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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1914
Page
8
A narrative recounts Benjamin Franklin launching the New England Courant around 1720 1721 as America’s second newspaper after the Boston News Letter. A boy author anonymously contributed a piece, hidden from his brother, whose peers praised the anonymous work gaining credibility and readers.
Analyzes urban growth and rising potato demand in the middle west with data on city populations, imports, and yields. Compares regional yields, notes profitable potential with soil prep and plant food, and cites fertilizer roles for nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potassium. Mentions Illinois and other states, European imports, and farm practices.
The note lists church services and meetings for MoE Church led by Rev L F Com with Sunday services at 1100 am and 700 pm and Sunday school at 400 am. It mentions G Cady as superintendent for young people's meeting, prayer meetings on Thursday, and several fraternal lodge and auxiliary group gatherings with officers and meeting times in Woodmen hall and local halls.
A historical note discusses brain functions and language centers, noting left hemisphere dominance in right handed individuals and right hemisphere in left handed ones. It mentions dual speech centers in children, one may atrophy with hand preference, and recovery through experiments.
The fragment mentions stomach trouble back pain and nerve burns with references to frostbite and skin remedies. It cites a salve and salve brands, touting topical remedies for itching eczema piles and skin conditions. The garbled text references a box and a remedy box for broad health uses.
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