Brimfield News Highlights Local Events And People
J H Spyder returns from South Dakota and visitors from Maywood and Canton join Brimfield residents for family and church gatherings. Fussner berries advertise short supply with preorders. Brimfield High Alumni raises dues to fifty cents while recent election results noted. Memorial Day events planned. Cara Duth’s wedding to Judge Ralph Campbell in Peoria reported.
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Congregational Church
Cara Duth
Elmwood
United States
Ralph Campbell
Muscogee
Oklahoma
Peoria
Doth
Brimfield
Hand
Says a lot about love and marriage in a witty verse
The excerpt ponders love blindness and loyalty in relationships, noting that a too perfect lover may not be trustworthy. It jokes that royalties are not always riches and that society’s class and gender roles affect happiness and commitment.
Fire apparatus and manners in a comic verse set
A humorous piece contrasts sayings about generosity, solitude, and social behavior. It mentions a fire apparatus, a shovel and poker, and quips about parsons, hats, and marriage jokes. It features voices attributed to Mrs Bates and Mrs Yates with Roosevelt references.
Thrilling Rescue Ended In Safe Return For Bert R Lean
A Spokane and California medical journey ends with Dr Kings New Discovery curing Bert R Lean of severe lung trouble. He recounts a hard cold that led to dangerous bronchial illness and failed treatments before a successful outcome. Free trial bottles offered by Wm Robinson Co.
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Bert R Lean
Ot Cheng
Wash
Spokane
California
Dr King
Wm. Robinson & Co
Umbrellas Age Before Christ Spread Across Europe
The article notes umbrellas and parasols were used in the East centuries before Christ and later introduced to Europe. It cites the first umbrella in London carried by James Hanway who died in 1786, and explains social resistance to its use, as well as the gradual adoption by Spain Italy France from about 1800 onward.
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Europe
New York City
Great Britain
Fairbanks
Alaska
London
James Hanway
Hackney
America
Spain
Italy
France
Witty Observations From An Ashen Glare Collection
A string of humorous quips about men and women roles marriage vanity and social pretenses. It mocks marriage habits hair fashion and the idea of good company while offering tongue in cheek reflections on human behavior and language use.
City Hall Dome to Be Covered in Gold
Philadelphia plans to clad its city hall dome in gold using over ten million sheets of leaf. Workmen will be shielded by waist high screens as they place each leaf, leaf by leaf, hundreds of feet above streets. The gold leaf is manufactured for the city in book form with twenty five leaves per book.
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Philadelphia
Fogbound London Banquet Tale Strikes Maxims
Hudson Maxim spoke at the British Rehoola Club banquet at Delmonico's recounting a London fog episode. An old friend, while navigating a smoky Trafalgar Square to the Savoy, collided on a grand stair with a stranger who warned he would walk into the Thames if he kept going.
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Hudson Maxim
Rehoola Club
Delmonico’s
London
Trafalgar Square
Savoy
Dement
Snakes and Their Personalities Reported by Farm Keeper
A snake farmer classifies species by temper and behavior. The blacksnake is the solitary gentleman, the carpet snake a lazy loafer, the diamond snake a thief who swallows eggs and young, and the tiger type is hard to get along with and vicious.
A Revolutionary Café Souvenir Exchange Scene
A techelor girl jokes with a woman over a toothpick holder found in a cafe pocket. They discuss fashion and souvenirs, while women wear large rubes around their necks as halos seem to fall.
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Emerson, Hayes Deere and
Avery
G. E. Morgans
Lawrence Trowbridge's
W. A. Jones
Laura
Wm. McDunes
Williamsfield
Williamsfield Ercheron Horse CO
A. Swartz
Jerry Slattery, Groom
Auteuil
Ed. Richford
Printers
Brimeld
Brimfield Norman Horse Association
B.&q
Buda
Hushville
Wal Wien
Adaren
B. C. Hendee
MAN
Bermanaw
Epfingham
Epfingham State Bank
the Brimfield News
Addison, Paory
Perephone
Market Report
J. H. Spyder
South Dakota
Frank Guest
Maywood
Ill
H. B. Johnson
Charles Dawson
Canton
Fussner
Clark & Sons
French Grove
Brimfield High School Alumni Association
Wesley Ford
Yates City
C. T. Cady
Bloyd W. Hall
Paradise Alley
Elmwood Gazette
Brimfield Automobile Club
A.A. Knapp
E. M- Meher
Henry Memler
Major Mell Seward
Ethel Lindly
Oklahoma City
Konowa
Okla
Lebanon
Kansas
Mrs. Séward
Esther Cole
Jeme Suttons
Red Cloud
Nebr
Barney Suttons
William Waldorf Astor
Yukon
Seattle
Commodore Eldridge T. Gerry
Johannesburg
Giacomo Puccini
Marie Antoinette
Uilka Schumann
United Presbyterians
Messiah
India
Tasmania
Japan
Brussels
Tapestry
Fey
Roe Ae
Lewis
Atchison Globe Lights
Techelor
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