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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1899
Page
9
In a satirical reflection on changing times a narrator muses on old fashions and modern romance. Lilla Sprague faces pressure from family and fiancé Randolph Watts as preparations for a wedding unfold amid tensions and secrets.
A reflective note speaks of the enduring holiday spirit and a hopeful New Year. It wishes a year ahead rich with joy, progress, and happiness, invoking a timeless ascent through centuries and a festive, forward-looking sentiment.
Lilla accuses Randolph Watts of running away again after their quarrel. Mrs. Sprague reveals Watts planned to gift a bracelet and a watch with his mother’s miniature. On Christmas morning Lilla discovers the bracelet and a note explaining why he fled, and she weeps with relief.
The 100th anniversary of George Washingtons death was marked nationwide with solemn Masonic observances in Washington and Mount Vernon. President McKinley and cabinet joined delegations from about fifty lodges in the procession to the tomb, with a special electric train carrying officials to Mount Vernon. The event replicated the funeral route with a solemn dirge and a prayer by Bishop Randolph.
August Lowell of Boston donated fifty thousand dollars to a medical institute. Richard S. Berlin of Omaha named census supervisor. A Florida postmaster of colored descent sentenced to five years for embezzlement. Ella Ewing builds a ten foot high house at Gorin Missouri. James Tates, Chicago waiter, fatally stabbed by a customer with an umbrella. Sonora mine operator predicts two year war with Yaqui. Patrick Harrington of Sacramento mentally unbalanced while pursuing a degree. German officials with the emperor named honorary Knights of the Victorian Order. Efforts urged to unite leading makers of enameled baths and related equipment. Surgeon General Sternberg notes Venezuelan shrub may cure leprosy. Francis Pesky of Novata California wounded when his cat allegedly caused a rifle to discharge.
Col James Franklin Bell, regular army lieutenant, earned new honors defeating brigades under Generals San Miguel and Alejandrino in the Mangatarem mountains. He led a daring advance at Porac, capturing a captain and two privates. a congressional medal was ordered by the President. Bell is a Kentucky native and 1878 West Point graduate. The rest of the text mentions Florida governors candidates and political notes.
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