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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1908
Page
8
Fragmented passage surveys wide-ranging items from rabbit breeds and palm leaves to malaria limits and handwriting legibility. It references New York studies, world geography, and material weights, presenting diverse scientific trivia with no singular event or identifiable figures.
Local notes report a Brimfield Princeville basketball game at the Brimfield opera house tomorrow night. Also listed are community items on farming envelopes printing offers and local social notices including visits, a wedding set for tomorrow evening, and women voters urged to use a special university trustees ballot.
An advertisement touts Dr Miles Heart Cure as a strengthening tonic for heart nerves and muscular action. A testimonial from Mrs D Barron of Covington credits three bottles with curing her stomach related heart trouble and urges readers to buy through local druggists with a refund offer.
A Chicago physician Dr D O Fruth plans a November visit to Brimfield area offering free consultations and expert treatment for chronic ailments. Rev J O Sryree from Bradford endorses Fruth’s skill and urges locals to seek care during his stay at Brimfield House from Nov 4 to 5 and 8 am to 5 pm.
The notice highlights contents for 108 contributors across literature science business and current events including serials and humor. It promises a full volume announcement and sample copies, with a 1909 subscription offer of 1.75 dollars for year 1908 remaining issues plus a lithographed calendar, available to subscribers in Canada with postage.
Advert says relief from pain by taking one of Dr Miles' Anti-Pain Pals when an attack first appears.
L A Bartlett of Bar Harbor Guilford Maine says the family has enjoyed good health for three years since using Dr Kings New Life Pills. The pills cleanse and tone the system and are sold for 25 cents at Robinson's drug store.
The article surveys global customs and beliefs about wedding rings from Egypt to Europe and Asia. It notes ring materials such as gold and silver, varied ceremonies including foot washing in Java, heel taps in Servia and Bulgaria, and the use of multiple rings in historic unions. It mentions Crusades adoption of holy cross rings and past practices like marriage by capture among Turcomans.
A roundup of disparate notes on horticulture, geology, city sizes, oil exploration, diet at Parliament, a toxin linked to baldness, Lutheran church pastor salaries, coal consumption in India, railway labor wages, and related statistics. The item collates short curiosities without a single overarching narrative.
Rheumatic pains eased by Dr Milles Antipal Pilis 25 doses priced at 25 cents.
The article discusses bizarre plant mating rituals and the arum plant described as murderous in love. It notes insects sampling nectar while pollen is dispersed, and claims the plant produces poisonous berries that kill birds, with decaying flesh fertilizing remaining seeds.
In Chicago the American Academy session features women physicians urging equal access for girls to all professions. Dr Helen C Putiam reads papers denouncing barriers as a widespread evil.
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