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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1911
Page
12
A family cycling by the river at night fell into 13 feet deep water. Mrs Mellon directed rescue efforts with a lantern while her son Mellon jumped in to save his father and later helped rescue the girl who was swept downstream in the icy current.
The Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb at Mount Airy emphasizes manual training with a well equipped printing office. Boys preferring this trade become proficient printers printing the institution stationery and a busy magazine. Officials say printing is a desirable occupation for the deaf and dumb and many graduates obtain lucrative positions.
A fragment from Youth's Companion recounts Rhode Island bishop William N. McVickar as a bachelor who, when a tailor sent a boy to press trousers, his sister announces the messenger with a quip about the bishop's large physique. The startled youth asks, Is that Willie? The anecdote relies on playful misnaming and a surprise reveal.
M Paul Bourget lectures on Theophile Gautier praising him as a struggling journalist. His ledgers published by Baron Spoelberch de Lovenjoul show Gautier earned about £166 a year at scale rates while working as art and dramatic critic for La Presse. His view of literature soured into cynicism. He dismissed masterpieces and valued only copy at a set rate.
The Christian Science Monitor reports rising tensions as a rivalry materializes that could harm a French city. The article notes Americans will continue overseas travel and trade despite the developing antagonism.
The text hints at a colonial trade scene with deer and bear skins and mentions a local economy. It notes Native practices of removing heads and claws, reducing hide value, and lists prices such as $7.50 to $10 per hide and $106 to $350 sums, though the passage is garbled and lacks clear context.
A descriptive passage notes how cats brush their coats with mouths and tongues, cows comb hair, horses rely on owners to stay clean, field mice groom with hind legs, and elephants bathe with their trunks. It highlights varied grooming practices observed in several species.
Ex Senator Edward O Wolcott faced a split audience with white patrons in the below gallery and Black attendees above. A heckler shouted RatA prompting Wolcott to retort about Chinamen orders as he continued a pointed Republican criticism. Russia Prefers ornate sewing machines with lacquered dark wood trim and bright decoration to suit local tastes.
A Century article criticizes Chinese religions for producing countless neglected temples, dusty idols, and numerous priests seen as cynical and motivated by practical gain. It likens priests to Roman augurs and notes ritual ceremonies driven by self interest.
A distorted OCR passage references a city and prices, mentioning a cobbler and a shop. The readable fragments imply a discussion about cost, a local business, and possibly a legend or perception of value in the community.
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