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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1907
Page
3
The readable text mentions Dr Pierce and glycerine in a process related to extracting curative virtues from roots. The fragment is incomplete and contains garbled phrases that hinder full interpretation of the event or claim.
A London exposition for summer 1908 will showcase science art products and British Empire education systems with French and colonial participation. Preliminary arrangements were made last November between governments and organizers. The item includes miscellany from news and ads interspersed with humorous notes and trivia.
The crop reporting board reports corn condition on Aug 1 at 82.8, up from 80.2 last month, and compares 1906 89.0 and 10-year average 82. The report lists state by state conditions for holders with 1,000,000+ acres, plus notes on winter wheat yield preliminaries and spring wheat, oats, barley, and rye conditions and ten-year averages.
The State of New York erects a white marble McKinley monument in Buffalo costing over 150000 dollars. A formal dedication on September 5 during Old Home Week September 1 to 7 will feature Gov. Hughes, Roosevelt, and Cleveland invitations, with military parades and a week of civic pageantry.
A compact timeline lists notable historical milestones including 1066 ships launched in Canada at Quebec, 1640 Arras captured by France, 1704 Narva taken by Peter the Great, 1788 Orsova seized by Turks, 1821 Missouri admission, 1842 Ashburton treaty, 1844 Burns festival, 1853 Bombardment of Sweaborg, 1890 first U S execution by electricity, 1902 Coronation of Edward VII, with numerous battles, abductions, treaties, and political shifts across Europe and the Americas.
The Rev. R. J. Campbell, an English clergyman, has been formally invited by the Labour Party to contest the new vacancy in the parliamentary representation of Cardiff.
A blaze in Manila destroyed 120 native houses leaving 600 people homeless. A heavy rain later quenched the flames. ArchBishop of Bologna Cordings Owence Sremge, born in Italy in 1851, is referenced in the report.
The Literary Digest cites a foreign engineering paper describing the compressor system. It bore holes to hardpan with a tapering arm like a pile driver and fills them with layered stones and rubble rammed tight. The method yields a monolithic, highly compact foundation without removing ground.
Judge Landis issues a ruling fining Standard Oil and affecting a furniture trust on the same day, detailing penalties and legal actions while noting the impact on related commerce and assets.
A discussion on criminal deception and the so called crook eye as a tells to detect phonies. Credence men use calm lines and steady gazes to gain trust while savvy targets seek signs of manipulation. Insights from Josiah Flynt and a Washington Star exchange illustrate wary scrutiny of smooth operators.
Mrs. Margaret Emmerich of Clinton Street Napoleon Ohio suffered kidney trouble for fifteen years with back pain poor eyesight dizzy spells and limited mobility for ten years. After taking Dean's Kidney Pills she received quick relief and was finally cured. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Forest and Stream notes the origin of artificial flies as a solution to using fragile natural baits. The first fig fisher sought materials to spark trout feeding, with feathers and the red cock's buckle as early insects. It notes a 2000 plus current number of fig patterns and many salmon fly designs.
Mrs Chugwater asks Josiah what an octopus is. He answers with a playful definition calling it a cat with eight lives to distinguish it from an ordinary cat.
A philosophical boarder quips that knowledge of women grows less certain with experience. Sle keeps the remark quiet to avoid the landlady overhearing.
California woman reports better sleep after quitting coffee and using Postum. Her brother also stopped coffee after trying Postum and saw relief from sour stomach. The ad claims coffee causes sleepless nights and stomach issues and urges a ten day or longer trial to prove the effect.
A clipping reports a 24 foot coal seam at 580 yards depth in South Staffordshire. With new machinery monthly output could reach 3,200 tons daily from one shaft, using hydraulic lifts and mixed practices. Surface lighting and underground haulage will employ 1500 to 2000 miners across 2000 acres.
Mrs Hattie Currier of Thomaston Maine reports a nine month old baby suffered from a persistent rash on the face and feet nightly. She used Cuticura Ointment and claims swift relief within hours and complete healing after one box. She also remarked on removal of cradle cap with same product. June 9 1906.
A snippet recalls Willie preferring to see an angel over a baby and notes a London Punch moment. It also mentions the Chinese Board of Education banning the sale of small shoes to halt foot binding.
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