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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
6
A rustic recounting of a simple wedding misadventure from Lippincott's Magazine. The narrator describes an intimate ceremony with no guests or attendants, a gray mare, a black mood, and a last playful kiss from the grandfather as the couple ties the knot in a dark, secluded setting.
In a decaying Tower Room at a family estate, Dallas recalls his wife’s death and the room’s mute witness to memory. Carmichael notices the elder’s pale vitality as he shields himself from darkness, while rumors of the past haunt the house and its artful quiet.
Carmichael urges Godfrey to spend a night in the Tower Room to seek a message from his mother. He receives an automatic writing from the dead confessing a life of change and tragedy, revealing Mr. Dallas’s long hidden secret. The next day Carmichael reports to Dallas, bringing resolution and peace.
The French government uses the Roentgen ray at customs to detect smuggling. In trials, 167 people were scanned in 45 minutes, revealing jewels, watch chains in hair, locket under a tongue, and objects hidden in shoes and clothing. The piece compares this to publicity rays in legislation.
A young lawyer pledges love and perseverance to Pulsatilla, admitting poverty and long odds in a vow to wed despite a rough path to success. He stresses he will fight up or be trodden down, while she accepts with trusting resolve.
A Paris journalist has founded a babies club in a spacious building with a garden and club house. It features games for children, a Punch and Judy show, a cafe selling sweets and drinks, toy shops, and a theater for members and their parents.
Poultrymen fruit and truck growers show little need for a large barn as discussions continue about its potential use and economic viability.
The article describes an 18 by 24 foot barn plan with open shed uses and multiple storage ideas. It covers clover seeding rules such as liberal seed use for better germination and notes on sowing wheat down clover and roller soil preparation. It also discusses breeding stock improvement and portable wire fence posts. It ends with pig weaning guidance including milk swill feeding and sow management.
The piece urges farmers to prioritize garden care in summer, as a thriving garden secures family health and reduces expenses. It argues homegrown produce is the most essential part of a farmer’s duties, deserving prompt attention despite other busy tasks.
A pamphlet extols even fertilizer distribution for large crops and warns against lumping. It highlights a compact, adjustable applicator invented by a Virginia inventor as the best method to spread fertilizer evenly and avoid waste on forest land and farmland alike.
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