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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1909
Page
5
Market report shows corrected prices for corn 70 percent, oats 63 1/2, wheat 1.20, butter 18 cents, kegs 18 cents, hogs 7.40 dollars. Updated values listed for Wednesday evening trading in the agricultural market.
The Farmington column records Lambry visiting Clark & Sons on Wednesdays and many local notes. It mentions Dr. Filley’s house outfitted with electric lights, repairs, social visits, baptisms, travels, and community events across Brimfield, Peoria, and nearby towns with assorted anecdotes and local color.
The article explains steps to craft a Monmskin rug from fur hides. Furriers pickle, scrape, beat in sawdust, dry, and beat again before mounting. Polar bear rugs are prized for size and gloss, with value tied to whiteness and craftsmanship.
Fragmentary report describes boys employed at an estate with rough slang about stopping them and past year incidents. Content is garbled and difficult to interpret, but suggests youth labor near a property and confrontational language without clear events or names.
A Spokane lung trouble case from Cheng Washington describes a patient who failed with a local doctor and a Spokane specialist before California aid. Dr King’s New Discovery cured bronchitis and lung issues. The ad promotes 50c and 1.00 prices with a trial bottle and guarantee by Wm Robinson & Co.
A string of aphorisms and quotes from Socrates Seneca Ruskin and Carlyle alongside notes about examination leadership by Theodore L DeLand and a reflection on life and virtue. The passage preserves period voice and emphasizes personal virtue education and public service.
A man once styled as Schoolmaster of the Treasury was reported to have recently lost his claim to that title. Details remain sparse as the article notes the reversal without naming the new office holder.
A magazine suggests new blush tattoos that resist washing and weather but questions their lasting value. The piece muses on trusting Providence for a natural glow versus perpetual artificial color and wonders if today’s rosy tint might outshine yesterday’s pallor.
William F. Doty writes from Tabris of a Persian prince visiting an English party in Yersia. Attired in gold and white, the prince remains taciturn and disappointed, then remarks smilingly that the English now imitate Persian customs by leaving their women at home, prompting a wry reply from the host’s wife.
A collection of humorous lines about giving and social habits. Adele Maude Estelle Jayne Payne Bobbs Dobbs and Smith’s dog are referenced in casual banter. The remarks touch on generosity appearances and common sayings.
The passage notes a high sugar consumption totaling thirty three pounds and mentions broad production figures including 275000 units and a mortality figure of 20000 tied to India's flour, with references to United States context.
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