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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1900
Page
8
A list of small notices mentions items awaiting owners at the office including a pair of steel bowed spectacles and a bicycle pump, along with several social visits from Miss Upton and Miss Gibbs. It also notes Charles Hayes traveling to southern Iowa, visits by George Slocum, and various local engagements and ads.
John V. Brown camp No 56 hosted a Monday night meeting and social with Elmwood camp and Wm EF Hull of Peoria. Hull urged businesslike unity to honor veterans and keep Dec Blind Deceoration Day respected, while Elmwood and Brimfield pledged to double membership. Speakers Rev Ro Pacey and Capt J D Hawks complemented the event, which closed with ice cream and cake.
An Alsatian woman born January 2, 1797, aged 103, walked from Alsace to Paris to view the exposition. Found exhausted on a Marne road, she had traveled over 150 miles with two bundles, subsisted on bread and cheese, slept in barns, and refused inns or meals along the way. After medical care, she planned to resume the journey but acknowledged Paris was far away.
The Bedford Street Methodist Church pastor in Cumberland Maryland recommends Chamberlain's Code Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a sure cure when taken in time. He has used it and knows others who have done so, with no failures. For sale by Wm Robinson & Co.
A correspondent who recently visited Captain Dreyfus at Villa Hauterive Coligny near Geneva notes a remarkable change since the trial. He is no longer wan and thin, now stout with a healthy color and appears gay and light hearted.
A Rhode Island mother recalls severe dysentery in her young daughter last summer and credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving the child's life. She urges other mothers to know of the medicine, noting its home use and availability through Wm. Robinson & Co.
At the Catholic church last Tuesday Rt Rev J I Spalding administered confirmation to a class of sixty children in a formal ceremony with attendees and local clergy present.
A Lancet outline reports Galen's second century A D diet advice to reduce fat, including leeks onions mustard nasturtium and fish. The discovery of a Greek edition in 1840 and its attribution to Galen is noted, showing ancient dieting foresaw modern slimming trends and common sense in dietary guidance.
A Washington Star summary notes Florida waters may yield a larger sponge catch than the 1899 haul valued at 300000 dollars. Key West residents report boats on the bay bars averaging 400 to 500 sponge bunches, with gear details and harvesting methods described.
A historical note records cirrus cloud speeds, averaging about eighty nine miles per hour, with winter instances reaching up to two hundred thirty miles per hour. The statement highlights rapidly moving cloud formations and their seasonal variation.
A Chicago Journal liberal editorial polemic argues against Christian missions spreading conflict. It notes Christ’s sword, criticizes Christian nations as warlike, and recalls China’s strife linked to Western interference. A street dialogue reflects belief that white men carry trouble, yet their Bible is considered all right.
Describes climbers finding frozen butterflies on snow that break if mishandled. When moved to warmer climates they recover and fly. Six species have been found within a few hundred miles of the north pole.
The world Mohammedan population is estimated at 196,500,000. Of these 18,000,000 are under Turkish rule, 23,000,000 under other Mussulmani rulers, 36,500,000 under African princes, 20,000,000 in China, and 99,000,000 under various other rulers. Of the last group about 58,000,000 belong to India and Beloochistan.
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