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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1920
Page
2
In a tense sequence, the narrator plans to present Mrs Deturio and Claire as witnesses while negotiating with a diplomat about recovering diamonds hidden in a slipper. A detective shadows the narrator as they weigh truth, duty, and a possible confession, with renewed focus on Claire and Mrs Delario and a looming meeting with a president.
A tense scene unfolds in a bamboo tea room where a Western patron, Mr Millard, shows interest in Susie, a waitress whose sister is ill. Mr Millard seeks details of Susie and her sister and hints at offering help, while Susie’s admirer is tracked by a wary waitress. The story shifts to Susie’s fate and a mysterious benefactor.
The narrator recalls Ravenal's trap that confined Mrs Delario and himself in fear. A detective watched Delario by day and locked her at night while the diamonds mystery unfolds. Delario asserts innocence, offers access to rooms, and asks for proper search and witness verification before any judgment. Emperor William and a slipper full of diamonds figure in the tangled tale.
A fragmentary note cites reading the Bible for illumination knowledge and power and Gonliver's Travels for detail. It mentions Robeah’s style and urges a man who will make a study of the Bible and Quintner's Travels out of Louis son. The text mentions an English railroad toy for children on long journeys to relieve monotony.
Column urges resolutions to fight stomach troubles and happiness loss. Includes testimonials from West Texas readers praising Triner's American Elixir and Angelica Bitter Tonic. Ad copy notes a free wall calendar offer from Joseph Triner Company of Chicago with address 133348 Ashland Ave.
In a humorous exchange two men debate a supposed strike by Reds. One reads a newspaper, the other sharpens a pipe, quipping that a strike would require quitting work, and no red was ever known to be at work in the first place.
An advertisement touts Bayer as the genuine aspirin brand with Bayer Tablets of Aspirin. It claims the product, used for colds pain headaches neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism, has been prescribed for nineteen years. The handy tin of 12 tablets costs a few cents and the aspirin trade mark belongs to Bayer.
A quirky quoted dialogue excerpt from London Tit-Bits where Bardup replies to a father about loving his daughter for herself, suggesting he might learn to love in time. The exchange captures period humor and social manners.
Thousands of women suffer kidney or bladder issues without realizing it. Bad kidney health can affect other organs and cause back pain, headaches, and low energy. Dr Kilmer's SwampRoot is advertised as a solution, with a request for a dime sample and larger bottles at drug stores.
The piece discusses decorative aspects of government bureaus noting they are adorned with items described as wine colored bobbles. It frames the ornamentation as a symbolic or stylistic flourish rather than functional detail.
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