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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1902
Page
8
Mrs. Cranfill of Troy Tennessee reports long standing indigestion and dyspepsia cured after four bottles of Kodol. The advertisement claims Kodol digests what you eat and strengthens digestion by transforming food into blood, urging readers to take a dose after meals.
A M Hoppe of Rio Creek Wisconsin credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with saving his nine year old son from dangerous croup. He reports the child could not speak, was given the remedy until vomiting, then quickly recovered. Sold by Wm. Robinson & Co.
The sole survivor, Prof. John 8. Sewall of Bangor theological seminary, recounts Commodore Perry's Japan expedition. He is writing a complete history detailing the expedition and its outcomes.
A self conscious young clergyman preaching at a country church seeks feedback from a grizzled deacon. The elder compares the sermon to Sim Peck's hunt, noting the preacher followed tracks all day but in the wrong direction, delivering a sharp parable about overconfidence.
O B Larson of Bay Villa Sundays River Cape Colony runs a general store nine miles from the rail and twenty five from town. He notes farmers within thirty miles rely on Chamberlains remedies with many cured using Chamberlains Cough Remedy. For sale by Wm Robinson & Co.
A letter from S P Hasselbacker, now in Riverside California, recounts a six month trip from Denver to Santa Monica and Los Angeles. He describes Colorado sights from Pikes Peak to Cripple Creek, Gothic and Gunnison, then Salt Lake City, Ogden, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Riverside. He mentions mining towns, mountain scenery, ocean beaches, the Mormon temple, and a Garden of Eden impression of Riverside, noting the thin mail flow and heavy travel days.
Mrs. Minerva Smith of Danville Illinois suffered bronchitis for twenty years and found relief with Foley’s Honey and Tar. The product contains no opiates and is marketed by Wm. Robinson & Co.
A quip on rising Orthography virtue, noting a gentleman’s need to spell correctly. It argues that poor spelling is wicked or vulgar, contrasting with the old skill of wielding a rapier or knowledge of refined manners.
The arbitration court hears the undertakers' assistants case seeking a 60 hour work week. Masters argue that irregular deaths force unpredictable workloads, making fixed hours impractical.
A man with a hob by proclaims prize flower cultivation costly but worthwhile, noting a blossom in his collection priced at $40. Col. Bluegrass of Louisville counters with a nose blossom remark, claiming a cost greater than the other’s.
The juice of the lemon is a safe drink for all, suitable in health or illness. It aids stomach diseases, liver complaints, and bowel inflammation, helps in intermittent fevers, and can alleviate and eventually cure coughs and colds while healing diseased lungs. Its internal use is beneficial, potentially supplanting quinine.
A quoted reflection on virtue and resolve followed by a feature about English tourists planning autumn trips to South Africa. The piece notes rising popularity of short holidays to inspect battlefields and war-related sites, suggesting a broader postwar interest in the region.
A whist game sparks reflection on guessing versus thinking as a boy answers a capital question. He says Albany as the capital of New York and earns a black mark, prompting his mother to note the teacher intended thinking not guessing, though the boy insists he was only guessing.
A young man walking with a young woman on a cool Sunday evening removed his coat to share warmth. He draped it over her shoulders as other gentlemen did with their coats for ladies. A passing woman commented that such display was not appropriate for women to be objectified or burdened by coats.
Henderson Grimett of this place was struck with partial paralysis losing use of an arm and side. After two bottles of Chamberlain's Pain Balm, he was nearly cured. The liniment is also used for rheumatism sprains and bruises and is sold by Wm. Robinson & Co.
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