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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1901
Page
7
The New York Sun notes mucilage sold in barrels to bottle forms from two ounces to quart sizes. Exported to Mexico and South America, mucilage packaging includes various bottle shapes and brushes. Envelopes with gummed tips began in 1815, replacing wafers and spurring mucilage bottle production.
Historical accounts describe peasants in Styria and Tyrol reportedly ingesting arsenic, often mislabeled as furnace smoke or common substances. Early observers noted the practice as fatal or fatiguing, with certain cases showing prolonged arsenic use among workers before medical confirmation emerged.
A historical note explains that arsenic users must taper the dosage from day to day to avoid fatal withdrawal effects. It cites that abrupt cessation can cause immediate poisoning symptoms and mentions that in Upper Styria graveyards, arsenic eaters show remarkable preservation due to cumulative arsenic.
From the Kansas City Times, an essay reflects on life’s persistence and curiosity amid hardship. It notes that even the weary hold on for new discoveries and inventions, fearing to miss a remarkable moment or innovation on the horizon.
The Green Bag recalls a youth challenging elders in a state court. A son of a famous judge faced a hostile bench where chief justice pressed with rapid questions. The young advocate claimed authority from the Constitution Article 4, Section, amid interruptions.
Hiccough is a spasmodic diaphragm condition. usually trivial but may signal severe illness in late acute disease. It can persist in young females with hysterical tendency, sometimes for weeks. Ordinary hiccough stems from stomach irritation and may stop with emotion or drinking cold water or anti spasmotics.
In Nagasaki a foreign visitor found a shipping branch deserted as the manager and staff had gone mushroom hunting on a fine day. After two boy passes fifteen, he remarks they sometimes do more than hunt mushrooms, hinting at unexpected activities.
The article discusses the Supreme Court stance on no extra congressional session and outlines Taft commission plans to establish a civil government in the Philippines under military authority. It compares potential structures to Cuba and Porto Rico and notes that the commission must follow U S constitutional rules.
Prof Herron outlines themes from a church council letter. He argues for families, critique of current times, and individual moral duties. He asserts children belong to their mother, denies universal rights to compel union, and rejects external pressure to win favor from gods or men.
In Toronto a jail to court cab transfer turned deadly as a woman in male disguise allegedly handed two pistols to three burglars. Constable Routledge was killed and constable Boyd wounded, while Frank Ratledge, Fred Rice, and Frank Jones, extradited from Chicago for Aurora robberies, were recaptured amid chaos. The trio now faces murder charges.
Grinnell Iowas Congregational council voted unanimously that George D. Herron is guilty of immoral and unchristian conduct and should be dropped from the First Congregational Church of Grinnell. He is no longer deemed a Congregational minister in good standing. The verdict followed a lengthy trial with defense and a letter from Herron favoring a socialistic revolution and denouncing conventional morality. Mrs Herron was not the initiator of divorce proceedings though classmates at Grinnell College suggested Herrons influence prompted them.
The marriage of Martha Hichborn daughter of Rear Admiral and Mrs Hichborn to James G. Blaine son of a statesman took place in Washington at noon Tuesday. The small home ceremony was held at the bride’s parents residence 1707 N street N W with only relatives and intimate friends in attendance.
The observer speculates that using camera carried aloft by kites to crest heights may only be practicable in Arctic regions, suggesting environmental constraints and applicability doubts for broader use.
Dr. Wallace Radcliffe officiated at a simple ceremony with no attendees. Immediately after, the marriage luncheon was served and the couple departed for New York on Thursday.
The report lists a Perth Amboy oilwell fire with $175,000 loss and a Perth Hico emigration wave, with 900 left and 400 awaiting departure. It notes the death of retired English fleet admiral Commereli, born 1829, and ex-Secretary Foster’s Yale speech urging abrogation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty.
The article urges osier growing in the United States as a future industry. It cites Department of Agriculture experts predicting 20 to 30 percent profits for enterprising growers using proper willow varieties. It notes rising willowware demand, high import reliance, and lists soil and drainage tips for basket willow plantations along rivers and marsh lands.
A Syracuse newspaper reports on Erie and Central New York Railroad train No. 2 where the water supply was accidentally milk. The fireman filled the boiler with milk instead of water, causing the steam to drop and the engine to falter. An extra engine was sent and the milk-filled boiler was found on inspection.
A rhetoric class at Blank University hears Professor Dash condemn split infinitives as a purist abomination in theory yet he cites a famed author who defends many purist rules while using none himself. The professor quips that one ounce of do is worth a pound of pay.
A wife insists she will speak her mind whenever necessary, prompting her husband to say it is fine only if she stops at the end of it. The exchange highlights a tense domestic moment as they converse about free expression and pacing.
A fragment from a diary-like voice recalls a child named Jimmy accused by Samy of hoarding caramels. The speaker, referred to as ma or mother, notes they could not get more and implies they ate some to manage scarcity. The text is fragmentary and regional in tone.
The article laments Washington DC’s government owned acres offer little for youth recreation. It contrasts a single small playground near the Washington Monument with asphalt play areas, notes patrol and legal limits, and critiques urban policy for neglecting boyhood happiness and safe outdoor spaces.
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