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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1920
Page
3
Haley notes matrimony as remedy and health booster while Galey wonders about Gads’ absence at the club. The text suggests a focus on marriage and wellness with Garfield Tea claimed to ease constipation.
New York reports Dr Charles Folley in Paris claims a serum cures both influenza and sleeping sickness. Mount Sinai researchers pursue a possible germ isolate while Bellevue notes preliminary globoid body findings. Folley cites 25,000,000 influenza cases annually with 90,000,000 this year and asserts the twin disease theory. A second leprosy case is found in Beeton, Boston.
Court action in Brooklyn Supreme Court involves Mrs. Fannie S. Thurber contesting the right to an annuity of 883 dollars said to belong to her husband. Affidavits amounting to about 100 typewritten pages are filed detailing disputes over estates and control spanning New York Rhode Island Massachusetts and Australia by Wiltam H and Dexter Thurber brothers of Edmund Gibbs Thurber.
Paris authorities convict a landlord for raising rents to 250 francs a month from 185 for two midinettes. He received a one week jail term and a 100 franc fine.
The Chilean government eyes an airplane factory via an English firm and a national postal air service. Gen. Pedro Dartnell backs the plan, citing $2.5 million capital, military independence, and boosted employment. Eight South American republics push aviation for military, postal, and commercial use amid difficult terrain and slow traditional transport.
A short, era voice remarking that a woman's sphere is the home and that a bride of a week may willingly accept this traditional duty. The line reflects gender norms and social expectations of marriage roles.
An old advertisement extols genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross on each tablet and package for protection against imitations. It lists uses from colds to neuralgia and pain, notes small tin boxes of 12 tablets and larger packages from druggists, and mentions Bayer as the trademark of the monoacetyl ester of salicylic acid. The note ends with a mock ad for Garfield Tea and a historical remark that aluminum was first discovered in 1827.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle laxative that removes liver and bowel poison. It claims users won’t feel sick or headachy and will wake refreshed, saying the product works while you sleep.
In a tense scene a couple stands by an open doorway as a lamp struggles against a biting wind. A father's shout from above orders the light to be extinguished and bedtime imposed, while the lovers murmur declarations of love amid the gloom.
A humorous exchange centers on Mr. Peck and a portrait artist. The portrait's lifelike likeness silences him. his wife declares the result 80 lifelike, and the moment prompts a wry remark about permission to speak. A playful vignette on truth seekers and likeness.
Two women discuss a film about navy life noting scenes of scrubbing decks. They agree the movie helps them relate to husbands in service and express mixed reactions to the portrayal. The snippet reflects a public perception of wartime duty and entertainment.
Farmer Corntossel insists Josh dictates the proper management while the hired man and he struggle to keep up. The exchange highlights Josh’s decisive leadership and the others’ difficulty in following his rapid instructions. He claims Josh’s guidance covers all aspects of the operation.
Snappy exchange as a prospective buyer replies Yes to a seller about a motorcar. The buyer jokes that he judges cars by the engine and dismisses finish citing a brick wall or a ditch as the car’s final look.
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