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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1920
Page
3
A Wyoming correspondent recalls Hank Halank a lifelong woman hater who deserted inns for quarters away from women. He blamed Western cooking, then surprised by marrying a boarding house cook who baked beans as in Boston, ending his prejudice with a homey taste memory.
A quoted reflection on a man’s reading habits and influence from a judge’s remark. It notes that he is familiar with the classics and that he disperses them widely, suggesting a playful critique of his methods and friendships.
An ad touts Freesone as painless for corns and calluses. A tiny bottle costs a few cents and claims to remove hard and soft corns or toe growths without soreness, allowing you to lift the corn away with fingers.
Grace reports Charles and Helen have reconciled after a quarrel, but Gunsie says the truce is only temporary as plans for marriage are expected soon. Edinburgh Scotsman notes a pending union despite earlier tensions.
Ad copy touts Allen's Foot Ease as a healing powder for corns bunions calluses and sore feet. It claims to reduce friction inside shoes and stockings and to make walking more comfortable. The ad urges shaking into shoes or sprinkling in a feet bath and notes the product is sold everywhere.
Don t Forget Cuticura Tatcum When adding to your toilet requisite Ap exquisitely scented face skin baby and dusting powder and perfume rendering other perfumes superfluous You may rely on It because one of the Cuticura Trio Soap Ointment and Talcum 25c each everywhere.
A humorous exchange centers on Jones presenting his wife with a small candy box. Mrs Jones thanks him graciously while he boasts about meeting Smith and his wife giving gifts, then remarks about how well his wife expresses gratitude. Mia Jones comments playfully on her sister's practice.
Dialogue recounts Nell promising a strong hint for Jack's twenty eighth birthday at a banquet. Dorus asks about a gift, Otis notes a banquet disgust from climate, and samples include a California native son and a man from Florida in the New York Evening Post.
The Illinois Press association plans a July 15 and 16 meeting in Springfield with editors statewide. Fires devastate C F Hussed & Sons lumber yard and a depot at Franklin Grove, with a $75,000 loss, while Danville Brick Co plant losses reach $50,000. John W. Bunn leaves over $2 million to relatives. Col Frank L. Smith seeks the U.S. Senate nomination. The Peoria house of correction closes and prison numbers fall post Prohibition. Coal price bids rise sharply, raising state budget worries. Historic Shaw-wnaune-see grave monument dedicated. Meadows Manufacturing hosts a dedication prayer meeting. Arrests connect Byron Coudell to a plot against Len Small. Dissolution notices hit six Illinois public utilities. Threshers set grain rates. Champaign county pays clairvoyant for locating a drowned boy. Illinois Firemen report a record insurance loss for 1919. Edward A Ellis fatally shoots himself.
The dialogue recalls Columbus claiming the egg proves a round world and a later quip to King Ferdinand about an egg dropped to warn rulers. It emphasizes prudence and foresight in governance with a parable tone and a caution about authority.
In a humorous London Ideas piece, 'Enery complains about a mean employer who cruelly disables wheelbarrows to force workers to stand. "Et's a mean, low minded fel ler" he adds, accusing the foreman of inhuman treatment.
A boy named Little John endures a long day of play and awakens with a sore knee. His mother reassures him that growing pains will pass by morning. He questions why one knee hurts and whether one leg might grow longer, highlighting a child’s worry about uneven growth.
In a playful exchange, a crying film star says she wants a divorce but her husband’s fondness leaves no grounds. Friends question the meeting’s features with a quip about ayes and noe.
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