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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1901
Page
3
A Victorian era inquiry column recounts menstruation pain, suspected womb descent, and relief after Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Readers share testimonials of cured or improved symptoms with the product, noting delayed care and repeated doctor visits. Address and endorsement details appear for Mrs Pinkham’s Lyon Massachusetts assistance.
In a wit filled exchange the Philadelphia Press reports Mr De Style vows to leave the house if his brother leaves a pet poodle there. The mock warning centers on the fashionable pet and the household dispute over ownership.
A fragment shows Willie Boerum teasing a visitor, asking if he likes baseball. Mr Jamaica replies he never played much, preferring golf. Willie sighs that his father said Susan you were no great catch.
Fragmentary ad text claims a single cure for catarrh through a nasal tube and a product from Toledo Ohio. It asserts a “forever” cure after removal of a tube and mentions “Hal’s Geta Gate” and a free circular. The passage reads as an old advertisement with garbled spelling and unclear details.
In a playful exchange, two tramps debate a dog’s chase and recall a moment of strenuous life. Puck’s wry banter frames the encounter as a light, urban vignette with a sly, observational tone.
An advertising snippet promotes Grain-O as a coffee substitute for children. It claims Grain-O is made of pure grains, tastes like coffee when prepared properly, and distributes health as consumption increases. Sold by grocers for 1¢ and 25¢.
A fragmentary passage notes China tea picking begins in April with a second crop a month later and a third inferior harvest in July. The text also includes odd phrases and dialogues about color and illness, then a garbled line about Boorurta and windSola.
A brief comic note links Maud Muller to a summer ruse ending in a lawsuit for divorce. It recalls a judge offering a ride and a mocked scandal involving the judge’s wife, framed as a light, innocuous frolic. The item blends satire with a tabloid tone from the era.
A brief 1900 Minneapolis item notes a courtroom exchange with a wife testifying and the judge interjecting. The piece quotes a witty, slightly misheard dialogue about speech, while a separate line advertises Piso’s Cure advertised by J W O’Brien of Minneapolis. The Philadelphia Bulletin quotes a humorous remark about a man being called a brick by his fiancée and a bar feet joke.
Disaster spreads as the wooden steamer Baltimore founders near Au Sable Michigan. Only two men survive, one driven insane, after lashed to wreckage for hours. Thomas Murphy, Milwaukee second engineer, tells the tale of rescue by the tug Columbia at East Tawas. Other vessels report gales, collisions, and further near misses from Lake Huron to Bay City and Ogdensburg.
The census records Iowa housing six large cities and over twenty cities above 100,000 nationwide. Providence leads 100k-200k cities with 175,597, while Scranton stands at 102,026. Hawaii shows 145,001, up 44,981 since 1896. Oregon and New Hampshire nearly tie, Illinois and Ohio near 4 to 5 million, and Johnstown nearly matches Salem.
A collection of letters from nurses and women praising Peruna medicine, including Lucy Annie Heiser of Minneapolis and Mrs Amanda Shumaker of Columbia City, lauding health restores. The piece also references an 1880 London Atlas note on Walker’s instantaneous matches and ends with a prompt to contact Dr. Hartman of Columbus, Ohio, for advice.
A Madrid correspondent notes pensions sparked a surge of centenarians in Spain. Seville reports a beggar aged 108, Barcelona a 116-year-old farmer, and Valencia a 180-year-old mason still robust. An eldest godmother, 108, attended a Toledo baptism with family lineage spanning multiple generations.
In Aldrich Missouri on May 27 Mrs Mollie Moore suffered nervousness and kidney disease with doctors predicting death. After using Dodd's Kidney Pills she improved steadily from dark eye floaters and nerve collapses. Neighbors praise the remedy, claiming it cures many so called incurable cases in the state and beyond.
In a concise exchange from the New York Weekly, a couple discusses Papa's consent and his approval after learning the groom works as a tape clerk at Scrimp & Co. He expresses delight and says they could marry once the groom is taken into the firm.
An old advertisement invites readers to write Allen's Foot-Ease for a free sample. The powder offers relief for tired sweating damp or aching feet and helps with new or tight shoes. It claims to cure corns and bunions and is sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
A quip from New York Weekly notes a lawyer’s stance against capital punishment and a deacon drawn for jury duty proclaims he will not exhibit scruples in a case involving a man who allegedly cheated him in a boss trade once.
An old reader letter from Yorkton Assiniboia urges friends to relocate to Assiniboia Saskatchewan offering cheap land and new districts opening this summer. The writer vouches for wheat quality and prosperity, noting settlers can buy on credit and that government agents provide details elsewhere in the paper.
The Brooklyn Eagle quotes a humorous debate about long island owls disturbing residents. One item notes golfers on the links and another complains about owl noises waking people, including a wife hearing hoots at night and joking about hooting in sleep.
A cryptic note from an agent and buyer units hints at an automobile sale while a distant daughter wires from Baltimore reporting a marriage to the Duke de No coin. The Baltimore American presses the unusual cross event as a hint of social change and economic urge.
A brief line from the Boston Courier presents a feisty exchange between a mouse and a rat. The mouse challenges the rat about facing a woman, while the rat says he would provoke a scream and flee.
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