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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
3
A dated essay argues maturity matters for marriage with guidance on optimal ages for women and men. It cites women marrying at sixteen to thirty-five as ideal and notes happiness lies in growth, independence, and stable companionship.
The article surveys trim and color trends for dresses and accessories such as dove gray parasols with orchid embroidery, paisley borders, shawl mule footwear, and elaborate collars with tulle and ribbons. It also notes a futuristic skirt beading shift to actual slits and discusses social talkativeness with a vicar and Dr. Hooker proposing silent rooms in London hospitals.
The Aeronautic Club staged a dramatic balloon race from sixty seventh street and South Park avenue watched by about 100000 spectators. Balloon crews faced high winds and lightning as they drifted across Lake Michigan, with no lives lost, the winner traveling far beyond rivals.
A Chicago inventor creates a folding travel mirror designed to be held just outside a coach window. The device lets a passenger view both the front and rear of the train without exposing the head, folding compactly to fit in a pocket. Hinged mirrors fold face to face and lock with a pin when open.
The article surveys feminine style trends including embroidered vests, crochet buttons, and cretonne for waistcoats and accessories. It notes evolving trims for summer suits, new umbrella designs with feather details, and the influence of fabrics like cretonne on garments and hats.
A medical note explains that long hours of mental work demand much brain blood flow. When work ends the body may not adjust, leaving the brain undernourished and insomnia results.
A fragment lists carrots for gout, cranberries for liver, asparagus for kidneys, watercress as blood purifier, honey as cod liver substitute, celery and onions as tonics, beetroot for fattening and cutting flesh, bananas for chest complaints, tomatoes for torpid liver, lettuce for insomnia, spinach for constipation, and cautions on gout. Includes garbled phrases and typos.
Thousands of teachers attend the NAEs annual convention in Cleveland where a spelling match yields a perfect score by Marie Bolden aged 14. Lorenzo Dow Harvey elected president succeeding Edwin G. Cooley. Denver chosen as next convention site ahead of Atlantic City Chicago and Seattle.
A cloudburst flood near Lincoln Nebraska leaves seven known dead and 3000 homeless. Salt Creek valley disaster swells to three miles wide while Fairview and William J Bryan residence are cut off. Floodwaters fill homes reach rooftops and bodies of missing women and children feared.
The article discusses rabies signs in dogs focusing on changes in behavior and drooling as key indicators. It covers doctors noting industrialism's impact on women, a Providence woman doctor supporting suffrage, and calls for public hygiene education plus a commission to oppose vivisection legislation.
A garbled wire service snippet references a geological survey report about conditions in a bay region near Alaska. Details are unclear, but the text implies remarks on seismic or environmental observations and potential stress in the area.
Commerce and Labor Department report analyzes eighteen years of wholesale prices through October 1907. Overall 1907 prices average 5.8 percent above 1906, with all nine commodity groups rising. Farm products up 10.9 percent, food 46 percent, clothes 5.6 percent, lumber 6.1 percent, drugs 8.8 percent, and metals 6.4 percent. November December saw a price drop of 3.5 percent from October. Of 238 items tracked, 172 advanced in 1907, 35 unchanged, 51 declined.
The article discusses two heavyweights Teal and James Bo Perma and their combined weight near 500 pounds. It notes Secretary’s quip about weight and references Grover Cleveland with a referenced total weight around 425 pounds and a past figure near 278 pounds for comparison.
R G Dun and Co reports a quiet but healthy trade mood with moderate progress in the past week. Confidence for the future grows from favorable crop reports and better June results, with insolvencies down versus last year. Manufacturing plans indicate mid year pause then prompt resumption as idle plants reopen on July 1 amid wage dispute tensions easing.
Business conditions improve in the Chicago area with stronger rail contracts and rising retail sales. Mid-year interest payments boost bank transactions while commercial settlements strain and 85 district failures are reported, 10 with liabilities over $5,000.
Chicago cattle ranges from 4.00 to 8.25, hogs 4.06 to 6.70, wheat No 2 around 0.88 to 0.80, corn No 2 about 0.72 to 0.86, oats 0.52 to 0.58, rye 0.72 to 0.76, hay and prairie prices listed, eggs 17 to 19 cents. Other cities include Indianapolis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo with varied cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye prices and a clover seed note.
Iowa farmers expect a state dairy appropriation for county school instruction while a dairy versus oleo margarine labeling fight intensifies. The milk analysis by the State Dairy Commissioner finds preservatives, prompting scrutiny and regulatory action.
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