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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1920
Page
7
An advertisement extolls Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic and nervine for women. It claims to relieve overwork, nervous exhaustion, and menstrual and other female complaints without alcohol, noting it suits teens to changing life stages and invites 10 cents for mail order from Dr. Pierce’s Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo, New York.
In a Past Times vignette a bachelor doubts courting a girl who is not sweet, while Christmas spirit pervades the scene. The tale hints at playful romance and social mores as a demijohn mischief disrupts expectations.
Washington reports a U S Department of Agriculture kelp potash project at Summerland California is self sustaining at $2 50 per unit with $300 daily potash chloride output and $269 daily value from by products such as iodine common salt ammonia and bleaching carbon The process yields ammonia from kelp nitrogen with limited fuel use tar oils and treasore as value added by products and broader field prospects noted by the bureau of soils chief Ag Progress progress noted in the report
Captain Lukins reports uncharted submarine valley near Cape Mendocino ten miles northwest, five miles offshore. The feature is linked to the 1816 wreck of the steamer Bear which claimed five lives after bearings misled the captain during a storm.
Gregory Zilbourg, Kerensky's former labor secretary, told an intercollegiate socialist convention that Alexander Kerensky is living in a London beef and beanery. He said Kerensky is "down at the heel" and in the same boat as him.
In Seattle an officer found 4900 dollars of Seattle Improvement bonds bought by a man for his mother to provide income. She reportedly used the bonds to paper pantry shelves after a prior illness caused memory loss, according to a story to City Treasurer E L Terry, via Accountant A B Lund. The bonds are said to belong to an elderly woman who had lived alone, and who forgot their existence and value after illness years earlier.
London reports the last group of Brownies, young messenger girls in brown dresses, have left government service. They served during the war, noted for their smarts and speed, often outperforming boys. Their departure sparks general lament.
The document explains 1919 income tax with a 2000 dollar exemption, 4 percent tax on up to 4000 excess, 8 percent above. surtax starts after 5000 with 1 percent on excess up to 6000. It notes child deductions, penalties for late filing, and filing thresholds of 1000 for single or 2000 for married, with calendar year 1919 as the assessment period.
A vintage column offers a quick insomnia trick using silk eye blunders and weighted counterpane methods. It also recounts a small town school’s mouse problem with teachers delaying poison and a firm principal insisting on urgent action despite initial hesitation.
A pithy proverb-like remark states that experience at 40 often mirrors earlier lessons learned by age 20, suggesting maturity comes from time and reflection rather than raw youth.
The fragment suggests small harms accumulate before visible decline. It reflects on unnoticed dangers in daily existence and the moment when minor issues compound to produce a loss of control or direction. The tone is contemplative and cautionary.
A brief note states many men are Uars who never attempted fishing. The remark contrasts effort with possible success and hints at a broader reflection on aspiration.
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