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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1913
Page
3
Gettysburg Pennsylvania prepares for a July four day reunion of north and south veterans, with 40000 expected attendees. Government and Pennsylvania funding cover camps, mess halls, hospital services, food, and logistics to honor veterans from both sides at the battlefield.
A vintage guide explains building a simple lemonade stand with a cash drawer using two packing boxes as a table, a muffin pan as the money tray, and shelves to organize lemons sugar water. It notes a bell, penny and nickel openings, and a painted sign for pricing.
A Harper's Weekly profile recalls Cornelius Vanderbilt meticulous handling of small change during a railroad board meeting. When the fee was split among present directors, twelve and a half cents surfaced. Vanderbilt paid it by changing a dollar, joking he could not manage the half cent. The next day he donated half a million dollars to start a New York charity, his habit of precise penny accounting aiding a major gift.
A Civil War veteran recalls the Kenesaw Mountain assault and his fear as dawn neared. He describes the panic among troops, the fatal order to scale fortifications, its reversal, and the shift to a covert position with a purposeful mission.
A five year old sits in a large family circle as a young cousin guides him toward simple logic. She prompts him to divide an orange and he answers with a charming rule that he would say please. The anecdote captures a child’s eager learning moment and polite response.
A concise quotation on sorrow and growth. Beecher argues that sorrow reveals needs for nourishment, stronger support, broader friendships, and a new life. Once inner lessons are learned, trouble appears less real, viewed from a higher perspective as unreal and dreamy.
A highbrow investigator passes cell 23 where a grinning inmate demands a hearing. The inmate quips that he is at a loss for a reply and asks why a crow caws, prompting the curious exchange in a puzzle cell.
Report details the Petersburg fort explosion as a desperate attack during the siege of Petersburg aimed at breaking through Confederate lines. It notes Grant's defeats at Old Harbor and his ongoing operations while a fortification line along the Appomattox surrounds the city. Also recounts a naval officer’s tale about Quong the Chinese servant and a funeral rite exchange.
Major Hill accused Lincoln of making defamatory remarks about Mrs Hill. Lincoln remained calm and did not use insulting language, denying the accusation and reiterating his high regard for Mrs Hill while noting her as Major Hill's wife as the only possible reason for discredit.
An Irishman goes to the sutler and asks for a quart of cider. The price is twenty cents, so he asks for a pint. After drinking one pint, he learns he both owes and is owed a pint, and Pat departs with a devilish grin.
City bred in Saskatchewan J C Hill and his three sons homesteaded near Lloydminster eight years ago. They now hold back to back silver challenge cups valued at 1500 dollars, winning the Plate for best bushel of oats at the Fifth National Corn Exposition in Columbia South Carolina. Their oats grew on wild prairie land, their farm house is modern and their finances solid from Edmonton to Winnipeg. They studied climate soil and seed then added livestock, proving mixed farming pays. Their example inspires local farmers to follow.
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