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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
3
The article describes a galvanized wire laundry basket with a drainage mesh to prevent rot from wet clothes. It features a built in clothes reception end and detachable straps to carry or suspend the receptacle for convenient use.
An inventor proposes a simple weight based device to deter barnyard thieves and predators. The scheme aims to reduce egg loss and save money for farmers by discouraging chicken theft and cannibalistic behavior.
A fragment describes a hen able to police herself with a nest that locks automatically after the hen leaves. The inventor claims nests with spring locks that only the owner can open, doors folding inward and triggered by the hen’s weight as she steps away.
A versatile chair that switches between rocker and standard by flipping it over. Mission style with soft rockers protected by metal sheaths, a sliding adjustable back, and a sturdy, attractive design likely to merit popularity in furniture.
A fragmented essay discusses whether dying is an easy matter and whether the final pang is as painful as living troubles. It cites Elizabeth Stuart Phelps and medical voices on anesthesia, then shifts to electricity's effects on the body with Doctors McConnell and Milener, noting observed disorders near dynamos and radiations.
The International Livestock Exhibition in Chicago opens with thousands of cattle horses sheep and swine on display. More than 4 000 cattle and over 1 000 horses are judged as students from nine agricultural colleges participate in judging contests. The show draws about 500 000 visitors yearly and features 6 000 to 10 000 animals competing for 22 400 cash premiums totaling 75 000 in prizes.
The Post Office Department operates near half of the nation’s rural mail routes. Starting with eighty three carriers in 1907 the free delivery service now has thirty thousand plus carriers and covers 943 087 miles of roads. The system uses about one dollar per carrier and shows a steady year to year growth with thirty two thousand seven hundred twenty two routes in operation. Higher wages for rural carriers are urged.
Commander A R Dion of the Grand Army of the Republic based in Alliance died at his residence after suffering indigestion following an attack days earlier. The death notice notes his service and status within the Ohio GAR chapter.
Yale student John Alan White leaped from West Rock in New Haven and died after a 500 foot fall. He was from Walton New York.
Adjutant General F C Ainsworth reports the War Department saw desertions fall to 4.6 percent in 1908 from 5.6 percent in 1907 and 7.4 percent in 1906. Fourteenth Cavalry led in desertions with Boise Barracks showing 16.5 percent. Total actual army strength reached 78 164 with 9 315 enlisted men short of the Oct 15 1908 authorization. The report credits recruiting efforts for meeting vacancies and progressing toward maximum strength.
Judge Richter denies a motion for a new trial in the Lamphere case, convicting Ray Tamphere in Laporte Indiana. Appeal was sought to the Supreme Court.
Reports on unions and labor events across regions. Pivotal items include GOC Pj and Cloth bat and cap makers in St Louis, Tolland’s 75000 union membership estimate, Washington Trade Unionist’s receiver status, German engine drivers honor, Iron Molders plans for 50th anniversary, Bakers and Confectioners affiliates total 182 with 2893 rise, Pennsylvania mine tax proposal, Building Laborers convention in Boston, Germany coal share 85 percent, 700000 workers under mining and minerals sector, 1907 Pennsylvania steel and iron production employing 137,712 with $91.4 million wages, and related nominations and industry notes.
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