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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1900
Page
1
Local notes report pleasant autumn weather and an instruction to order stove castings from Arber. The brief mentions no dates or additional figures, focusing on the weather and the procurement action.
Oct 17 and 18 amusements. stove repairs by Maxwell. sorghum and pancake flour sold at West End Grocery. Stoves for sale at Arcer's. coal at new shaft west of town, George Mulvaney. Rent two rooms. Mrs H C Corcoran. Cigars sold by Wm. Robinson & Co. Local visits from Ben Catton family and others. Birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Andrews. Health ads for Ballard's Horehound Syrup and Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment. Political rally in Brimfield with Graff and Daugherty. parade by Rough Rider club. Brimfield Drum Corps. Census anecdote with Miss Terry and Aunt Sue dialogue.
W B E A Wyman, a Milwaukee veterinary surgeon, is exempt from alimony to his former wife and any related life insurance payments. A year-old court judgment was revised with Wyman no longer obliged to support his ex-wife who remarried his father G A R Wyman, a former German officer and landowner.
The Earl of Rosslyn, a lieutenant in the First Fifeshire Volunteer Corps, was captured with Irish troops in the Orange Free State en route to Kroonstad. At 30, he is known for amateur theatricals and a taste for stage work, viewed as an eccentric in English noble circles.
Mrs. Orlando Mc Henry of Benton in Columbia County killed a large copperhead on her rear porch with an ax. The four foot eight inch snake fought but was decapitated, marking the second venomous snake slain by Benton women this season.
The wood bison of British North America nears extinction with estimates over the last decade ranging from a few hundred to around six hundred. The species once roamed near Great Slave Lake and Peace River, with winter stalking and dog-train hunts noted. traders delayed robe trading as efforts to preserve the herd continue.
Observers marvel at the carp's inner workings noting it uses far more bones nerves and muscles than humans. The fish reportedly moves thousands of bones and veins with its 95 muscles as it departs from its body.
An illustrated pamphlet published by the Chicago Burlington and Quincy R. A. provides complete information about the farm lands of Nebraska. Copies are available free upon request to P. S. Eustis, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, Ill.
The Peoria County Superintendent of Schools office hours are 9 am to noon and 1 30 to 4 pm daily with additional Mon days and the fourth Saturday each month from September to July. Regular teachers certificates exams occur on the third Friday and following Saturday in October January April and July starting 8 am with a specified subject schedule.
The Burlington Route from Chicago to St Louis and Peoria is completed with daily passenger trains running through Lincoln Nebraska and Custer South Dakota to Deadwood. Sleeping cars are provided to Deadwood.
C C Carson advertises as agent for Phoenix and National Fire Insurance Companies offering best rates. Located at the Exchange Bank.
Miss L Terry selling agent for Charles A Stevens and Brothers Chicago Illinois offers ladies coats cloaks waists and suits made to order. An elegant line of samples measure taken and ready for inspection.
Doug McLonell auctioneer offers to cry sales across the state with satisfaction guaranteed. Terms reasonable and calls for contact at Brimfield, Illinois.
A note from F. B. Pucstener states lowered interest rates and invites readers to visit the Gazette Office in Elmwood every Saturday to discuss mortgage loans and potential funding before or after maturity. He promises to explain what he can do for borrowers.
G H Cozar promotes a line of bug gies and carriages from a top factory. Call at the shop to obtain samples and learn how to save money on purchases.
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