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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1934
Page
3
Rancefora Kershaw, last male of the clan, dies suddenly while riding with his daughter Lofry. Years earlier, Robin Kershaw and his bride rode into northeastern California after the Mexican War and found an ideal valley for ranching, naming it Eden Valley.
On a crest of a spur Robin Kershaw envisions a future dam and canal to flood the crest and nurture a dry valley he fears will yield broken hearts. The girl christens the land Forlorn Valley as they ride down into the valley together.
A sprawling frontier tale tracks Robin Kershaw and Joel Hensley, rival ranchers in Eden Valley. Their water rights, fences, and cattle drive a long, violent feud through decades, aided by a lethal combination of pride and misfortune. The narrative culminates in a fatal early clash resolved by a coroner’s verdict, leaving ongoing bitterness and a looming war over water and land.
Surgeons for years have been able to transplant skin within a single body, but grafts from one person to another almost always fail and die within a short time, the Literary Digest reports signaling a breakthrough toward successful allografts.
The article states that Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln did not claim membership in any denomination. Rutherford B Hayes attended the Methodist church but never joined.
The article argues that true stomach trouble often stems from sources beyond the stomach. It cites dental or tonsil issues, urinary or intestinal problems, and mental factors like nervousness as triggers. It recommends dentist and physician exams, rest periods, smaller meals, diet adjustments, and stress reduction to restore digestive strength.
Doctors Critchley and Ferguson propose migraine may stem from liver eye or diet and outline a comprehensive workup including history exams eye tests skull x rays brain fluid and blood studies. They advise rest in a dark room and quieting drugs between attacks and note some relief with special diets mental treatment and epsom salts.
A bagologist in Paris relates experiments with insects at the Paris Museum. A small beetle suspended in the air behaves in a way linked to its telephonic description.
In a Columbus Dispatch piece, the wind is described as an elusive force, varying from friendly to deadly. The article cites classical and literary references from Genesis to Shakespeare, Dickens, Emerson, and Conrad, noting winds shaped thought and even history through events like Hamilton’s early experience in the West Indies.
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