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Brimfield News

Location

Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1900

Page

18

Ex-Congressman Goodwyn Recommends Perma Remedy

Ex-Congressman A T Goodwyn of Alabama writes praising Perma Medicine Co Columbus Ohio. He claims two bottles cured his catarrh and urges public figures to endorse the remedy as a national cure. He notes forty years of trial and asks readers to request a free book on catarrh from Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio.

A. T. Goodwyn Alabama Perma ‘Medicine Co Columbus Ohio Hive T. Goodwyn Hartman Hart‘man

Lipton Corner Denies Pork Market Manipulation

Article reports Lipton and Chicago packers disputing claims of pork price manipulation. Lipton asserts he did not form a corner, attributing price moves to seasonal demand and government orders. Cudahy and others express skepticism about the alleged corner and note current light provisions.

Chicago Thomas Lipton John’ Cudahy Lipton Sir Thomas Lipton London Carter

Destitute miner family faces breakdown amid strike

In Plymouth an unemployed miner and his three children suffered severe hunger and cold as the anthracite strike bit. The mother became violently insane, dragged the children through town, and was subdued and sent to an asylum. Humane Society staff fed and dressed the youngsters.

Plymouth The Humane Society Yumane Society

Postal Service Finances for Year Ended June 30 1900

The postal service reports expenditures of $107 249 208.13 against revenue of $102 354 579.20, net deficit about $4.895 million, slightly smaller than the prior year. Stamp sales totaled $94 013 699.63, up $6.733 million, with total financial transactions including money orders at $714 394 191.22 for the year.

Postal Service

Flour Mills Close Down Amid Slump in Demand

Forty per cent of Pillsbury-Washburn mills and the Washburn-Crosby works shut Saturday as local and foreign markets show reduced flour demand. Several Consolidated Milling Company mills may also discontinue operations. Officials are puzzled by the unexpected off-season drop.

Pillsbury-Washburn Washburn-Crosby Consolidated Milling Company Minneapolis

Telegraphic Brevities Roundup of Diverse Local Notes

Population of Spokane grows to 36 848 with 84 to 90 percent increase. An Elizabeth Pennsylvania couple celebrate 60 years marriage with 227 descendants. A San Francisco murder conviction for a man named Vereneseneschockockofft. A nursery in Mexico Missouri holds 250 000 young fruit trees pruned for attention. Lord Curzon as viceroy of India noted on his wife’s health. James Clark of Avondale Alabama accidental shooting kills his mother during play. Steamer Saginaw sinks the Enterprise off Norfolk with no lives lost. New York street cleaners to wear brown slouch hats. Ellis County Kansas wheat division could yield over 1333 bushels per resident.

Spokane Wash Elizabeth Vereneseneschockockofft San Francisco Mexico Lord Curzon India James Clark Avondale Ala Saginaw Enterprise Norfolk New York Ellis County Kan

Market Letters Signal Broad Uptrend and Mixed Crop Outlook

New York values and stock market levels rose sharply over the week with broad business strength though a few lines of trade show weaker conditions. Grain and cotton shipments are high while US loans from Europe influence sterling. banks reserve draws and money remains firm. In Chicago trade, grain and provisions futures show firm bias with short positions facing tight supplies and uncertain demand as traders debate domestic wheat prospects amid harvest damage and uncertain receipts.

New York United States Europe Sterling Exchange Chicago

Rail and transport notes from North American lines

Reports cover Albert Lea access, possible transcontinental passenger association, American Society of Railway Superintendents meeting in New York on Oct 18, and Montreal losing export trade to Quebec and Boston. Wabash sleeping car line resume KC to Minneapolis, Rock Island to disinfect stations daily, Canadian Pacific agents dispatched, Kansas City to Missouri earnings rise, Pere Marquette moves to Detroit, Vanderbilt tours Lake Shore, new transcontinental HQ committee, Wabash earnings up in Sept, George T. Jarvis named Wisconsin Central general manager, Tennessee Coal Iron declares dividends, Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha annual earnings and profits with dividends and year end surplus.

Albert Lea Minn American Society of Railway Superintendents New York City Montreal Quebec Boston Kansas City Minneapolis Mion Rock Island Middle West Canadian Pacific Company Missouri, Kansas and Texas Pere Marquette Railway Company Grand Rapids Mich Detroit W. K Louisville, Evansville St. Louis Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company Chicago, St. Paul Minneapolis and Omaha

Largest Sturgeon Catches: Fisherman Reports Record Catch

A North Sea catch is claimed as the largest sturgeon by a veteran fisherman. The fish reportedly weighed 614 pounds and measured just over 11 feet with a 5 foot 6 inch girth.

North Sea

Grain-O: A Coffee Substitute for Children

An ad extols Grain-O as a nourishing caffeine substitute for children. It claims Grain-O tastes like coffee, costs less, and distributes health with every serving. The copy urges parents to switch to Grain-O, noting it is sold by grocers for 15 cents.

Cautious Man Brown Dialog Noting a Black Eye

A brief exchange reflects social caution as characters discuss a reported black eye on Smith. Robinson notes the incident but vows not to dwell on such matters, illustrating propriety in everyday commentary.

Brown Smith Robinson Boston Transcript

Business Opportunities Along the Chicago Great Western Route

Illinois Iowa Minnesota Missouri openings in growing towns for all kinds of business and manufacturing. Listings include Blacksmiths Doctors D check makers Furniture Grain Live Stock Buyers General Merchandise Hardware Harness Tailors Cold Storage Creameries Canning Factories. Address W Reed Industrial Agent C G W Ry 601 Endicott Bldg St Paul Minn.

Chicago Great Western Eye Illinois Iowa Minnesota Missouri W. J.eed

Love's Long Lease Engaged Eight Years Yet In Love

A Philadelphia Bulletin quip notes a couple has been engaged for eight years and remains in love, joking that they are wise to avoid marrying to prevent ending the relationship.

Philadephila Bulletin

Grain-O Food drink replaces coffee for all ages

Try Grain O by your grocer and ask for a package. It resembles mocha or java in color but is made from pure grains. The product claims to suit delicate stomachs and retail prices are 15 or 25 cents per package.

How Artificial Silk Is Made

Artificial silks are produced from wood fiber dissolved in a glue like solution of acids. The material is forced through glass nozzles and drawn out into fine threads.

Lane's Family Medicine Claims Daily Bowels Aid Health

An old patent medicine notice promotes Lane's Family Medicine asserting daily bowel movement supports health. It claims gentle action on liver and kidneys and relief from sick headaches with a price of 25 and Sie.

Lane

Trick of Sand Eels Revealed by Mud Burrowing Adaptations

Sand eels hide in mud using their long projecting jaws to bury themselves effectively. This adaptation showcases how the extreme morphology supports predator avoidance and feeding in soft sediments.

Hall's Catarrh Cure and Various Advertisements

A collage of 19th to 20th century ads cites Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents, Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets for colds, and Putnam Faceless Dyes for fabric coloring. Testimonials praise Piso's Cure and other products while noting refund promises and signatures on boxes.

E. W. Grove Hall

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