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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1907
Page
2
A verse from Good Housekeeping depicts Little Pink Sunbonnet leaving grandpa’s farm each morning with cookies and bread for school. The child’s absence from home is mourned as summer ends and she progresses toward womanhood, with a goodbye kiss at the door.
A desperate suitor and Nell flee by switch engine toward New Zealand to marry without her father’s consent. The engine misbehaves but they reach a station where a telegram from Chicago grants their marriage with parental blessing.
A noisy discussion in a sewing circle covers home remedies for hair growth mentioning quinine glycerine kerosene oil tea salt water and brushing routines. Members speculate on potions and methods while contrasting with warnings and skepticism about effectiveness.
The tale follows George Robinson who seeks marriage to Katherine Hollingsworth and converts to the Society of Friends after elders question his motives. Katherine guides him, and within a year he becomes a true convert. They begin a long, happy married life and serve as examples of piety and loyalty to the Quaker community.
A Yonkers Statesman quip notes a one in 64 billion chance of identical fingerprints and adds a line about most married men doing as they please in their minds. The brief reflects light humor on luck and matrimony without sensational detail.
A column details ornate sherbet spoons carved from pear wood, lengthening one to two feet, with translucent carvings and intricate inlays. It also reports on a simultaneous strike by Western Union and Postal workers, where Denver, Salt Lake, and Los Angeles operators joined the Associated Press compromised by a sudden walkout, crippling the service for days.
A sweeping telegraphers strike spreads from Chicago to nearly every region, suspending wire communication. With many offices deserted and only a few leased lines functioning, major U.S. cities including New York Washington Philadelphia Baltimore Pittsburgh Buffalo Cleveland Cincinnati Detroit Atlanta feel the impact as operators join the sympathy strike.
A historical overview recounts three major telegraphers strikes in the United States past. It notes the 1833 Western Union walkout sparked by grievances, the 1869 League protest against wage cuts, and the ongoing 1969 strike, highlighting disrupted service and wage tensions among operators.
An average of 800 people are killed by lightning annually in the United States. The readings show a high-risk belt from the northeast to the mid Atlantic and southern regions with five deaths per 10 000 square miles yearly in the hotspot zone. The Pacific coast sees almost no storms and lower fatality.
Telegraphed news was greatly curtailed as Chicago operators walked out during a strike, isolating the city from national news. Leased-line wires also showed disruption and morale decline, reducing outside reports. In contrast, ship letters to Tonga islands used rockets to deliver mail due to reefs. A separate raid on a counterfeiters den near Smithfield, Pennsylvania, led to arrests, mold seizures, and a large cache of fake coins.
The telegraphers strike endangers government operations weather reports and crop data with potential price volatility in grains. Warns of broader impacts including maritime weather reliance and public safety risks from a large walkout. Mentions Reginald Vanderbilt arrests for speeding and various regional incidents.
A Berlin source quotes a high German official familiar with German African possessions stating the United States need not fear Southwest Africa becoming a major cotton producer. He says conditions there differ from the U.S. cotton belt, notes some local soils may suit cotton, but denies Africans will work hard enough to be a cheap labor force.
The Paris Academy of Science reports Dr Fortin’s mercury lamp method reveals retinal vessels clearly through blue glass and a pinhole screen. Nebraska designates Aug 29 as school cleaning day to ready buildings for the new term. Four soldiers of a unit face charges of the police.
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