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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1903
Page
6
Ninette, Cecil Thorne, and Julia swirl through Paris studios as love, ambition, and jealousy collide. Ninette plots to ruin the portrait that could crown Cecil, while a revelation of family ties shifts loyalties and raises the stakes of fame and fidelity.
The Baltimore American notes growing scarcity of durable timber as chestnut and white oak posts rise to fifteen cents and red cedar to twenty cents. It urges planting walnut, chestnut, oak, hickory, maple and other species, including fast growing eucalypts from Australia, as windbreaks, shade, and fuel. Seedlings sold in 100 lots at five cents each.
Excerpts from a son of General Lafayette describing a 200 league journey across the United States with his father. The young writer notes crowds cheering, women weeping, and children rushing to see the hero as the troupe travels aboard the Stephanie bound for Havre. He speaks of emotional scenes, fatigue, and intent to dispatch letters despite limited sleep.
Canada is poised to become the world’s chief arsenic supplier as German and English sources wane. Ontario miners had long struggled to extract gold there, but arsenic now dominates profitability due to higher purity and dwindling European supply.
A concise Atlanta Constitution quotation notes that faith in prophecy is strong when men deride boyish complaints. It asserts certainty about outcomes despite differing beliefs, using a folksy proverb about a fiery horse to imply inevitability.
Archbishop Wm Henry Elder born Baltimore March 22 1819 was the world’s oldest prelate after Pope Leo’s death. He studied at St Mary’s Emmitsburg and Urban College Rome, was ordained in 1846, served as professor, and became Bishop of Natchez after his Baltimore consecration.
Kenrick faced imprisonment in Vidalla Louisiana for defying a military ordered prayer form and preserving religious liberty. He aided during the 1878 yellow fever epidemic, contracted the illness, and later became Coadjutor to Archbishop Purcell in 1880, succeeding to the Cincinnati see in 1883. As age advanced, Bishop Moeller was named Coadjutor to Archbishop Elder with the title of Archbishop.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat reader recounts how a faithful old milking horse, driven by a paralyzed dairyman, pulled the wagon home with its master aboard. The horse’s smart navigation impressed a neighbor who had relied on the route, illustrating how horses observe and learn quickly.
The Detroit Free Press notes journalism growth in Egypt with 120 periodicals now published, 87 in Arabic including 30 political journals, 17 story papers, 10 religious magazines, seven legal journals, five medical journals, two agricultural papers, two Worten's papers, one Frog Masonry journal, and two comic journals. Many journals are well printed with large circulations.
In Japan very thin transparent paper is used instead of glass in windows. Not that glass is scarce here, but the Japanese desire the paper to alter the air they breathe.
A 1900s portrait argues the true American girl is defined by work and dress efficient in modest means. It contrasts leisure types with those in kitchen, factory, shop, office, or classroom, stressing ambition to grow in soul and grace. It cites William Allen White and Julius Norregard on humanity and civilization.
Mrs Harriet Vio Van Der Vaart led the Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs Industrial Committee to pass the new child labor law. She toured factories across the city gathering statistics and formed a women's club at the Neighborhood Settlement in Chicago.
A reflective tract argues kindness rises with time and the meek will inherit the earth. It notes humanity has grown gentler since ancient brutalities, though cruelty remains, contrasting past torches, gladiators, and slave branding with present restraint.
A portrait of John E Redmond leader of the Irish Nationalist party noted as a skilled parliamentarian and debater. His wife Mrs Redmond born Beesley in England is active in literary circles and shares his deep interest in Irish affairs. They wed in 1899.
Advice for mothers on child nutrition focusing on small daily portions, thorough chewing, and avoiding overfeeding. Warns against tas nourishing diets for temperamental children and prohibits wine, confections, salty or rich foods. Recommends rest periods between meals and notes summer ailments stem from improper feeding not teething.
In Japan women arrange hair to reveal personal status. Young girls style the front hair as a fan or butterfly with silver ornaments. Widows seeking new husbands pin back with tortoise shell pins. Widows devoted to memory cut the halo short and wear no ornament.
A Denver woman cooked a 30 cent beefsteak worth 300 dollars. She left 300 dollars in an envelope on a table. The next morning she burned the steak for kindling. She tried to redeem the ashes at the mint but was met with mock disbelief.
The speaker notes that people endlessly lament short time yet waste it with aimless or improper actions. Life is spent in doing nothing meaningful or doing tasks that miss the point, as days seem short only because we do not use them well.
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