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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1900
Page
8
An illustrated pamphlet recently published by the Chicago Burlington & Quincy R.A. provides complete information on Nebraska farm lands. Copies are available free upon application to P. L. Eustis, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, Illinois.
A New York paper notes Thomas B Reed has grown portly and uses the change as proof of extraordinary politeness by offering two ladies a seat in a crowded car.
In Copake New York residents organized a tombstone bee to restore toppled graveyard monuments and headstones, gathering to straighten and preserve local gravesites in a community effort.
Health specialists say lean beef and whole milk provide similar nourishment yet beef is more valuable for food due to nutrient balance. The Seaport town of Great Yarmouth has Dyke Row, a street on England's coast only fifty six inches wide at its narrowest point.
Reverend J M Yingling of Bedford Street Methodist Cumberland Maryland endorses Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He says it never fails when taken promptly and that he has used it and known others to do so. For sale by Wn Robinson & Co.
Studies show that large rivers can enter the sea beneath the surface near continental coastlines. Research notes underwater river mouths and hidden plumes shaping coastal geology and nutrient flows.
The Jenny Stud or Spanish style hair flourish is revived in a new form. A single flower decorates the hair, sometimes crafted in gold and tinted enamel, with diamond-cut petals set on a modern hair buckle.
A mother of eight shares a dramatic tale of dysentery in her youngest daughter. After trying many remedies, she read an advertisement for Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, bought a bottle, and the medicine proved to be life saving. She urges other mothers to know this effective remedy.
C E Waters of Kewanee visited the old home. Numerous visits from residents and travelers include Mrs John McCune of Monica and Mrs Sandham of Wyoming. Citizens report Wyoming Fair dates and local improvements. Fire at Will Yess's farm caused loss of a mule. Brimfield schools reopen Aug 27 with staff listed. Local scenes include rescues of a trapped colt and various visits by relatives and friends. Weather and camp meeting rains affect the week, with social notes on hospitality and local figures such as O Maxwell leaving Strain’s, and a charity anecdote about a beggar woman.
The text notes high mortality figures, large passenger numbers in London transit within five miles, and a Massachusetts man who recently secured four patents for a music typewriter. It mentions music copying as a profession demanded by orchestras, choruses, and bands.
Captain McCalla of the cruiser Newark now in Chinese waters favors raspberry vinegar, always carrying a large supply made by Mrs. McCalla.
The pearling industry in western Australia is sizable with many pearls valued at several thousand dollars each. Across the region, numerous pearls are harvested annually, contributing to substantial yearly income. In Bloemfontein, typhoid cases reached 4,000 last Saturday, with 1,700 in a single hospital and forty deaths that day, while average daily deaths stood at eighteen.
The first telegraph in Japan began in 1869 when the government hired English engineers to lay a line between Yokohama and Tokyo, a short distance apart. The piece also notes a London suburb fad among society women photographed with disguises and reports war correspondent Julian Ralph’s expected return to America to lecture.
United States Cast Iron and Foundry in Cincinnati has opened a training school for workers. A room with drawing apparatus has been fitted and instruction will be given during company time.
Gout is a disease of middle to advanced life, affecting men more than women. Heredity helps, but the main cause is unhygienic living and diet errors. The Jenny Lind style of wearing a single flower in the hair is revived, sometimes gold and tinted enamel with diamond-chewed petals on a hair buckle. Philadelphia’s big alligator arrives at the zoo, eight feet long and over 135 pounds, a native of Santiago, Cuba, sent by Major Scott in Governor-General Wood’s Cuban staff.
Congressman Landis recalls a 1848 episode with Dick Thompson about John Quincy Adams. Four carriers of Adams into the speaker's room later debated his final utterances. A fellow carried out the report that Adams spoke nothing, while a selected line was reported as his last words.
In Lippincottis Magazine Morris Wade recounts a minister who wed a young couple at the bride’s home. The wedding was lavish with caterer served supper and a prosperity display, prompting the minister to hope for a handsome fee. On departure the bridegroom asks to loan him five dollars, promising repayment in a week.
The Prince of Wales, a Commodore of the exclusive Royal Yacht Squadron, faced a severe setback as his nominees fared poorly in balloting. A special meeting sought to switch the next election to a club committee, but the proposal was rejected and election rules were tightened with stricter blackball conditions.
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