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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1920
Page
3
A Nebraska health note explains that a letter from a woman will be opened read and answered by a woman and kept in strict confidence. The piece discusses women suffering from certain illnesses and mentions a Shiman e names and a Massachusetts reference in a cautious advisory tone.
A vintage advertisement touts Danderine as a hair tonic to restore color vigor and fullness. It urges readers to buy a 38 cent bottle from drug or toilet counters to refresh scalp reduce dandruff and revive lifeless hair.
The article reports progress toward a transhemisphere Pan American trunk line from Hudson Bay to Buenos Aires. It cites Charles M Pepper and notes completed segments in Chile Brazil and Argentina, bolstered by American investment interest amid European financing constraints.
In weeks of cold weather thousands of rabbits were killed in organized drives across Idaho and Washington. Minidoka county saw 20 000 jack rabbits killed this winter, Lincoln county reports 1 800 bun rabbits, and 11 000 rabbits fell to 600 sportsmen in Walla Walla county. Local US Department of Agriculture and county agents coordinated the efforts with school involvement and community gatherings.
New York reports Columbia University geologist Dr. Charles P. Berkey says the modern geologist is an applied scientist and adviser to engineers. The three year mining geology course at Columbia prepares men for advisory work in engineering and mining projects.
Berlin adopts a one headed eagle on a yellow shield as the new German coat of arms. The crown and Prussian insignia are dropped and the eagle’s bill tongue and talons are red. Government servants wear the device without the shield for uniform pinning. Some papers mock the design as tasteless.
A concise remark about a woman who uses wisdom to understand her own unit and role. The line emphasizes self awareness and confident voice within personal or organizational context.
An advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a gentle laxative that regulates stomach and intestinal digestion, cleanses the alimentary canal, stimulates the liver to secrete bile, and treats indigestion nervous dyspepsia sluggish liver and related problems. It claims widespread use for over fifty years and urges purchase from druggists and dealers.
A marriage arranged long ago in London leads to the first hybrid black brown bear cubs, a rare fusion of Teddy the Canadian black bear and Daisy the Russian brown bear. The cubs show mahogany coloring. Also noted is the Matamata turtle on hunger strike after arrival in London, described as an ugly yet calm rock-like sea creature with ground bait features.
An old advertisement claims Ely's Cream Balm quickly relieves nasal congestion from colds or catarrh. It promises easy breathing, soothing inflamed nasal membranes, and instant relief after applying a fragrant antiseptic balm in the nostrils.
O E Bradfut, farmer delegate at the Industrial conference, spoke at an Xenia tea about the middle man tyrannizing farmers. He recounted a tale of a well dressed man with a cornet challenging a strict beat officer and a joke about a farmer practicing indoors.
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