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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1901
Page
6
Sarah and John Gilbert aid a worn wagon pair amid dust storms, inviting them for dinner and rest. The travelers recount hope for Colorado as a cure for lung troubles, while the couple’s generosity rekindles purpose for all involved.
Captain Tom Evans of the Neptune Line steamer Runo recounts a near disaster when the wheelman on the Rotterdam to Baltimore voyage misinterpreted a command. Evans shouted West. the wheelman altered course toward shoals, risking the coast near Cape Charles. Evans vows to avoid wheelmen named by cardinal directions, preferring crew with surnames like Smith or Jones.
A Geneva manufacturing firm showcases at the Paris exposition a twenty lignes pocket timepiece with a perpetual calendar and sun time indicator. Only two such watches exist including a Milan collection piece for A Fonti. The device aligns mean and true time, correcting up to fifteen minutes daily, with dates listed as April 15 June 15 Sept 1 and Dec 25.
A discussion on the instant of death and its physiological definition. It describes death as the final cessation of cellular life, notes extreme examples such as a caustic potash vat and electric shocks, and mentions preservation of living cells for revival with proper treatment. The piece juxtaposes decay thresholds with cell vitality concepts and recent observations on cellular reversibility.
An estimate puts world railway operation costs at 550 million dollars weekly. The note hints at a life insurance agent possibly profiting by presenting to an audience.
The piece outlines a broad push across denominations in the United States and England to fund a “new century” through large monetary campaigns. Methodists lead with multiple drives including debts, education, and aged ministers, while Presbyterians, Baptists, Catholics, Episcopalians, Lutherans, and Congregationalists chart varied money aims and expansion plans for missions, schools, and humanitarian efforts.
The new NYSE building in Wall Street will be four stories high with Broad Street frontage and glass walls to maximize light. It sits on caissons with foundations 60 feet deep, costs about 1.5 million dollars, and will be ready for occupancy May 1 1902 with demolition of the old structure beginning May 1 next.
Negotiations in Pekin yield harsh terms for China including indemnity, apologies, and fortifications. Emperor hesitates on executions as powers weigh new program risking East Asia partition or war. Panama Canal talks reveal mixed US control support among shareholders while De Lesseps project advances. Boer War progress in Cape Colony shows stubborn Boer resistance and Gen. De Wet pursuit. Turkish dignitaries host US Kentucky crew and Sultan. Paris utilities turn a profit and drunkenness costs rise in hospitals.
The article recalls Washington becoming the capital after the 1814 burning and the vast cost of its buildings. It notes census growth from 3.9 to 5.3 million by 1800, praises Adams and the new seat, and comments on civil engineering as civilian-led in a democracy. It mentions social and political anecdotes, policy moves, and upcoming inaugural events.
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