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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1913
Page
6
A fragmented excerpt observes modern youth diction and fashion notes. It questions a dress code and the idea of encouragement, noting the absence of a certain word in the bright lexicon of young people.
The Illinois House moved a women’s suffrage bill toward final passage by voting down all amendments and sending it to third reading on the roll call stage. The bill’s fate hinges on the final vote, which could occur on any day the chamber calls it up.
Illinois brief reports Leonard Battles escaped from the Southern Illinois penitentiary by sliding down a wooden chute used to move crushed stone from inside the stockade to outside cars. The 50 foot chute was in use when Battles, recently transferred from Cairo for burglary and larceny, fled toward the yard and nearby streets.
In Geneva circuit court Judge C E Erwin sentenced Herman Coppes a 14-year-old from Aurora to life in Joliet prison for shooting and killing Manny Sleep and her two daughters on April 14. Coppes claimed a strange man paid him to commit the crime. The judge spoke of a heartache worse than prison as he handed down the sentence.
Two women recount decades of female troubles eased by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. One user from Utica Ohio describes dizziness and weakness improving to full vitality after treatment. another from Neho Illinois reports ten years of illness relief and renewed energy following use.
The dialogue shows rough talk about vice and proof, a sarcastic exchange about a man who died and left a logo, and a jokey family dispute question about eating beef stew with a spoon or fork. The fragments hint at a local column or overheard scene with colorful dialect and urban humor.
Mrarocker enjoys her first overseas trip while her wealthy husband uses his fortune to mask the society knowledge gap. At an inebriated theater bar party Mrs Stone notes the acoustics and Mrs Grocker ponders the sound, attributing it to a neighborhood brewery.
A Kansas woman reports that stopping coffee, and using Postum, cured long standing stomach and heart trouble. She noted steadier nerves, better memory, and regular heartbeats. Postum offered in Regular and Instant forms with boiling or instant preparation.
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