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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1925
Page
2
A vintage advertisement touts Kemps Balsam as a cure for a terrible cough. It claims the medicine quiets the hack by thinning phlegm and soothing inflamed membranes, reducing coughing fits. Priced at 30 cents at all stores.
The text notes wealth in the United States was 51,135,750,000 in the early period and rose to 820,803,860,000 by 1922. Per capita wealth increased from 6.64 to 29.13 dollars, showing substantial growth in national wealth and individual wealth levels over time.
An update notes writer Torle and composer Jim are revising Durber slop mist to include a party for Boprane and to add contrive views. The work aims to broaden perspective and refine the overall approach.
The text notes that Tiucullis, a famed Roman general, is said to have introduced cherries into Italy around the start of the present era. It adds that he is reported to have spent fabulous sums on his table.
A hushed Incident and a legacy of diamonds frame Selina Peake’s choice to work as a country schoolteacher. Julie Hempel doubts her fit, while Selina’s hard history and striking eyes shape her future, from Prairie Avenue to Vermont village memories.
Edna Ferber sketches Selina's arrival at the Holland‑American plaas of Klaas Pool in High Prairie Illinois. Selina, a nineteen year old rookie teacher, meets Klaas and his wife Maarije as she begins a life among fields, cabbages, and cautious hospitality.
Summary follows Selina DeJong, daughter of gambler Simeon, as she grows into young womanhood in Chicago in 1888. Dirk DeJong presents a unconventional yet engaging life, with her friend Julie Hempel and mother Selina navigating hardship after Simeon’s fatal quarrel leaves Selina destitute and seeking a livelihood.
Seliis believed herself lucky to secure the Dutch school at High Prairie, located miles outside Chicago, for thirty dollars.
A Vermont girl arrives amid Dutch truck gardeners and faces choices between settling quietly and seeking escape. The item follows a human-interest thread highlighting cultural contrast and personal direction in rural agricultural life.
The bureau of standards notes no method fully removes oil stains from concrete. Partial removal is possible by soaking with gasoline and absorbing the liquid with blotting paper, repeating the process several times at intervals.
A cryptic note describes a region in Egypt between two lower falls of the IMe-Pepuly clence Monthly, claiming rain has never fallen there and detailing an unclear climatological or historical anomaly amid dated geographies.
An advertisement-style piece touts Tanlac as a rapid remedy for grippe or flu and fatigue, claiming it cleanses the blood, boosts digestion, and restores appetite. It cites a Jersey City reader praising Carter’s Little Liver Pills for relieving gas and biliousness, urging purchase at drug stores.
Golde tended his garden when the minister passed and offered congratulations. Golde humbly replied that his garden isn’t much. The pastor clarified his praise, noting it was the first time he had seen Golde on his knees.
The item notes a witty jab about Ethel abandoning French heels after marriage and a remark that she would lower herself by marrying her husband. The snippet reflects society gossip and headlines in a compact gossip column voice.
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