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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1901
Page
7
In a humorous exchange the barber asks if he can sell a product to stop hair from coming out. The customer replies he needs something to coax hair out and keep it from staying inside, provoking a witty exchange cited by the Washington Star.
A Punch excerpt features a quarrel between a nurse and a child over tea and clothing. The child calls the nurse reckless while noting the pinafore stained by tea, and the nurse retorts that she has had enough.
In a chatty Detroit Free Press snippet, a playful exchange notes Upnose’s suprecilious look likened to a Chicago man visiting the Buffalo exposition. Mrs Frisbie says a church conundrum supper is planned for tomorrow with hash to be served, as Mr Frisbie chimes in.
Mrs. McBride muses on why so many forest ores are found, while Mr. McBride suggests they may have fallen accidentally from mountain ranges, in a Detroit Free Press item.
A brief comic exchange from the Philadelphia Record notes Nell and Cholly jest about belonging to the smart set. Belle counters, asserting his stupidity may still qualify him as eligible for such circles.
A fragmentary summer travel note mentions a humorous back-and-forth about a money sender and a child’s party. The dialogue hints at social chatter and timing, with a reference to an afternoon meal at four. The source lacks full context to identify people, places, or events.
An 11 o clock forenoon cyclone tore through the Bernice area striking a 100 yard by two mile path. Trees up to three feet thick were uprooted and hurled, cabins were damaged, but there were no fatalities. Two men observed the black cloud before hail and fierce winds. the aftermath showed a hillside stripped of foliage with hundreds of pines cast into heaps. The report from Anaconda Standard notes terrified occupants and widespread destruction with no loss of life.
In a Somerville Journal excerpt a lawyer presses if Mr Whyte is unimpeachable, and the witness replies he would say so if asked but has known him to be sometimes a gentleman of uncertain veracity, noting occasional lapses.
In a courtroom exchange Judge notes a child inherits looks from the father and disposition from the mother. Mrs Henpeck replies that it is a blessing they have never had any.
A San Francisco Bulletin quip notes Mrs Cleckie felt dreadful until Dr Bleeker diagnosed her affliction as golfer's spine. The patient, formerly deformed by meningitis, now wears the label with pride. The remark reflects a light editorial tone on medical misdiagnosis and humor.
A quip filled dialogue notes packing concerns and engagements in a playful exchange. Harriet hoards trunks while Harry jokes about home comforts for the summer vacation. Chapple records a double engagement confusion and a witty library attendant scene.
A humorous exchange shows Teasing and Ally Sloper discussing a mother’s reaction. The dialogue implies a social scene where a parent’s approval is a playful stake in a budding romance.
A brief humorous dialogue between Mrs Binks and Mr Binks on dress costs and marriage finances. They joke that Mrs Nexdoor's better wardrobe reflects a relatively short marriage and a not-yet-broke husband. Published in the New York Weekly.
The prejudice against motor cars in Great Britain is rapidly disappearing as King Edward supports new locomotion methods. The Gard ner Serpellett Company built for him a 9 horsepower automobile of the latest design. The Queen is a devoted motorist with several automobiles.
A Philadelphia Post perspective notes training yields immediate professional work readiness and a guaranteed position on graduation under current conditions. It emphasizes practical value, broad scope, and adaptability for advancement in evolving fields.
Within six years the New Zealand government has bought back 324,167 acres of land used for sleep runs and resettled 1,680 families, providing homes on the reclaimed properties.
Principal Thomas W. Boyce of the first District school laments city children know little of farm life and nature. He cites readings from Snow Bound revealing urban youths misinterpret sun circled days, well sweeps, and oxen, contrasting city observation with country familiarity.
Harper's Weekly notes a trend of wealthy investors expanding land holdings around New York. E H Harriman buys 20,000 acres into Orange and Rockland counties, Carnegie enlarges his Westchester estate, Whitney, Vanderbilt, and others hold vast tracts on Long Island, the Hudson, and Adirondacks. The piece predicts grand sights in architecture and agriculture if industry remains strong.
The general board of appraisers ruled at Nogales that melons are fruit, not vegetables, for import duties. The decision aligns with Agriculture Department views, elevating the watermelon and cantaloupe to fruit status in official policy.
The investigating committee grills a witness over alleged bribery in an election. The witness insists no bribery occurred, while the chairman presses about purported circulation of cigars. The exchange frames the charge as not sustained despite contested evidence.
Elmer Hazelrigg of Decatur, aged 9, has earned over 500 through independent farming and vending. He started before age six with milk sales, bought a cow, expanded to three, then moved into gardening and peddling produce. This spring he rented seven vacant lots, plowed them with hired help, and continues farming, breeding livestock, and trading for supplies.
Miss Eugenie Koenig daughter of Joseph Koenig a Belleville manufacturer and Clemens Ganz a former coachman were secretly married. Ganz visited the Koenig home asking for his wife prompting Eugenie to join him and leave her father’s house. An earlier romance saw Eugenie as a bridesmaid. the couple planned secrecy until Ganz secured a better position and savings funded a flat before their Belleville wedding trip.
At Mount Vernon a jury found Silas Riggs not guilty of the May 21 2000 murder of Thomas L Summers after a district court retrial. Summers lured Nellie Riggs then abducted him. Riggs later killed Summers while in officers custody claiming emotional insanity.
Company E of the Sixth Regiment dominates the Illinois militia with the tallest man and tallest corporal guard. Clyde Mead towers at six feet seven inches over Col. Jack Foster of the Sixth. followed by Samual Trosler Herman Landheer William Nelms six feet five to six feet two inches.
G. W. Hatch, a 70 year old inmate of the St. Joseph Home for Aged People in Peoria, says twenty two days of fasting with only a glass of lemonade daily cured his inflammatory rheumatism. He arrived from Pekin two years ago and reports he can now jump over chairs like a child.
Viggo Lerche, a 23 year old Dane visiting Alto Pass, demonstrates apparent mental power by moving wood and metal objects. He leans an item against a wall, focuses, and within seconds the object rises to vertical, stays for up to a minute, then moves toward him or falls as his will directs.
Plow makers of Moline and other Northwestern Plow Manufacturers Association members announce a ten percent increase on plows spring implements cornplanters cultivators and related gear. The rise covers higher costs of raw materials and stock and applies to orders already placed for spring delivery.
A census bulletin on vital statistics shows a nearly 10 percent drop in the general death rate from 1890 to 1900 across registration areas and cities. The average age at death rose from 81.1 to 35.2 years? The text notes 1,030,004 deaths in 1900 versus 841,419 in 1890, with differences in data sources and non-registration states affecting comparisons. Pneumonia remains the leading killer.
Weather signals will be displayed on rural free delivery wagons linking farmers with daily forecasts. Reports from the weather bureau reach centers before routes depart, ensuring ample time for use. If departure precedes the forecast, carriers wait for the update. In Buffalo a stand taken against vandalism led to a fatal shooting in a confrontation at the exposition grounds.
A historic Kansas case is tied to W H Ward of Pluma 8 D captured near Devil's Tower. Ward operated alone in his crimes, with several men reported missing or dead including Kirk Shephard and miner Frank Neuenfeldt. Cabinet searches reveal cluttered rooms and hidden entrances suggesting hidden crimes and stolen property. The narrative hints more victims and unsolved disappearances in the region.
A collage of satirical notes warns of a hard winter for Russell Sage amid rising fruit and vegetable prices. References to a Schley inquiry, Europe’s rulers, Zola, seedless watermelons, and 19th century political figures frame a broad market anxiety and social commentary on poverty, inflation, and pretenders in France and Turkey.
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