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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1901
Page
9
Cyril’s hopeful pursuit of Blanch amid a strange inheritance twist tests love and faith. An elderly uncle’s will requires a Roman Catholic fiancée within six months or the fortune goes to a mysterious institution. Blanch’s choice may shape Cyril’s future and happiness.
A sensational excerpt blends a cottage romance with a money motive as Cyril Graham confronts Blanch Holland about love and betrayal. The tale shifts to Jack’s wit and a dramatic windfall, revealing that a fortune will favor the brave and a nephew Cyril’s trust secures an asylum for lunatics or lovers.
A Harlem woman demanded five cents worth of ozone from a druggist. The exchange reveals a mispronunciation leads to benzoin instead. An old farmer jokes with his son returning from college about work and the family chop house needing six cords of wood cut soon.
A child uses a glass tumbler and a coin to tell time with a pendulum-like trick, claiming the coin will always mark the hour. The piece also recounts a seven year old boy’s clever telegram to his father about his mother’s illness, ending with a humorous misunderstanding and a rescued message from California.
In Phillipsburg Kansas the local Baptist preacher urges readers with a simple notice. A few vacant seats remain at regular services and the pastor will preach better sermons when the house is full. He asks the public to come and attend.
A humorous London Punch snippet in which a sportsman cautions his wife about her wild shooting, threatening to go home as the old keeper notes her bag holds only blank cartridges, underscoring light, rustic banter.
Experiments on Swiss troops tested pipe smoking during marching. Results favored soldiers allowed to smoke their pipes and showed improved discipline among the men.
A new company with capital of 1000 900 has been organized at Vin J for producing flour from sweet potatoes.
A veteran farmer recalls fears fifty years ago that timber would run out as settlement grew and coal remained undiscovered. He notes people planted fast growing trees, shifts to wire fencing, railroads delivering pine products, and claims native timber supply now exceeds past levels despite population growth.
State Superintendent Alfred Bayliss releases the last fiscal year figures for Illinois public schools. Pupil enrollment reaches 912,674 with 485,390 boys and 427,284 girls. Total public moneys receipts amount to 20,454,110 with Chicago alone receiving 42,047 from district funds and 425,918 in rents. Expenditures cover sites and buildings, teacher salaries, county superintendents, bonded debt, fuel, and maintenance totaling 20,? million.
The Elgin city government is sued by resident Noss for damages after a bridge fall. A plank fragment shown to refute claims of rot was examined by jurors with a micro-scope, boosting prior damages from 10 004 to 15 004. Other items note Rev Stowell L Bryant’s church call, a gas company suit for 1500, and Booth estate actions.
Lord Rosebery lays out Liberal program including war policy, Kruger talks, and a path to peace. He urges recognition of overtures from the Boers, warns against unconditional surrender, and cites Lincoln and Bismarck as models for negotiated settlement. He critiques Chamberlain and calls for a broader national education and reform program.
Representative Wheeler of Kentucky introduced a resolution to investigate Admiral Schley’s conduct from his command of the flying squadron to the destruction of the Spanish fleet on July 3, 1898. A Maryland member also proposed honoring Schley and his officers for the victory at Santiago de Cuba with formal thanks.
The Illinois Central runs a through St Louis to New Orleans train while the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific launches Chicago to Omaha. The New York Central hauls 14 742 717 tons of coal in the year to June. Efforts to isolate consumptives in rail cars are renewed, and a ten mile doubles track opens on the Burlington in Iowa. Wabash denies plans for a Pittsburg to Atlantic route as Georgia considers a law barring passes to state officers. St Paul to New York fare via Chicago drops to 27 with a 25 differential. Michigan Central locomotive 253, exhibited at Buffalo, wins gold and blue ribbon. one of ten new locomotives for Michigan Central from Schenectady.
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