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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1911
Page
2
A vivid Tripoli scene depicts a native Tripolitan girl in fete dress, among a cosmopolitan crowd of Jews Armenians Sudanese Arabs and Turks. The bustling Halfa market sees caravans of camels and goods as Italian troops approach progress and modern order reshapes the city’s arcades and cafes.
The scene shifts from lively morning camps with vendors and cooking fires to war’s disruption. A once bustling market area has become scarred by bullets and shells, while in central Tripoli a preserved marble arch, defaced and half buried, recalls Rome’s ancient power and the vanished peaceful ways of centuries.
Friends of Charles Winkelman of Lakeview Oregon back a heavyweight eating contest after Winkelman 60-year-old man ate nine pounds of solid food one glass of beer and three of water in 58 minutes. His meal included 32 large beef and ham sandwiches 16 large pickles and 16 pieces of fruit cake. He claims to have eaten 16 pounds in one sitting.
Neil McMullen long-time Willow Island merchant aged eighty misplaced a stash totaling 4500 dollars in gold and silver while rebuilding his old store. He had concealed the money in various places over five years and forgot its existence as he continued to run his business.
A Cambridge Mass prodigy club arises at Harvard with William J Sidis ten, Norbert Weiner fourteen, Adolph Berle new freshman, and another gifted youth. They exchange brag lines about magazine features and aim to study the fourth dimension under elite professors including Weiner and Sidis.
Daniel Conley twenty years old slowly improves after a roof fall on October 30 fractured skull. A delicate operation followed and he briefly spoke to his mother before fading back to unconsciousness. Physicians remain cautiously hopeful for recovery.
In a rare gesture Emperor Francis Joseph agrees to pay all debts of Richard Wahrmann, a Hungarian deputy now in America, as officials seek his whereabouts. The ruler’s act, while framed as charity, prompts speculation of old romantic motives, though no such grounds exist. Moritz Wahrmann once attracted the emperor with service and this aid is seen as repayment. An earlier family tragedy involved Richard’s brother Arnalt, whose death by suicide after creditor pressure haunted their father, who fears a similar fate for Richard, while friends report the emperor mandated Richard never return to Europe.
Mme Germot a Parisian beauty of American parentage used marriage deceit to swindle admirers of jewelry. Born Wilmington Delaware she charmed a French colonial official and an army officer at Vichy and near Paris, receiving a ring valued at 8 000 francs and other gifts before detectives nabbed her. Her husband declined to intervene as she faced trial in Paris.
In Lafayette Louisiana Clementine Barnabel a Black girl is accused of murder after being confronted with blood soaked clothing found near the scene. Her brother and two other youths are held as material witnesses while the Randall family of six is found slain in their beds hacked to death, police say.
Plumber Neil Alberg became trapped inside a factory smokestack when riveters, unaware of his location, sealed the top with a ram protector. He pounded on the outside wall until workers noticed. A chisel was passed through a slit and Alberg cut his way out a short time later.
An Argonaut editorial from San Francisco argues against a proposed federal health board. It warns the plan would privilege one medical school, curb individual choice, and intrude on rights to select treatment, comparing it to establishing a state church. It stresses the need to resist an unwarranted government intrusion into personal medical decisions.
A Washington Star quip sketches a couple debating baby name Percival and potential lisp, while a tense husband critiques the cake as angel food and the wife offers devilied crabs as diet options in a pithy domestic exchange.
At an Institute of Plumbers meeting, Harold Begbie’s portrayal of plumbers as the “worst from the moral point of view” drew sharp rebuke. Delegates voted to seek legal opinion on libel prospects against the author as a warning to others, after cautioning against being mockery targets.
Partial readable text mentions pace, a man with a million dollars, and various disjoint phrases. No clear event, persons, or organizations can be reliably identified from the fragment.
The 1911 Western Canada harvest saw strong early growth but poor August ripening, reducing expected yields. September and October marketed contract wheat totaled about 20 million bushels at 18.5 million dollars, with late season sales adding over 11 million. Overall wheat output reached about 35 million bushels valued just over 31 million dollars. By November 1, farmers held some 130 million bushels for sale or seed. A Winnipeg Free Press survey suggests production and marketing costs, including harvest expenses, keep production and freight around 68 cents per bushel, yielding modest margins of 17 to 19 cents per bushel depending on grade, not large but financially meaningful after annual expenses.
A New York editor called Arnold Bennett the greatest Irving English novelist to favor Wells or Conrad. At a club, a critic noted a boastful young novelist and gently teased him by saying he reminded the speaker of Arnold Bennett, prompting blushes and laughter.
A witty exchange between Mrs Housewife and a friend compares keeping a cook to French language habits. The husband’s swearing in French allegedly restrains temper, providing “rent for his temper” and amusing the cook who thinks he is courting her.
The line hints that the successful play was rewritten by a stage carpenter and the head usher. A tongue in cheek note references Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a health remedy. Pericles is mentioned in a light jab about his hair, adding a humorous aside.
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