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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1909
Page
5
Parish bulletin lists services for Damtor church with Sunday prayers at 8:00 and 11:00, Sunday school at 10:00, evening service at 6:30, and Thursday prayer at 7:00. Also notes Holy Mass at 7:30 and rector A Matis. Includes church hall events and visiting clerics.
The article explains salt production by three main methods: evaporating water, mining rock salt, and brine wells. It describes brine extraction, purification by heating and washing, and the varying grain sizes for table salt, butter salt, and curing salt. Written by Mary Cinte.
Freeh celery and fresh oysters arrive at Clark and Sons this week as the Bead the Want column lists bargains. The Epworth League hosts a Watch Night Party in church parlors on December 31. A letter from J. W Morrissey of U. S. 8 Albany appears in another column. Mr and Mrs John Richards and children Warren and Maris of New London Iowa attend the funeral services for the late Mrs B B Martin.
Fragmentary note describes W. J. Atkins serving as night watchman at Sather Saw Mill. The text mentions dampness, drafts, storms, and cold as conditions of the shift and hints at a routine return to work. Specific details are obscured by illegible OCR.
The article recounts anecdotes from racing history. It recalls Mornington Cannon’s near tragedy at Newmarket Heath and a stubborn horse that once attacked him. It notes a Jubilee trainer’s experiences and describes Tornado the Irish steeplechaser who hated bicycles and rain, with horses showing quirks in grooming and care.
The article describes remarkable railway car modifications including a balloon to assist ascent on a mountain line near Salzburg, a Danish royal autograph glass, a German Emperor vestibule with statues, an all verandas car for President Diaz of Mexico, and Indian Viceroy cars with water-filled roofs, totaling eight water-holding vehicles.
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H R Johnson and Son promote Monolith vaults claiming they are waterproof air vermin and grave-robbery proof. They contrast sectional steel and slate vaults citing sealing and durability issues and urge readers to compare with their reinforced design. Phone contact 5404 Brimfield.
A miscellany notes Madagascan coast schooners could power with motors. consul James Q. Carter suggests a Yankee venture. It covers radium use in filariasis in Paris, New York City music and education stats, and early women in postal service history highlighting Elizabeth Harvey and Lydia Hill.
A survey of recent achievements includes Australia’s record 6000 mile aeria telegraph line without breaks, Canada’s asbestos output surpassing 20.6 million dollars, and repairs to six of seven Sicilian cables after an earthquake. French gyroscope inspiration yields aircraft balance device, a rapid firing rifle design, and a Nernst rod powered olone maker. Britain plans ballistic shell tests against captive balloons as war readiness. Canada’s plant and Weedon, Gumby relate to industrial capital.
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