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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
2
A lyric fragment from Uncle Sam's Magazine by F. Cable contrasts long waves and palm shadows with a nation’s best spirit in a distant coast. It notes the coral shores and praises the simple tune as a pleasant chord from the brave old band under God’s domes.
A man recounts a near fatal Derbyshire Langley Mine collapse where his friend Jim Halliday saves him by diving into a flood and dies, leaving the narrator to marry Jim’s fiancée. Years later the narrator's wife wears two rings, the second from another man who died protecting them.
The Comanche counting system skips eleven and uses a base of ten with “ten and one more” style up to nineteen. After twenty and one more up to twenty nine the pattern shifts to thirty to thirty nine, repeating the method for higher decades. The language lacks an alphabet and is learned orally.
The Japan Chronicle notes Corea invented movable type printing in 1224, decades before Europe. It also credits Corea with early use of the mortar and the ioz clad during the Japanese Corean war of 162 to 98, showing regional ingenuity influencing war effort.
A Washington Star quip contrasts philosophy with betting culture, noting a race winner’s facial expression versus a loser’s, suggesting wealth may not guarantee happiness.
A dated column mixes satirical verse with fashion tips and moral advice. It humorously warns spouses, discusses women’s rights, and offers commentary on dress details from collars to corsets. The piece also abruptly shifts to dental cocaine disks, sparsely tying fashion to poor health trends.
A writer explains shaping a hat with a velvet cover using liquid glue instead of stitching. The process mirrors sewing steps, including covering the brim top and attaching the facing. The author claims the glue method yields a neater finish and saves more than half the time.
The passage advises emetic use for acute indigestion and notes mustard in warm water as a remedy. It warns against chronic cases and mentions a substance called Aindjeestrogh causing blood-affecting symptoms and prolonged illness.
A well to do woman amasses a cache of cures by taking others prescriptions. She falls ill with a heavy cold and finds none of her stored remedies effective. The tale shows her reliance on improvised remedies and the consequences.
Shoppers seek satisfying summer outfits for children and test old hats for fit. A skipped flaw in brim or wing twist prompts quick fixes, ensuring the eye catching item looks as good as a new purchase.
The piece reviews evolving styles with East Indian hats, directoire sashes on narrow skirts, and popular coiffure trends. It notes a shift toward lace and elbow sleeves, lists fabrics like flowered muslin, white net, and updated bodices, and highlights dressmakers as key to hiding figure flaws.
The passage lists simple health cautions and household remedies. It notes honey as a substitute for cod liver oil, ammonia in tepid water to cleanse skin, pumice stone to smooth callouses, celery as a nerve tonic with sulfur benefits, and warns against tight sleeves for large hands. It also mentions perspiring hands signals nervousness and suggests eating with white wine vinegar.
A morning of housekeeping details ends with a woman stepping outside for a brisk fifteen minute walk. The brief respite promises clarity for her head and a lighter heart, offering untold good from time taken.
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