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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1902
Page
4
Analysis argues that while 22 to 28 may show stronger personal beauty, older women ages 30 to 35 often possess greater fascination due to formed character and refined poise. It notes sympathy, steady temperament, and supportive interest as key attractors, with various examples of evolving appeal across age groups.
Miss Bertha Bergett, a senior at Elmira College in New York, throws a baseball 181 feet to claim the nation’s champion girl ball thrower title. The slender youth is noted as a standout athlete, breaking the college girls’ record by 13 feet.
The article notes a fashion swing in lamp design from extremely low squatty forms to very tall slender shapes, shaping room decor. It contrasts this with a brief jab at Japanese marriage dowry customs, listing modest household items and cosmetics as examples.
The article argues that home pictures reveal a hostess’s taste and urges selecting art to match surroundings. It advises avoiding gaudy chrome and cheap oils, favoring watercolors engravings or etchings for moderate incomes, and notes signed proofs hold value mainly for the signature.
Advice on extending cut flowers' life. Use half filled vase with freshly powdered charcoal, saturated with water, and place stalks in it. Keep charcoal moist with daily water addition. Trim ends straight and remove submerged leaves. Recut ends weekly for best longevity.
The article notes that among 37 million women in North America only twenty one have been admitted to practice before the U S Supreme Court. It recalls the long fight for recognition and that men lawyers have appeared at every sitting since the court’s founding, with the bar opening to women in 1879. The piece also mentions Saxony’s extensive mines with 123 miles of galleries.
Reports from Captain Daniels describe the Portland from Alaska stranded in the Behring Sea ice enroute to Nome with 100 passengers and 1,100 tons of freight. The Thetis revenue cutter may attempt rescue, but recovery chances are slim as ice closes around the vessel.
The weekly crop summary notes very favorable temperatures east of the Rockies but heat in central and east gulf states. Rain improves drought areas while heavy rains in the Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys delay cultivation and cause freshets. Winter wheat harvest near completion and spring wheat heading. oats remain promising though lodging in Nebraska Iowa and Ohio.
A mine explosion at the Daly-West mine near Park City Utah kills many workers. Within hours twenty seven men were recovered dead and others hurt as rescue teams moved through the Ontario shaft. About 100 to 150 men were at work at Daly-West and nearly 100 at Ontario.
The U S army plans radical changes across service and dress uniforms. Service dress adopts khaki with knickerbockers replacing full length trousers for privates and leg coverings or wraps. Officers gain simplified gear with a lightweight sword, visor cap, and a back hanging canvas bag replacing the knapsack.
The Tennessee Republican State convention nominated by acclamation while the Republican congressional campaign committee plans campaign HQs in New York and Chicago. Vermont Republicans bolted the high license faction over a governor nominee, Maine Democrats nominate S W Gould and denounce Philippine policy. Connecticut rejects a constitutional revision. Mississippi Supreme Court upholds a state primary law restricting cross positions. conventions can declare party principles but not nominate candidates.
A fierce storm swept Chicago Thursday night at 8 45 leaving injuries and property damage. Winds reached ninety miles per hour for a minute with half an inch of rain in ten minutes and lightning runs across the sky. The day had seen unusual weather swings from 89 degrees to a rapid drop, with showers varying by locale and a thunderous evening. Lake vessels faced the blast for about thirty minutes before docking safely with frightened passengers onboard.
Jessie Morrison, convicted of murdering Mrs. Olin Castle in Eldorado Kansas, has begun a twenty five year term in the State penitentiary. After twelve hours at liberty the jury reached its verdict in her case.
The jury in Eldorado Kansas found Miss Morrison guilty of murder in the second degree for the June 1900 killing of Mrs Castle at her home. This was the third trial after two prior appeals, and the verdict came swiftly.
Russia has urged an international conference to curb trusts and artificial price manipulation. Baron de Stasl in London delivered a note from M. de Witte, sent to Brussels powers, calling joint steps to defend world commerce against cartels and private combines.
The report covers 1901 cheese production on 16 000 U S farms, surplus milk use urged by the American Agriculturist, locust protection for peach orchards in Iowa, wheat labor shortages in Kansas, and Pennsylvania farm values including land improvements, machinery, and livestock. It also cites a 1900 tobacco industry census with capital investment and sales, and notes early autos used for plowing in France. Investments in Michigan and Wisconsin ranches and a Chicago cattle herd are mentioned alongside timber-lumber trends in the Thunder River region.
President Roosevelt displays a twenty by eight foot wall map showing the world with color coding for the twelve powers and their principal cities. Submarine cables railways steamship lines and naval and military forces are traced. U S commanders are noted and unit flags indicate strength. The article also notes congressional recess dependence on voters, Panama canal negotiations, and evolving warfare with bolo bayonets. A Capitol lawn mower and quiet Fourth of July accompany the scene.
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