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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1902
Page
8
Mrs. Cranfill of Troy I T reports long standing indigestion and dyspepsia cured after four Kedol bottles. Advert says Kedol digests what you eat cleanses and sweetens the stomach and improves blood, with a dose after meals. Wm. Robinson & Co.
A. M. Hoppe of Rio Creek Wisconsin says Chamberlains Cough Remedy saved his nine year old boy from fatal croup this winter. The remedy loosened the choking cough quickly and left the child well after a brief period of vomiting. Sold for ease by Wm Robinson and Co.
A horse power equals the force to lift 33,000 pounds one foot per minute. To compute engine horsepower multiply piston area in inches by average steam pressure per square inch, multiply by piston travel in feet per minute, then divide by 32,000. A 73 HP engine lifts 33,000 pounds one foot seventy-three times per minute.
France considers a Court of Justice run by women for women to handle cases beyond male expertise. It would relieve male judges from deciding disputes between dressmakers and clients and curb reliance on expert testimony in these matters.
During a Missouri trial a heavy shower started and jurors mainly farmers paused to observe the rain. The judge suspended proceedings for a few minutes remarking the jury may walk out to satisfy itself that it can rain in Missouri.
During the civil war orders demanded killing bloodhounds once kept to track slaves. A soldier grabbed a poodle from a mistress and, though warned it was not a bloodhound, declared the dog might become one if left behind.
Will Slattery of Peosia visits sister Mrs Wy E Weeks as Tuesday marks final day for water registration with several names added in Brimfield township. G C Babcock completes painting and decoration for Menier Bros store. Alex McDonnell funds acetylene gas plant for his north town home. Chas Wornom dies after railroad accident near Laura. he was eighteen and fell under a passing train at Santa Fe yard, hospital in Fort Madison confirming death.
Miss Mathilda Plack and Mr John P Hasselbacher of Jubilee wed at the German Lutheran church in Jubilee at noon on Wednesday October 29 1902 with Rev Hohenstein officiating. A reception followed at the groom’s parents home. C M Reed attended a daughter’s wedding in Bloomington after returning from Elmwood. The Pantagraph reports Pearl Reed and William T Walker wed at East Grove Street home with a small ceremony and a later trip to Racine Wisconsin.
A number of boys are earning small wages, working at three cents per bushel picked, plus their board, reflecting limited pay for farm labor.
The notice lists youth meetings at M. E Church and Mass and confessions at Joseph's Church with times. It also details monthly and weekly meetings for G L Fort Post, Zyika Lodge, M W A, District Court of Honor, Charixs Moss Camp, IL veterans groups, and women’s church federation gatherings with their respective schedules and contact points.
All church services were well attended last Sabbath with many country friends present. On Wednesday the church was cleaned and the edifice was put in prime condition. Rev. J E Mercer attended a meeting of the Central Shmoi Domestic Missionery Society, where he serves on the board, at First M E church, Pearson, last Tuesday.
An upcoming Tar Yovum's Companion article titled The Presidency centers on Theodore Roosevelt and is expected to attract wide public interest. At the time of writing, Roosevelt had not yet been inaugurated.
Geo R McDoxar reports partial paralysis left him with one side disabled until two bottles of Chamberlains Pain Balm restored nearly full use. The liniment also aids rheumatism sprains and bruises. For sale by Wm Robinson & Co.
A fragment reads Watch The Kidneys When they are affected life is in danger indicating a health caution about kidney problems and potential risk to life.
Travel excitement often causes diarrhoea so users should not leave home without Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale by Wm. Robinson and Co.
The piece notes how rapid global communication has shrunk distances through telegraph and cable networks. It highlights how The Chicago Record Heralds foreign correspondents worldwide and shares reliance on The New York Herald for trustworthy overseas reporting.
W. W. Baker of Plainview Nebraska says his wife suffered fifteen years with lung trouble and spent over $1000 with no relief. A friend recommended Foley's Honey and Tar and it saved her life restoring health beyond what she had known in ten years. Refuse substitutes Wm. Robinson & Co.
Offers life story of preacher T. DeWitt Talmage by his son Rev Feask Dewtrr Tal Mage and Chris Herald editors. Endorsed by Talmage family with large profits for quick-acting agents. Outfit ten cents. Write Clark & Co at 222 S Fourth St Philadelphia Pa mention this paper.
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