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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1908
Page
5
Brimfield Directory lists church services at Congregational Baptist and other pulpits with Sunday School times and prayer meetings. Fraternal groups including M W A Camp and Woodmen lodge schedule bi monthly or monthly gatherings at Camp Hall and Woodmen hall with officers named.
Payiag Investment Mr John White of 38 Highland Ave Houston says after trying many remedies a 50c bottle of Dr King's New Discovery banished his cough and this winter's treatment again removed the cough. Sold under guarantee at Wm Robinson & Co drug store with 50c and 1.60 options and a trial bottle free.
Baptist Church notes announce a Sunday School Convention to be held on Sunday September 18. Regular Sunday school at the usual hour. Prayer meeting Thursday evening at 7. A good attendance is desired.
Local notes report fall openings of trimmed goods and a millinery store launch. Social visits include Mrs Ellis in Wyanet and Peoria guests at Walter Mockusey’s home. A major race meet in Peoria promises a top program with Minor Heir aiming for the world record, potentially earning $2000 if successful.
A pretty home wedding united Elizabeth M King to Frank M Feltoo of Lebanon Kansas on Tuesday Sept 8 at 5 30 at the King residence Rev Richard Pacey officiated in an intimate setting. The bride wore a white alk princess gown and carried bridal roses. The couple will reside after October 1 at a country home and the groom is described as an enterprising young business man.
The Old Settlers Union of Princeville invites all to the third annual picnic on Thursday September 17 with speakers Hon J W Graff of Peoria and Hon James W Hill also of Peoria running for Congress. Graff will discuss his Hawaiian Islands and Panama Canal trip. Spencer’s head from Peoria will provide music and there will be amusements, a big picnic dinner and exercises for all ages. Princeville promises ample accommodations and a big crowd is expected.
Miss Clunkey of Bradford visits relatives in Brimfield this week. Walter Reynolds of Maqnon guests at the home of Mr and Mrs G H Cobb. W W Church returns to Rock Island after visiting his old home here. Miss Nettie Johneven and Mr McKibbden of Peoria visit Brimfield over Sunday. Mr and Mrs Lew Martin and son visit Mr Martins old house in Iediasa this past week. Mrs Floyd Preston of Cantos visits Mrs Hannah Preston and Mrs Elizabeth Meyers and sister Miss Myrtie Hannam of Occida with Miss Bessie Farnum and Dr OC Farnum. Mrs Henry Foster of Laura and Mrs Ollie Imes of Cincinnati visit Mr and Mrs P B McGrane at Streat this week. Next Thursday night Kennedy Bright promises more sun and excitement. Miss Fioresce Stansbury leaves for Chicago to train in city home and foreign missions. The Lansing wagon touted as among the best seeks buyers with low prices. Progress Club members meet with Mrs J H Carson Saturday at four to plan the year's work. Envelopes for rural routes printed at fifty cents per box of 48 with name and place, sold by dealers.
J C Goodwin of Reideville North Carolina lauds Backlen Arnica Salve as a knock-out remedy for a leg ulcer last summer. He claims a bad sore disappeared after a few rounds with the salve and notes it is guaranteed for piles sores and burns available at Wood Robinson & Co drag store.
Capt G L Bumbaugh of St Louis signs with the Illinois State Board of Agriculture for sensational air ship trips at the Springfield State Fair grounds on September 28 and October 1. He will fly to the State House grounds and back, with daily flights planned and a race against an automobile to be staged during the fair.
The M E Church notes announce Sunday school at 9 30 next Sunday and a league meeting at 6 30 sharp with the topic The Christian s Path to Fame led by Prof C B Moore. Last Sunday night the Bally Day meeting led by Rev George Cady drew about sixty five people and was very enthusiastic Miss Florence Stansbury, a former district league officer, spoke on league work.
N H Brows of Pittsfield Vermont praises Dr Kings New Life Pills for removing "kinks" from stomach liver and bowels without fuss or friction. The product is guaranteed satisfactory at Robinson and Co drug store for 26 cents.
The excerpt explains opium, described as the dried juice of the white poppy gathered in Asia. It details harvesting, processing into paste, and forms like half-peas and belladonna uses, noting opium’s soothing effects and dangers and urging physician supervision.
A caller who stayed over four hours past his appointment irritated the household. A small boy named Freddie interrupted with a quip about the visitor’s prompt departure, drawing a sharp rebuke from his mother for risking the truth.
France saw 18,000 more deaths than births last year signaling population decline. The report notes housing and social patterns, highlighting a trend toward fashionable districts and urban living.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a dialog about raising a baby with scientific care and a grandmother living with someone. The source lacks clear names, places, or events to form a complete news item.
The survey itemizes varying costs and policies across nations and regions. It cites Germany’s pupil cost at 12.80 dollars annually, British East India Company trade hesitancy with Japan, Oklahoma’s Catholic leadership, US naval entertainment expenditure in Melbourne and Sydney, French licensing tax on absinthe, Salvation Army aid in Toronto, Aristobulus’ tombstone reference, India’s move to hire women telegraph operators, and a 12 month training for female telegraphists with pay matching male learners.
A collage of aphorisms comments on virtue luck wealth marriage and church life. Wry observations about drunkenness storms debt happiness and human foibles appear as short maxims with a homespun tone.
The list recounts figures such as Marie Antoinette, Aristotle, Lafayette, Schiller, David Livingstone, Victor Hugo, Florence Nightingale, Tasso, Sir Henry Vane, Spinoza, and early reformers Ives Wycliff Latimer Tyndale and Garibaldi facing death, exile, or punishment. The account highlights violent fates and persecutions across history.
E Livemore known as the King of the Cotton Pit bragged about earning 500000 in a day while warning that corner schemes and flighty speculation never succeed. He recalled a boyhood dialogue about luck and value, noting that the safe choice is the steady side, not reckless bets.
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