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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1901
Page
3
A mosaic of notes on ancient anatomy in Egyptian artifacts and medieval surgical tools, then shifts to natural history on pneumatic bones in birds and the value of pneumatic tires for bicycles. The piece also recalls New Zealand’s white and pink terraces fading and reappearing under geological forces.
Henry M Cadell observes North Island volcanic zone reclaiming pink and white terraces buried fourteen years. He notes hot springs and geysers, sanatoriums, Mount Tarawera eruption of 1886, natives recounting a spiral apparition, and dramatic volcanic activity shaping the region's landscape.
Senator Chandler of New Hampshire, noted for exactness, exchanged two letters by mistake about a Maine hunting trip. One card to his wife and another to Senator Frye were mixed, prompting Mrs Chandler to scold him publicly. The incident drew good-natured ribbing from fellow Senators.
In California a fawn eluded a four-man hunt at seventy five yards after fourteen shots. Frank Marryatt recalls the incident in Mountains and Molebillk as one marvelous tale explaining why poor shots sometimes fail and a deer remains unharmed despite repeated fire.
Harper's Bazar notes a shift in Parisian musical life as fashionable women, counts, baronesses, and titled hosts increasingly perform singing, outshining professional artists. Instrumental work remains mostly unchanged while vocal performances rise in social circles.
A fragmentary dialogue recalls a mother’s pie and a boy’s escape from home. The text juxtaposes nostalgia with a line about universal pain, attributed to the New York Evening Journal.
Report claims Viennese aurists are making new ear drums for Miss Alta Rockefeller. Doctors here say such a graft is physically impossible and unlikely to succeed. Experts doubt creation of a natural drum or tympanic membrane and warn against grafting substitutes.
The Elks of Roanoke hosted a 600 person dinner costing 1500 dollars. Salvation Army and Pacific Garden Mission fed thousands in Chicago and Cleveland. Osbourne House in London hosted a royal party while New York saw 4000 fed at Madison Square Garden. Notables included Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, Helen Gould, and Senator Hanna.
Dr Edwards Wilde ambassador from the Argentine Republic and his wife Señora Guillerminia De O Wilde preside over season social events in Washington. Baron von Sternberg wills and Miss Lilian Langham link to Idaho wealth and European matches. Senator Frye, Oscar Heard, and noted society families are highlighted amid European diplomacy and U.S. political circles.
The New York State Library surveys 1900 legislation, noting voting enfranchisement shifts and machine ballots, tax, mortgage, and stamp taxes, parole and probation expansions, state insurance experiments, pension reforms for Confederate veterans, juvenile and adult parole, library commissions, and anti trust laws across states.
A study notes shifts in deposits with commercial accounts declining while savings rise, signaling broader economic conditions. It argues savings growth boosts labor and economic activity, contrasting with general market dullness and speculative limits in stocks versus grain. Wheat shows minor weekly move to 73.5 cents, while price swings remain small.
The census shows New York State gained 1 270 130 in population over the decade, led by New York Kings and Erie counties including Manhattan Brooklyn and Buffalo. Growth concentrated in cities while rural counties remained agricultural. A Kentucky woman labeled as a washer and wisher highlights quirks in occupation entries.
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