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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1900
Page
2
An emigrant ship faces disaster as a timid boy contemplates escape via a locked door. He chooses to stay with the doomed crew, sealing himself in his fate while the vessel sinks and despair ends his life. The scene contrasts his fear with the ship’s grim chaos and the mates’ ruthless call.
A fogbound voyage of the Pride of Asia leads to a collision, sinking parts of the ship and prompting a desperate escape. Captain and crew fight to reach a sandy shore as a boy named Malcolm dies heroically while an open bulkhead seals others fates. Old Captain Malcolm visits the grave of the boy with the inscription Here Lies a Hero.
A man notices a woman’s laundry items on a wash line and fears she may flee home if anything else is revealed about her circumstances.
The Mexican government orders railway authorities to install specified safety appliances in all passenger cars by the close of 1904. Reports also note industrial growth including a Grand Falls pulp plant project costing 6 million dollars with daily output targets of 5,500 tons of white newspaper pulp and related products.
A New York wholesale dealer notes American sardine consumption reached 2,000,000 cases in a year. Maine accounts for 1,400,000 cases, California 150,000, and France 450,000. Maine packing houses employ 6,000 workers and ship 1,500,000 cases annually. Fishing occurs May to fall in St. Croix and Passamaquoddy Bay with nets and funnels.
Miss Annie R. Tinker a 19 year old daughter of Henry C. Tinker of New York was steering a yacht near Port Jefferson when a wheel spoke struck her right arm fracturing the wrist. She remained at the wheel and guided the vessel for a mile and a half before seeking aid.
The article traces kissing in ancient Rome from a royal sign of homage to a personal gesture of affection. Emperors could kiss mouths or eyes to honor favored subjects while spouses and kin shared gentler forms. It notes premarital betrothal customs and inheritance rules tied to kisses, as described by Woman's Home Companion.
French army recruiting officers in Algiers report descendants of Vandals remaining in the Atlas region. The hill-dwellers are described as blue eyed and oval faced, more intelligent than Kabyle neighbors who have adopted their language. Dark-brown beards appear in shepherd cabins, sun-bronzed from long summers.
In France arboriculturists debated spiders may spin webs on fruit walls. The general view favored webs for their benefit, hindering earwigs and other insect pests while disrupting larvae that ravage leaves and fruit. An elderly speaker remarked he had lived nearly eighty years with little to live for.
A Brooklyn Eagle note extols erect posture as essential for health and appearance. It argues proper stance aids digestion, breathing, and fatigue avoidance, urging women to sit and bend from the waist. Also includes a sketch of hymn writer Mrs. Knapp and observations on Sir Robert Hart and social customs in Peking.
The piece argues that removing causes of nervousness won’t quiet a nervous wife, likening it to trying to calm a nervous person with quivering nerves. It advises taking nourishing, light foods before sleep, such as milk, bread and butter, to strengthen naturally.
A respected physician explains stair climbing technique. He cautions against stepping on the ball of the foot as tiresome and wears muscles. Instead place feet squarely on each step, heel included, and move slowly to evenly distribute weight and minimize strain.
An advertisement extols Cologne water as stimulating and invaluable in sickness. It claims to refresh after exercise, improve greasy skin, relieve headaches when placed at the back of the head and ears, and soothe toothache when applied to a cloth near the nerve.
The piece describes stockings and darns with a whimsical voice. It highlights the virtue of careful mending and how worn stockings reflect the owner’s character rather than pristine new items. It notes a neatly darned stocking as more attractive than a flawless new one, linking maintenance to personal merit.
The article discusses the white glove symbol in attire, noting its association with propriety and dauntless demeanor. It mentions shifting tastes toward tans and grays and Harper's Bazaar coverage of what glove fits the occasion.
A single rose blooms in trimming designs for hats. Straw hats edged with tulle showcase a large soft rose at the crown or side, with other blooms adorning the back of the stock, belt, and parasol. Roses may be scented with powder concealed in stalks.
Progressive women hold leading positions in Kingston Ontario city administration, San Francisco rabbinical circles, St. Louis notary work, New York criminal law practice, and New Hampshire banking wind downs. The rise of female professionals extends to dentistry with Dr. Anna M. Sawyer pioneering the field alongside other trailblazers such as Miss Sarah Flannagan, Miss Ryechel Frank, Miss Kathryn Helmer, Miss Alice Serber, and Miss Cora A. Wellman.
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