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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1900
Page
16
Ex congressman A T Goodwyn of Alabama endorses Peruna from Columbus Ohio claiming rapid relief from catarrh after two years of suffering. He cites Dr Hartman as discovering an undoubted remedy praised by public figures and urges a free check for catarrh.
Chicago packers dispute Lipton's claim of a pork corner as priced movements reach 17 dollars a barrel. Sir Thomas Lipton says Chicago buys were move to meet government orders and reserve stock, not to corner. He insists he never intends to form such a scheme and holds stock by accident.
The anthracite miners strike leaves a Plymouth family destitute. The out of work father and mother with three children faced severe hunger and neglect until Humane Society officers intervened. The 11 year old girl, and two younger siblings, were initially in tatters but were fed and clothed at the society’s room.
The postal service reports expenditures of 107,249,298.13 dollars and revenue of 162,354,079.29 dollars for the year ending June 30, 1900, with a net deficit of about 1.7 million less than the prior year. Stamp sales total 94,013,699.63 dollars, up 6,733,015.62 from the previous year. Total transactions, including money orders, reach 714,394,191.22 dollars.
Forty percent of the Pillsbury-Washburn flour mills and the Washburn-Crosby mills shut Saturday. Several mills of the Consolidated Milling Company will also discontinue operations due to weak demand for flour locally and abroad. Officials in Minneapolis are puzzled by the unusual off season drop in demand.
Spokane population reaches 36848 up 81.96 percent. An Elizabeth Pennsylvania coupleu0027s six year marriage yields 227 descendants. A San Francisco murder convict with a long name. A nursery near Mexico Missouri houses 25000 fruit trees cultivated to perfection. Lord Curzon remains as viceroy of India despite his wife’s health. James Clark of Avondale Alabama accidentally shoots mother. Saginaw steamer sinks Enterprise at Norfolk no lives lost. New York street cleaners switch to brown slouch hats. Ellis County Kansas wheat division would exceed 1333 bushels per resident.
Weekly stock activity shows overall prosperity with gains in cotton and grain. Gold imports loom as sterling weakens while U S loans from Europe ease cash needs. Wheat receipts spark debate on year's crop size amid weather disruption and farm deliveries easing.
Rail executives report on new Albert Lea entry and possible transcontinental passenger association. Wabash Kansas City to Minneapolis line resumes sleeping car service. Rock Island disinfects passenger cars daily. Missouri Kansas Texas earnings rise to 12.6 million. Pere Marquette moves passenger office to Detroit. Vanderbilt and Newman tour Lake Shore system. Wabash weekly earnings up 39,300. Wisconsin Central names George T. Jarvis general manager. Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad declares 2 percent dividends on both preferred and common. Chicago St Paul Minneapolis Omaha earnings total 10.41 million with 2.61 million net. 5 percent common and 7 percent preferred dividends paid.
Expert fishermen declare the largest sturgeon ever taken was caught a few months ago in the North Sea. It weighed over 614 pounds, measured just over 11 feet, and had a girth of 5 feet 6 inches.
A Vintage ad extols Grain-O as a nourishing grain drink that can replace coffee for children. It promises health benefits the more it is given and claims the beverage tastes like coffee when prepared properly. Priced at 25 cents.
A brief exchange notes a character named Smith with a black eye. Robinson dismisses attention to the injury as a personal rule to avoid comment.
Industrial agent W J Reed lists first class openings in growing Illinois Iowa Minnesota and Missouri towns. Opportunities span blacksmiths doctors dressmakers furniture grain and live stock buyers general merchandise hardware harness tailors cold storage creameries and canning factories. Write with your requirements for intelligent advice.
They have been engaged for eight years and remain in love, a sentiment noted by the Philadelphia Bulletin as witty restraint in choosing not to marry.
Try Grain-O ask your grocer for a package of Grain-O, the new drink made from pure grains that imitates the rich brown flavor of Mocha or Java. It can be enjoyed by children and adults without distress and costs 15c or 25c per package.
Description of manufacturing process using wood fiber dissolved in a glue like acid solution extruded through glass holes and drawn into threads to produce artificial silk.
An old fashion advertisement touts Lane's Family Medicine claiming daily bowel movement supports health. It is said to act gently on the liver and kidneys and cure sick headache, priced at 25 and 0c.
Sand eels bury themselves in mud using their long projecting jaws.
A collage of old advertisements notes cures for colds and consumption, a dye brand claim, and a claim about the Cossacks muster. It includes testimonials and dates around 1900, with product names like Laxative Bromo Quinine, PUTNAM DYES, Piso's Cure, Hall's Catarrh Cure, and generic references to druggists and Nutmeg.
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