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Brimfield News

Location

Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1938

Page

8

Bachelor Gaige’s 200000 Odd Gadgets Collector

Crosby Gaige, a Broadway producer, amasses 200000 patent models from Sir Henry Wellcome’s estate including a corpse preserver and steamboat, reflecting a lifelong taste for curios. He lives on a Peeks Hill estate with a vast library, cookbooks, and wine interests, while balancing show business success and quiet frugality.

York Crosby Gaige Patent Office Sir Henry Welleane Gaige Bie Salve Mr. Gaize Skunk Holow N. Y Peeks Hall Hudson Xige Colum Illusia Elsat¢in Marbury Maning

The Average Month and its Weeks

The text notes that most months average about four and one third weeks rather than exactly four, with February being the only month closest to four weeks, and February in leap years having an extra day, making four weeks plus one day.

Statewide quarried waste and odd facts headline

Eighty percent of Vermont quarrying is waste. a physician warns ether may become habit forming. U S shrimp used as Japanese army rations to fight disease. Kansas Geological Survey issues first complete state map. Orange reportedly draws most billboard attention. A 600 year old bog body found in Sweden. Firing a triple turret salute for HMS Nelson costs about 3500 dollars.

England H. M. S. Nelson

Feen a Mint Aids Digestion Beloved By Parents

In this classic ad copy Feen a Mint is promoted as safe for the whole family aiding digestion. The message appeals to modern parents trusting the product for both young and old and invites readers to join the 16 million who have switched.

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