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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1906
Page
3
A discussion promoting Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound as the best aid for women during the change of life. A testimonial from Mrs. B L Koehne of Chicago credits the remedy with easing fatigue headaches and nervous exhaustion, urging others to seek advice from Lydia E. Pinkham’s circle for free guidance.
The firm ordered 500 cars and 33 locomotives and connected with 30 downtown buildings and nine railroad warehouses, aiming to divert substantial freight to the subway. President Wheeler and Chief Engineer Jackson estimate daily throughput and annual net income near five million dollars once terminals are complete, with one third of current team-hailed goods expected to pass via the tunnel by 1907.
An apple boom sweeps Chicago and nationwide markets as the 1896 crop is described as the greatest and most valuable in fifteen years. Early shipments flood South Water street at 6000 barrels daily, with Michigan lake boats and Illinois carriage propelling a vast trade. Prices for early varieties range 1.50 to 2.50 per barrel. experts foresee exceptionally low prices for top grades. California and eastern states also report record output, signaling widespread prosperity for growers. An apple authority key to the National Apple Growers Association notes the fall crop will be beyond comprehension.
Justice Gaynor ruled passengers may refuse the second fare in a habeas corpus case over Coney Island lines. Crowds protested, several lines failed, and clashes drew police and officials into a rebate compromise. Also, Union Leader backs end of the New Haven strike, urging workers back to ensure lawful conduct by the Brotherhood.
At Highland Lake in Connecticut a summer resort now hosts religious services afloat with preacher and congregation in boats. Prayers are less kneeling to avoid upsetting boat balance. A fiduciary company reports an increase of 11,753.459 in valuation over last year.
An advertisement features Mrs. Nathaniel Field of Maine praising Dr Williams Pink Pills for restoring color and strength after severe anemia and nerve headaches. It claims weight gain from 120 to 164 pounds and lasting relief after a few weeks. The text includes pricing and orders may be sent postpaid from Schenectady New York. Also promotes Allen's Foot Ease sample and states 25 cents per unit.
A Curacao administration keeps a garrison at ancient forts while life flows calmly. The island’s economy is steady yet idle, with curious local paper money circulating only there. Nearby Venezuela fuels revolutions and refugee gatherings, shaping Curacao as a tense political waypoint. A post office anecdote rounds out reflections on living in a different era.
A Michigan woman recounts years of bilious colic headaches catarrh and severe dyspepsia tied to coffee. After stopping coffee and using Postum Food Coffee her stomach improved rapidly and she urges others with similar suffering to switch, noting medical opinions were unhelpful.
Autobiographical testimonial from Lizzie BE. Sledge of Selma Alabama claims severe facial and body eczema failed by two town physicians. After using Cuticura Resolvent with Cuticura Soap and Quintin ent, itching ceased, splotches vanished in six months and skin cleared. Dates and some details appear corrupted.
A city gentleman invited to the country discovers poor shooting contrasted with a lively bystander who jokes that the birds are strong this year. The exchange shifts to Lucy and Thelma over a bachelor, graduation exercises, and a joke about after-graduation chores.
A Hartford Courant correspondent recounts a cat tale. A mother cat moved gifts to a friend near the new home yet wandered back to her old mistress in the city she had never seen. The cat’s affectionate greeting and clingy nature suggest a subtle instinct or memory guiding her return.
A polecat measuring twenty four inches from tip to tip has been trapped in the Amat forest Ard Gay Ross-shire.
The Astor family of New York secures a vast tract in Mexico to establish what would become the world’s largest cattle ranch, signaling a major expansion of American land holdings abroad.
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