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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1900
Page
7
An illustrated pamphlet has recently been published by the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railway giving complete information about the farm lands of Nebraska. Copies may be had free upon application to P. S. Eustis, General Passenger Agent, Chicago Illinois.
Cirrus clouds move at about eighty nine miles per hour on average. In winter they have been recorded traveling as fast as two hundred thirty miles per hour.
An amusing anecdote recalls a General of the Chamber of Deputies who, hearing cries of Assessing Assassins, told his friend they were calling for him and then entered with calm bravado shouting Voila Voila to assert his presence.
The Landolfa vine yields rubber but is hard to tap as sap hardens quickly. Mar nald and Verneuil propose crushing the vine in hot water to extract all the rubber contained.
Rev. J. M. Yingling of Cumberland Maryland recommends Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a sure cure when taken in time. He has used it and knows others who have used it. For sale by Wm. Robinson & Co.
Dr Oliver Wendell Holmes predicted the last survivor at the end of the Harvard class of 1529 era would be Linsee Cunningham of Newport Alabama, both unable to attend the commencement as noted in the obituary style remark.
Mrs Brenick of Liberty Rhode Island recalls a severe dysentery episode in her eight child where Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy proved lifesaving after a newspaper advertisement. She urges other mothers to use the medicine and notes local availability through Wy Robinzon & Co.
Saturday afternoon caucus at Hill camp in Oak today. Peoria visitors and Brimfield relatives appear among a mosaic of town events including church repairs, ball games, and social visits. Constipation remedies, a local balloon ascent plan, and assorted community updates fill the page with small town life.
Sunday evening service was canceled due to weather causing disappointment. Next Sunday Pastor Cox will give a pulpit brief to children followed by a sermon on The Discipline of Difficulties. No evening service. BY. P. A. visit C. E's. Readings centered on Matthew 26 15 and Philippians 1 21.
Congregational notes invite Methodist and Baptist members not at camp meeting to worship Sunday evening at the Congregational church. The Young Men's Association will complete its organization next Saturday evening with a call for every young man to join the charter roll. Reading room stocked with high order books and reviews signals readiness for work and declares the association an assured success.
Methodist notes report a Southport Sabbath service assisted by Wheatcroft Nibbelin and Strickland with an inspiring love feast and sacramental service. Mrs Rinson’s evening address drew a large crowd and the quarterly conference is postponed to Wednesday August 6 at the camp ground.
A reflective note scolds idle members who attend few meetings yet criticize the group. It urges every member to reflect on their own zeal and involvement, urging honest self assessment and urging action to support the society.
Harry A Whetzel died at his home near Dana Illinois on Saturday July 28 aged 34 years 22 days after months long illness. His father Alfred Whetzel sister Alta and cousin Leslie Kelley attended the funeral. The services were well attended and the interment was at Dana his late home. A full life sketch and funeral report will appear next week.
The park will host a sale of stand privileges for Old Settlers Day at 2 o'clock on Saturday August 11 by order of the committee.
During the civil war and later the Spanish American War diarrhoea troubled the Army with chronic cases. David Taylor of Wind Ridge Greene County Pennsylvania is cited as a sufferer who uses Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and reports relief. For sale by Wm Robinson &
The article notes the practice of rewarding couriers who bring good news to the Chinese emperor and punishing those who deliver bad tidings, reflecting a culture that prizes optimistic reporting and punishes negative information.
An old report notes that rifle fire accounts for about 90 percent of deaths and injuries in modern warfare. It cites the Franco German war estimates showing 6,369 German soldiers killed by rifle bullet fire among other figures.
In the grounds at Inverary castle the extensive tree plantation was planted by eminent visitors including the queen who was entertained there in 1847 and 1875 Mr Gladstone the Earl of Shaftesbury Lord Lansdowne and Dr Livingstone participated in planting events linked to the late Duke of Argyll.
The present establishment of the military forces of New South Wales 9 774 Queensland 7 216 South Australia 5 217 Victoria 10 218 Western Australia 4 220 making a continental total of 36 645 officers and men.
Bright red kites dotted the Philadelphia sky during the convention with American flags attached. Lines tied to the kites stretched across the height visible to the naked eye, creating a fluttering flag display against a blue sky.
Report describes huge winged swarms in Belgium with sightings of dragon flies and locusts. Citizens cover faces and flee indoors in Brussels while observers report widespread aerial disturbances across several squares.
Dr Pozzi a renowned Paris surgeon and prominent society figure also active in politics as a senator died. Born October 3 1846 in Bergerac Dordogne he earned early medical recognition and joined the Academy of Medicine in 1896.
Conflict between county officers and city authorities over prisoner status led to seven inmates being seized at Galena Kansas, then slipping away during a heated dispute and crossing into Missouri. The incident highlights jurisdictional confusion at the disorderly house.
The death of the Duke of Wellington leaves three Princesses of Wellington, a rare state since a duchess keeps her title after marriage and only loses it if she remarries as one Marlborough duchess did.
On the thirtieth anniversary of Charles Dickens death the novelist is honored at Westminster Abbey with a graveyard tribute of flowers. The article also notes Italy increasing electric traction with eighty three miles of steam lines converted and plans for hundreds more electric routes in mountainous regions.
The city endorses a 60000 appropriation to help the state acquire the James Hall scientific collection and library. The collection embodies Prof James Hall’s seventy year scientific career and is among the world’s most notable paleontological riches.
The text describes a massive Philadelphia park spanning about 3 60 acres, claimed as the largest park in America with historic significance. it hosted the Centennial Exhibition in 1876 and features the Schuylkill River and Wissahickon Creek traversing it, highlighting national stature and notable improvements.
Vienna report on Countess Louise Erdedy known as the Latin Lady who advocated Latin as an international medium of intercourse. Her writings show mastery of the language but her hobby led to destitution and she died poor.
An observer at two stations separated by a mile or more measures the angle and altitude to a cloud point. The cloud's identity is confirmed by telephone, and observation synchrony is secured by electric pendulums. This method is used at Upsala Observatory in Sweden.
Efforts to perfect a selector system face a major challenge as signals from multiple stations within overlapping ranges must reach a single receiving point without triggering others. Researchers note this remains essentially unsolved despite advances.
A social scandal circles a double duel claim involving Dr Jaime F Llaugliol and Mr Julian Martinez with their sons, while William V Bart writes from Buenos Ayres to the Chicago Record. No bloodshed occurred. An amendment to the penal code seeks to lift the prohibition on dueling, though enforcement remains weak.
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