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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1907
Page
2
A nautical poem fragment recalls sailors pacing on deck and the lure of unknown land. Reflections on pride in battling wind and wave accompany a reeling mast and hopeful voyage, with refrain about land ahead and land behind. The text shows OCR distortions and a misattributed author.
In a heated reminiscence, Henry recounts a fight with Jay Peabody over a girl named Sadie Coolidge. His father pressures for answers, while Henry contends Peabody provoked the clash and fears exposing the truth about a store incident.
A farmer sees cows break through defective rails, escape to the woods behind Coolidge's, and wander for over an hour before the cowbell and dog sounds are heard, prompting a search through underbrush.
Henry faces social fallout after a heated quarrel with Jay Peabody and Sadie. He worries over his pride and the impact on his Sunday church plans while helping his father with chores and tending cattle, noting Sadie’s shifting stance and his own lingering feelings.
Henry confesses to punching Jay Peabody to win Sadie’s favor. She reveals contempt and questions the fight as the cow issue becomes a distraction, with Sadie demanding to know where the cows have gone. The exchange shows tension and hidden affections in a western vernacular.
Saline Reservation in Oklahoma covers about thirty square miles west of Enid. Geologists estimate 50 000 to 75 000 barrels of pure salt beneath the surface, with salt beds extending deep underground. The area, a dry lake with rich mineral deposits, has been tapped only by salt mining on a small scale and hunted as a game reserve.
A Washington Star item tells of a woman buying a smoking jacket and trying to force the clerk to cover express charges to Blankville West Virginia. She plans to deliver the package herself, asking the clerk to deduct the express cost from the price.
The butcher warns his wife not to use the neighbor's shop after overhearing a complaint. He recalls the grocer next door borrowed an old pair of scales yesterday. The exchange turns to a petty domestic quarrel over steak. Houston Post notes a humorous domestic skit.
Fraudulent pension claims were uncovered at the Penstom office. Investigators found multiple cases where applicants received pensions without meeting the required ninety days of service.
The 1904 federal statistics rank pneumonia next to tuberculosis in fatalities with about 45,000 American deaths. The report notes roughly 180,000 annual cases and cites risk factors such as chills, poor sleep, overexertion, overeating, and alcohol. Effective care emphasizes bright rooms, outdoor air, hydration, and simple diet.
The Minnesota Legislature passes reforms expanding juvenile justice probation, establishing detention hospitals, creating a state board of visitors, and founding an industrial school for girls. Other measures mandate compulsory education for deaf children, boost child labor enforcement, and open free public employment bureaus in St Paul Duluth Minneapolis.
The text notes a discussion about naming a baby with a joke about Uncle Theophilus’s heavy wheat plunging. It shifts to advertising for Dr. T Feliz Gouraud’s Oriental Dream beauty product claiming clear complexion and medical test backing. Fern T Hopkins sells it from 37 Great Jones Street, New York and stores nationwide.
A Sun Day Magazine humor piece recounts an elderly Topeka hardware man who inflates wheat harvests. A boastful farmer asks his rival for crop figures, and the dealer replies he grows only wheat, his workers stacking all they could outdoors and the rest inside the barn.
A couple exchanges warm lines as the husband arrives home and reassures his partner Maria that she need not prepare a meal, while she promises to stand by the door to greet him.
A Salisbury woman narrates how coffee hurt her health, pushed her to tea, then to Postum after severe dyspepsia. She regained weight and believes Postum replaces coffee, praising its nourishment and health benefits as she shares her experience and recommends The Road to Wellville.
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