J. T. Patrick.
The National Land List is described as the only genuine real estate paper in America with wide circulation in the U S and beyond It promises bargains and offers of exchange for land merchandise or property Single copies cost 10 cents and are mailed by the National Land List Publication Co Green Ridge Missouri
A vintage advertisement touts Fairy 5 Kidney Cure as restoring kidney and bladder health. The copy claims rapid relief and renewed vitality, citing unnamed testimonials and assurances of safety for daily use.
An advertisement notes a promotional offer of a couple of ounces free from Scott and Bowne chemists located at 409 415 Pearl Street New York. It also mentions a price in old currency and references druggists.
Brimfield directory lists M E Church with Rev Meecrer and service times, Congregational, Baptist, St Josephs with masses and schedules, plus fraternal group meetings at W A Hall and G A B hall. Includes Royal Neighbors and Woodmen details, and a political fragment about a Missouri editor’s wife at a caucus.
A poetic meditation on moral striving and spiritual ascent. It contrasts earthly temptations with inner strength and divine guidance, suggesting death as a portal to eternal goals. The speaker asserts enduring truths, hope, and love guiding souls toward heavenly realms.
All About Nebraska announces a newly released illustrated pamphlet by the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad. It provides complete information about Nebraska farm lands and is available at no charge by applying to P Eustis, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, Illinois.
Stand ard House in Chicago seeks a faithful person to travel across a local territory visiting retail merchants and agents. Salary $1024 yearly plus expenses, with $1970 weekly cash advances. The position is permanent as the business thrives. Located at 323 Dearborn St. Chicago.
In Westchester, a New York suburb, youths form the AntiCoal Trust Club. Their inaugural public entertainment has a fixed admission price of one pound of anthracite coal, with no upper limit beyond the stated minimum.
An important scientific event reports the acceptance of a professor at Columbia University by Prof. Joseph John Thomson. The Cavendish professor of experimental physics at Cambridge for eighteen years, Thomson is noted for work on atoms and molecules and their relation to electrical charges, now released to public attention.
An old advertisement touts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as a fast cure for skin burns and sores from a cat scratch, claiming it heals without scarring. The salve is pitched for piles and various itching conditions and is sold by a local dealer Wm. Rob.
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