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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1908
Page
3
A reflection on a new age where inventions reduce air opacity and enable machines to fly without traditional fuels. The author muses on a future of lightweight, powerful devices piloted like birds and predicts rapid growth of such tech transforming daily life.
Fragmentary note recalls a man killed by hydrophobia and treated at Pasteur institute. A preacher quotes the fallen hero’s courage amid dangers and financial temptations, reflecting on sacrifice and peril in warfare.
The passage discusses the body's water content and its importance to physiology. It cites the Medical Recorder noting that body water supports elasticity, heat regulation, absorption and elimination, and that proper intake from food and drink is usually beneficial when not excessive.
A Minneapolis Journal clipping recounts a tale of a large man with whiskers who bragged of a cure for despondency. He slipped a $5 bill into a struggling clerk’s purse, prompting her to wonder about fairies, and the act left him feeling oddly elated for two weeks.
A visitor tours the Capuchin prison in Mesaina noting the gate, courtyard, and gardens. Nuns from Rome oversee embroidery and textile work while prisoners also thread lace, spin, weave, and sew under a warder’s watch. The article describes chapels, memorial tablets, and the monks quarters, highlighting the contrast between religious heritage and prison administration. It ends with a brief digression on historic advertising errors and their costly consequences.
A historic quip from Paganini about audience size at Vauxhall Garden reveals the performer’s witty exchange with the manager. The violinist asks how many seats the open space will hold and is told up to twenty thousand. he then suggests the space could hold up to thirty thousand, prompting a humorous exchange about pay.
A garbled OCR summary outlines the electoral college counts by state for a presidential contest. It lists Dem and Rep totals, with state by state tallies for Alabama California Arkansas Colorado Connecticut Georgia Delaware Kentucky Illinois Indiana Iowa North Carolina Kansas South Carolina Tennessee Maryland Texas Massachusetts Virginia Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Dakota Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Dakota Utah Wyoming and others, indicating the distribution of votes between Democratic and Republican blocs.
The passage traces early U S political campaigning from 1810 to 1860, noting the rough growth of party platforms and conventions. It highlights Tippecanoe era bravado, Whig songs and slogans, the rise of the rail splitters for Lincoln, and the noisy, theatrical politics that defined Democratic and Republican contests through 1860.
John D. Rockefeller plans to start erecting an orangery on his Pocantico Hills estate. The piece appears among a mix of brief notices including labor shifts and local political mentions with weathered text.
Dun's Review of Trade notes government forecast of early crops and favorable conditions boosting confidence while manufacturing volumes show cautious expansion. Calls for better waterways and lower freight rates to aid Chicago commerce amid a season of falling merchandise and replenishments. Bankruptcies in Chicago district total 21 with eight liabilities over 5000 dollars.
List of dated historical notes mentions events such as Wat Tyler slain at Smithfield in 1881 and New York City incorporation in 1665. It also lists figures like William B. Oyden born in Walton New York and doctor Livingstone reaching the Congo river plus other dated items and political milestones.
Weather remains wet and cool in the Southwest and Northwest hurting crop development and retail trade. East of the Mississippi sees better conditions and arable reports. Wholesale buyers show cautious activity though fall buying improves. immediate shipments are limited to fill-in needs. US business failures drop to 268 for the week ending June 11 with prior weeks and historic comparisons noted. Canada reports 30 failures, down from last week.
The report lists varied prices for cattle hogs and sheep in Chicago Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo with wheat corn oats rye barley and dairy values. Notable figures include Chicago hogs 4.00 to 5.88 and New York wheat No 2 red 97 to 98 cents per bushel.
Abe Atteid signs to fight Jack Gleason in a twenty round San Francisco bout with Owen Moret. Hamline defeats North Dakota University 51 to 38 as fast times and records are reported. J P Driving Job opens with daily races through October. Brinks clocked 1 43.45 for a mile and a sixteenth at Louisville, matching the Ottar-chill Downs mark. Tourehve wins the Cosmopolitan Handicap at Belmont Park.
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