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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1913
Page
2
Fragmented account notes Civil Service Commission order banning state classified employees from other work. Mentions examinations successes for local men including William Haker and Jeptha BoJonen. Reports unpaid pay and political talk surrounding enforcement and repercussions.
In chaotic Chicago scene a ban on bathers wearing white silk stockings caused confusion at the water. Police struggled to persuade swimmers to leave the pool while onlookers defended the latest style claiming fashion progress.
Five thousand colored citizens attended Peoria emancipation anniversary with delegations from Galesburg Lincoln Bloomington Peoria Decatur and Springfield forming a permanent Fourth of August organization. Also Joliet Eleven Will county women kept a secret for a year until Hidings revealed a wedding between Miss Pansy Palmer and a groom from Jackson Township.
A comic clash between Private Cassidy and Private Mueller over ammunition belts erupts in the American trenches near Santiago. Mulraney intervenes as the two grapple, while a German foe and a Spaniard belt dispute distracts the battle. After orders restore order, Mulraney loses rank and Mueller endures punishment. a later camp quip about a late train caps the tale.
A guerrilla captain leading 306 men faces a 600-strong force. Upon learning the enemy approaches, he tells his men to size them up and if they cannot win, to simply harass and surrender rather than retreat.
A brief note indicates boiler inspection efforts across thirteen states, highlighting policy focus and regional coordination. The text mentions enforcement and safety standards guiding inspections, with general emphasis on compliance and public safety.
A fancier abroad on holiday entrusts a new country girl with feeding his prize birds. A suspected roup outbreak leads him to order isolation, but the girl admits the bird was left loose and broomed by Jim. The tale, told in London Tit Bits style, ends with a comic misadventure.
A 1813 dated testimonial by Mrs Bertha Underwood describes extensive scalp eczema starting as a sore on the crown, spreading across the scalp and body, with itching, scales, and hair loss. After six months without relief, she notes improvement and cure following Cuticura Soap and Ointment use.
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