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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1932
Page
2
Chicago engineer C. S. Lomax announces a plant with 600 tons daily capacity that carbonizes bituminous coal to anthracite in hours. The process increases coal volatility from 36 percent before carbonization to 12 percent afterward, claiming a rapid transformation that mimics geological time.
A Louisville Courier-Journal quotation contrasts gender roles with a voice noting that one day a girl will win a medal for sewing as well as flying. The remark frames ambition and recognition across skills for women.
Frances Parkinson Keyes presents a wartime service narrative focusing on personal duty, resilience, and the societal impact of conflict. The piece emphasizes individual sacrifice, communal support, and thresholds of endurance during wartime conditions.
Philip Starr visits Hamstead to see Lady Blanche Mannin g Farm where he meets Blanche, Mary, Paul, and the Manning family. Blended introductions reveal housing, relationships, and a budding romance as Philip declares love while Mary offers guidance and hints at Blanche’s reputation for love at first sight.
Boston architect Philip Starr meets Blanche Manning near Hamstead Vermont. He learns of her family history and, while convalescing, accepts Blanche’s suggestion to stay the night with her cousin Mary Manning since the town lacks a hotel.
The article notes that indigenous peoples were expert hunters, using spears bows and arrows and later dogs or wolves. It describes early domestication of dogs, arrival of horses after Spanish contact, and varied trapping methods across regions. Fences and natural landscapes aided pursuit, with simple yet effective traps and nets common in many areas.
The Indian hunter is described as deeply social, often hunting buffalo in large groups with ceremonial rites, songs, fetishes, and taboos. In contrast, smaller game was pursued solo, with stealth and caution. As game numbers fell, his hunting skill grew, reaching an unmatched precision in history.
The current total public debt of the United States runs around 16000 dollars per capita, with citizens and residents holding bonds to earn interest. The nation carries no foreign debt.
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