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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1916
Page
6
Springfield reports that Illinois State University champions universal military training during peace as the fair democratic path to armed forces. President, faculty, and students advocate disciplined, well trained reserves and objection to superficial drills, urging full instructor support and proper equipment.
The Catholic union plans a Springfield convention Sunday with participants from Kane, Peoria, and other counties. Officials aim to secure the year’s gathering location and set mobilization for the next convention, amid discussions on pension costs and county allocations for child welfare programs.
Cairo reports a three minute cyclone demolishing eleven buildings. Eight people were injured including Helen Iesley age eleven with both legs broken and Frank Pater caught in a railway station. Two persons were fatally injured, with rescuers listing several others in serious or critical condition as crews battled wreckage and a missing hotel.
Mount Carroll reports the death of Dr D N Greeley aged eighty two, while in Bloomington a teen swimmer Ro and Macy aged seventeen drowns at Miller Park Lake. Davenport club president Dick Lane threatens surrender of its charter. Springfield hosts fifteen hundred delegates at the State Sunday School convention. Fort avenues, laws and local civic notes follow, including court cases, divorces, and municipal actions across multiple towns.
A Saskatchewan region expert urges farmers to relocate to Western Canada for 160 acre free homesteads and cheap land. He cites successful settlers in Lordminster, detailing crop yields, stock gains, and a growing market for dairy cream. The piece predicts a postwar surge in European livestock demand and a major push to expand Saskatchewan’s stock raising industry.
During dinner the mistress asks Sarah to fetch catsup. She leaves, sounds of hurried feet arrive, and Sarah returns breathless saying the cats are up. The anecdote ends with the astonished mistress hearing the cats' unusual alarm.
A reader recalls a child’s quip about forgetting a bright thought and contrasts money buying friends with genuine value. The quote introduces a reflection on friendship vs material wealth. The snippet preserves tone from the Boston Evening Transcript and hints at a moral about true value.
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