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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1900
Page
8
The notice advertises land schemes with cheap acreage and tax relief for manufacturers, plus 500000 acres in West Florida available under homestead laws. It mentions stock-raising along the Gulf Coast, profits from disturbances, and regular excursions on two Tuesdays monthly. Free printed matter and maps are offered, with contact details to request information.
A proposed franchise act in Manitoba would bar voting by residents unable to read and write English. It targets newly arrived Galacians and Douk hobars deemed undesirable in other respects and aims to curb language retention.
Mrs John Dowdng of Butler Pennsylvania battled a three year maligent stomach trouble causing nerves and digestion distress. After two months on Electric Bitters she reports being wholly cured and able to eat anything. The remedy improved digestion appetite and overall strength. 50 cents guaranteed at Win Robinson & Co's drugstore.
The Glasgow exhibition fund has reached about £500,000 as construction accelerates. Industrial and machinery halls near completion, the grand concert hall material on site with work expected to begin. Art galleries costing £250,000 nearing completion, featuring art and historical pieces. The women’s section will highlight women’s achievements. No space will be allotted after the end of this month to allow final preparations before opening.
Bris Belford of Monica attended to business in Brimfield Monday during a heavy Sunday night rain that boosted crops. Reports include weather, visits, a rental ad for 160 acres near Princeville, a lost coat reward, and various local notices. A social musicale at Mrs Morse's featured duets and attendees, with many names listed among guests and reporters.
The Peoria Journal notes hunters have studied the new game laws effective last July 1 and outlining open seasons. Pinnated grouse, prairie chickens, pheasants may be killed Sept 1 to Oct 1, and various waterfowl, doves, squirrels, snipe, plover, ducks, brant may be shot after Sept 1. Quail may be allowed after Sept but are protected until Nov 1 with season through Dec 29. Several pheasants and sand grouse are protected for five years from April 1. Indications point to considerable shooting this season as game is reported plentiful statewide.
The Illinois state fair programme at Springfield runs September 24 to 29, featuring school children's day September 24, exhibitors day September 25, old soldiers Wednesday night grand electric pageant worth $25,000 on September 26, governors day September 27, Springfield day September 28 with the Gentry Patchen race for $5,000, and pay day on September 29.
The ancient and Honorable order of Flies held a meeting the other night on the showcase of a business man who never uses printer's ink and adopted the following resolutions.
An 19th century advertisement touts Dr Kinz New Life Pills as a simple remedy for headache and constipation. It warns against dangerous substitutes like dynamite and mineral pills, and notes the product costs 25 cents at Wm Robinson Co. drug store.
Italian doctors in Sassari report that petroleum used twice monthly in drains cisterns puddles and other breeding sites renders areas uninhabitable for larvae and, alongside chlorine and other insecticides in shops and homes, significantly reduces mosquito populations. Estimated yearly cost for a 50 000 inhabitant town is 200 to 300 dollars including staff wages.
A periodical note discusses a potential vaccine against the rum habit, citing Dr Reynolds Webb Wilcox and earlier research. It claims immunity could be achieved by progressive exposure to toxins, with animal experiments suggesting serum from treated dogs could neutralize larger alcohol doses.
During a recent Senate debate on the naval bill Senator Chandler accused another senator of an Irish bull by asking for an officer who had never set foot on the ocean. The remark was struck from the record.
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