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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1902
Page
8
A local advertisement by JosEPH Huu offers roof painting with elastic roof paint claimed to be lasting and money saving. He also advertises iron wheels low down wagons and wagon scales for sale or sale assistance, inviting inquiries.
Henry H Edes read a paper asserting that Prof John Withrop, not George Washington, was Harvard College’s first recipient of the Doctor of Laws degree at a recent Colonial Society of Massachusetts meeting.
Josh Edgar of Germantown Cal says after fourteen years of agony he found relief and cure with Chamberlains Pain Balm. He details constant pain before trying the liniment and reports lasting improvement. Sold by Wm. Robinson & Co.
Dr Thomas Dunne English, noted for wide versatility, valued mineralogy as a main hobby. He amassed a cabinet of valuable specimens and his opinions on mineralogy carried significant weight.
J T Weathber wax of Wyandotte Michigan writes that his father and sister died of Consumption and he survived an attack of pneumonia and severe lung trouble only after using Dr King s New Discovery which he calls infallible for coughs colds and throat troubles trial bottles are free and guaranteed bottles cost 50c and 1 00 at Wm Robinson Co
Local notes report brisk advance in commencement tickets, village board set to meet Monday, various residents visiting relatives at the old home, employment changes, and community happenings from multiple households and local sites. Read as a compact roundup of town life with names, places, and dates.
Eyewitness notes describe Stonewall Jackson as a towering, stern figure beloved by his men. They cheered him in march, battle, and even during camp chores, while Gen. Hancock praised his value to the Confederate cause.
A 17 year old Polish heiress Rosa Rembielinski elopes with a much older, unattractive man said to be over 50 and poorly dressed. The pair fled a Vienna hotel at 5 am in a cab after her mother intervened, leaving no trace. The incident highlights contrasting tastes and social snubs, with no evidence of wealth on the lover.
Leslie's Weekly notes the New York City comptroller is surpassed in money handled only by the U S secretary of the treasury. Greater New York’s government costs more each year than several states combined, with about 600 million dollars moving through the comptroller’s hands annually. Half comes from taxes and revenue, and half pays city running expenses, including salaries for 40 000 city workers.
Frank R. Lawrence of the Lotos Club recounts a New York love tale. A bashful man wrote a marriage proposal, feared a refusal, and sent a telegram claiming a wrong letter. The reply arrived: Too late. No mistake. Right letter mailed. It was about time.
The text states Muslims must pray five times daily give alms fast and perform pilgrimage. It notes prohibition on certain meats and wine. It claims Moham medans are the most temperate people and that entering the house of prayer requires bathing.
Fifty pounds worth of football cricket and ping-pong sets have been dispatched to Ceylon from London for Boer prisoners. The shipment arrives as part of relief efforts to support captives during the conflict with the Boers.
Meadowdale New York man G Wescott says rheumatism troubled him long until he tried Chamberlains Pain Balm and was cured. The product is sold by Wm Robinson and Co.
The Duke of Gallarani, Prince of Molfetta, entered a cage with four Bernard polar bears in Milan. He provoked the animals which roared, but he quickly mastered them and led them through several exercises. The Prince was cheered upon exiting the cage.
Traveling life is blamed for kidney trouble among drivers and conductors. Geo H. Hansan a locomotive engineer from Lima Colorado endorses Foley's Kidney Cure. A separate note praises Foley's Honey and Tar for asthma and bronchitis. The Reichssanzeiger reports a Cameroon and Togoland slavery decree granting partial freedom to children of slaves and free status to their children.
Rottecedam Sulidusg reports Rotterdam plans the biggest dock ever dug, covering 150 acres with a depth of fourteen feet and to be dredged to twenty eight feet. Excavated earth will form surrounding quays and raise adjacent streets.
A private named John Allen recounts battles told by a stranger at a campfire. The stranger boasts of two great battles said to be on the same day 1,500 miles apart, prompting a small man to cry out of traitor in our midst and order his removal. They eject the stranger.
H R Pheelps of Plymouth Oklahoma reports selling five bottles of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to threshers who continued work without lost time. The ad urges readers to keep a bottle at home and notes it is for sale by Wm.
On a Nebraska reservation last week the Oma and Winnebago tribes formed a souvenir trust. Great Thunder, bow specialist and leading Winnebago financier, was elected president. Green Rainbow Prairie Chicken and John A Logan became directors. The trust aims to advance prices for Indian souvenirs.
Answer describes Foley's Kidney Cure as based on a prescription from a leading Chicago physician, among the nation's eminent experts. It touts the purest ingredients, scientifically blended to maximize effectiveness, with Wm. Robinson & Co. as the makers.
Brmed Post Office opens 7:30 a m to noon and 1 pm to 8 pm Mails close at 8 20 a m and 5 p m P M D R Strainx P M
An advertorial style claim promotes Foley's Kidney Cure as a medicine that strengthens the body by improving kidney and bladder function. It asserts positive cures for kidney diseases and emphasizes general health effects. The tone is promotional and medical product focused.
Admiral Sir Henry Keppel, now ninety, famed across the British possessions as the evergreen admiral, desires to die at sea. He continues long voyages hoping the grim messenger may find him on the blue water he has sailed for many years.
The Indus, regarded as the second sacred river of India, stretches about 1 700 miles. Its waters have long been deemed almost as holy as those of the Ganges.
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