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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1919
Page
3
Turpo claimed to prevent influenza and relieve congestions with nasal relief and nostril comfort. The ad urged readers to buy from druggists, noting demand rose and last year druggists could not meet it.
The South African Journal of Industries July 1918 notes planters in Zululand replacing cane with cotton as a more paying and promising crop. Cotton can be planted and harvested in about six months and avoids heavy wagon, track, and vehicle costs associated with cane.
These are our jewels says the Joseph Triner Company 1888 48 S Ashland Ave Chicago Illinois presenting Triner remedies as nationwide trusted products. Triner's American Bitter Wine Angelica Bitter Tonic Cough Sedative and rheumatic remedies are advertised as dependable stomach and nervous system aids. The ad notes availability at druggists across the United States and Canada.
A reader notes that installing many mirrors in a Bensonhurst home lifts mood. The owner observes spouses feel happier when they see themselves reflected, claiming increased lighting and perceived space with the mirrored surfaces.
A historical note on peach orchard care describes how sunshine shapes foliage and blush on fruit, the need to keep limbs from crossing, and using pole shears to avoid climbing. It emphasizes pruning to promote open canopies, prevent breakage, and leave wood to ensure a good crop. It also suggests thinning young wood and studying a skilled grower’s orchard for guidance.
Fragmentary notes advise pruning after setting trees and cutting back tops. Guidance mentions peaches plains and apples with specific heights and 7 August planting date. The text is garbled but indicates care, cultivation steps, and supply mentions for home garden tasks.
Fragmentary OCR text from a local page. reads like garbled names and phrases about people or events. No clear subjects, dates, or places to anchor a coherent item. Summarization limited by unreadable content but preserves the observable fragment.
The article surveys Paris fashion noting black hats remain in strong demand for companions to frocks, with panne velvet and plush materials shaping sailors and large Chantilly lace hats. Monkey fur trims increasingly replace aigrettes, while draped berets and high collar wraps redefine silhouettes and coat dress coordination.
The readable text mentions diseases and organs in the human body and hints at a scientific or educational aim. It includes phrases about the six organs and a request to find out details by a “tronbi ent a bs.” The passage is garbled and contains many unclear terms and misspellings.
An uneven jumble notes hawks prey on carrier pigeons used by the army, urging extermination to protect messages. It also recounts a Rock Creek Park encounter with King Albert of Belgium and a humorous reply from a kingly servant George. The fragment ends with a joke about forgetting secrets and a quip on men praying for friends.
The piece notes ongoing loss of gold through shipwrecks and fires, with London averaging 2,400 fires yearly and large-scale hoarding in India China and Africa. It links gold loss to wage flows, mining, and depopulation of buried treasure, then shifts to agricultural policy and butter price debates.
In the Pador a sharp remark about a woman traveling with a man in a plane sparks talk of propriety. A bystander quotes a strict rule about chaperons while a playful line notes a fish beginning business on a tiny scale.
Fragmentary OCR text reports a scene with Dolly and a kiss, mentions ranchers at the door and a knock. Names and actions are unclear, with garbled terms and missing context making precise details impossible to confirm.
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