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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1913
Page
5
A vague excerpt notes that Thai men may have multiple wives, highlighting a girl who faces the king’s decision after failing to fulfill her mission. The piece emphasizes constrained agency and royal authority in marital practice.
A satirical piece argues that a husband may dissolve marriage when no longer interested, urging a formal declaration of causes and declaring the “ayes” as a nod to a mock legislative proceedings. It frames separation as a lawful right under nature and law, presented in a ceremonial tone.
A London clockmaker explains mantelpieces must be perfectly horizontal or the clock runs wrong. Gains or losses prompt owners to adjust hands, eventually fouling the mechanism. Watches and traveling clocks differ and can run in any position, hence they are preferred to ornamental mantelpieces.
Naturalists note an apparent balance between neck and leg lengths across birds and mammals, influenced by feeding. Crocodiles lizards and fish have nearly uniform short necks. Water feeding fowls resemble this, except swans geese and bottom feeding Indian birds with long necks and short legs suited to swimming. Harper's Weekly urges wholesome play for children and support for imaginative dress up.
A wounded Civil War veteran recalls meeting Horace Greeley on a New York City train after a Petersburg prison stay. Greeley saw the veteran exhausted, offered his own seat and steadied the door while the man recovered, revealing the famed editor as a compassionate benefactor.
A nostalgic calculation estimates food and drink consumed by a 75 year old, detailing totals of bread and butter, fish and eggs, cheese, vegetables, sugar, salt, and tobacco use as a thought experiment. It imagines a long train of vegetables and vast quantities to illustrate habitual intake.
A hydraulic storage concept uses water to pressurize and expel oil from a tank with no evaporation loss. Refilling drains the water, separating liquids as oil floats atop, preserving oil's quality without leakage. Also describes a shadow tag game and a classroom exchange about a girl named Etela.
The Morning Meeting opens at 10 am in the Park with an invocation and addresses of welcome. Performers include the Citizen's Military Band of Brimfield, Rev. L. F. Cullom, the Star Mixed Double Quartette, L. G. Cady as vice president, and Rev C. D. Shoemaker of Mendon presenting a double quartette.
An afternoon meeting opened with the Music Band Quartette Alf Whetzel leading the group. The session began promptly at 2 o clock with remarks and a musical interlude.
A list of afternoon amusements follows the exercises at the grand stand with a 2:15 ball game and no admission. Ball game Alta versus Brimfield offers a $20 purse and starts at 2:15. Event prizes include Foot Race Free For All with $300 first and $150 second, Boys Under 12 race with $100 first and 50 cents second, Oldest Man prize one dollar, Oldest Woman prize one dollar, Jug Race with $100 first and 50 cents second.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a mistress questioning Nell about an unseen disturbance. The new maid replies the job is difficult and describes a sad scene, with a reference to Tima claiming someone can obey. The text is garbled and unfinished.
A commenter jokes that Dail Gabe Smith ranks as the dullest fellow met, noting he cannot even break monotony. The quip appears in a lighthearted exchange between unnamed sources.
A brief dialogue hints at perception of a woman’s appearance based on secondhand advice. The speaker notes not having seen her and suggests limited personal judgment due to helping her mother. The fragment conveys social curiosity and dependency imagery.
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