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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
8
A Youth's Companion essay extols laughter as a social antidote to misery. It notes laughter brightens tense faces, strengthens sympathy, and should be cultivated daily. The piece counsels seeing life with an eternal aspect and finding sunshine in ordinary events to sustain a cheerful mindset.
A British aristocrat winds through Manhattan claiming vast honors while a local man of auburn hair, Michael Murphy, counters with a witty reply about his own recent nights in the city. The exchange unfolds outside a hotel as the visitor introduces a string of knighthoods. Murphy adds a sharp retort about his nightlife.
A jumble of skits and vignettes unfolds in a theatrical setting. A stout woman argues over two boys’ tickets at a matinee, an usher’s quarter follows as a joke, a nurse and child banter replace curiosity with a cat remark, and a Pullman conductor story frames Miss Van Winkie’s talking parrot Polly. A travel quip concludes with a joke about Railway Guides.
In Life the author debates the word boob. He questions whether labeling a man as a boob truly defines him or merely reflects the speaker’s attitude. The piece argues the term may not endure as a concrete object.
A reform-minded divine tours a segregated district and encounters a street sign reading No Further Use for Mother. He plans a sermon on vice but misses the more telling message above the sign Incubators Made Here.
Professor Raphael Dubois of Lyon University presented a theory at the Zoological Society Congress in Monaco. He identifies two compounds named luciferase and lucitens as the source of phosphorescence in fireflies and glowworms, noting that both are needed and react with water to emit light.
A janitor at a large apartment house defends firing and then rehiring an elevator boy after a tenant complained of delays. He notes Oecar was playing a mechanical piano in Mrs. Blank's unit to rehearse a new dance while tenants endured other issues from water to noise.
A professional photographer gains access to a wealthy magnate and unveils moving pictures from life on the estate. The millionaire, intrigued, acknowledges the footage of his workers and commends the camera's cleverness.
A famed artist recounts a scene in an art gallery where two young women admire a Millet copy. One exclaims repeatedly on beauty and naturalness, then misreads the title aloud and discovers the text reads Gleaning Millet, prompting further astonishment and humor.
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