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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1900
Page
1
Rural Kansas land offer near county seat outlines 3 1 2 percent acres rich soil and 175 acres under cultivation. Sale terms 15 per acre 1000 cash balance from crop profits with no risk. Invites buyers to settle in and enjoy the picnic while noting Union Pacific access and local amenities.
Local notes advertise bargain items at Cummins and H L Fishers selling styles, screen doors, and Delft enameled ware. Short pieces report visitors, a Carthage trip, and a Tarkio visit. A farm house burned near Oak Hill and Wyoming Fair Aug 28 31 promises big crowds and rides. Funeral of Mrs Barber linked to lengthy ride. pile ointment ad for hemorrhoids follows. Mr Spiker returns from Nenia NL. Captain Day headline noted with Brimfield kin. Multiple farming and civic items recur with local color and brief anecdotes.
The text notes daily milk consumption by New York residents from about 140,000 cows across New York New Jersey Connecticut Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. It lists U S Senators born in Ohio in a largely Republican group. It mentions plans by American capitalists to build a 7.0 million wood pulp plant at Grand Falls New Brunswick. It adds Mexico seed oil production and 1899 consumption with price data.
An appeal describes The Corn Belt as a handsome illustrated monthly with exact farm land information, farmer letters, and pictures of homes barns and stock. It invites readers to send 25 cents in postage stamps for a year’s subscription to Tax Comx Best at 200 Adams Street Chicago.
Gale dates listed as May 1 and 15, June 5 and 19, July 3 and 17, August 7 and 21. Fare for round trip set at the lowest first class rate plus $2.00. Final ticket limit is 21 days. Tickets sold to all points West and Southwest, North and Northwest, and to locations in the South and Southeast. RR Murphy, Agent.
Chicago authorities credit the drainage canal with lowering typhoid fever cases by preventing lake contamination from refuse, protecting the city water supply drawn from the lake.
Historical notes state no comet has touched Earth or mingled with its atmosphere. The closest observed pass was the 1770 comet, which approached about 1.4 million miles from Earth.
A Billville report states a woman became mayor and presided over a case in which her husband, described as the first offender, was brought before her. He was fined 320 dollars plus costs and the mayor used the money to buy two silk dresses.
Japan allocates 20,000,008 dollars for Tokyo harbor upgrades over ten years. Kobe harbor will receive about 12,000,008 dollars more, with six additional harbors each slated for 2,700,000 to 4,200,600 dollars.
The text notes two hundred ninety million dollars spent on poultry in one year, contrasted with 196,090,000 for hogs, emphasizing the vast scale of the poultry business while stating that eggs are still imported.
An improved electric lamp features a pencil of refractory material suspended inside the bulb around the wires. The current heats the pencil, causing it to glow with a white light.
The Queen presents Capt. Lambton of the Powerful with a gold repeater watch as a token of esteem for gallant services at Ladysmith. The watch bears the Queen's monogram in brilliants with Ladysmith 1909 inscribed.
A singer in grand operas challenges the common belief that lemon juice safely relieves a slight hoarseness. The acid may clear the voice briefly but is injurious to the vocal cords over time, experts warn.
General Miles as lieutenant general will enjoy the privilege accorded to other army officers of prescribing his own uniform. He may wear what he pleases. The Russian sword belt, secured abroad, will remain a part of it.
The harvest reports show France produced 1,366,001,064 gallons, Italy 706,107,500, Spain 504,333,750, and Roumania 158,565,000 gallons. World production is estimated at 3,338,101,701 gallons.
In Grossdale near Eghrain Pennsylvania the Mennonites held a unique pastor election. Ten candidates faced a trial with ten Bibles laid on two tables. One man drew two slips of paper and the preacher chosen by lottery was selected.
A Maine man develops a device with a conical shield and basin to capture small insects. Two lamps heat a liquid to attract and drown insects that strike the chimney. The text notes incandescent lamp heat is underrated and mentions celluloid and lamp bulbs in relation to heat.
Versus Experiments by Professor Mosso at the University of Genoa indicate that sugar given after a period of starvation or a two leg fast rapidly restores vitality and raises body temperature more quickly than bread.
Robert Avery of Winsted Connecticut had his clothes stolen while bathing. He wandered the adjacent woods and stream for two days and nights. He was shot at and chased by dogs as a wild man, until a brave man approached, learned his tale, and brought him clothing.
A large yearly flow of horse hair used to make and repair bows for violin viola cello and bass in the United States comes from Germany and Russia. In those countries horse tails can grow much longer than in the United States.
Rub rust stains with sweet oil, in a few days rub well with cloth wet with water until stain fades, a simple antique remedy noted for metal cleaning.
The text discusses lime burning needing thorough heat to burn lime thoroughly for three days and notes carbonic acid escapes during overburn. It also mentions wedding invitations in the city and fashionable events, with references to transportation and selling shelves in New York.
Local shop advertises bogies and carriages from a renowned factory. Promises money savings on this line and invites customers to inspect samples at the shop. G. H. Cons.
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