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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1902
Page
2
A Chicago Record Herald poem reflects a night of doubt and fear. The speaker questions if Christ is alive as Easter bells ring in defiance of despair. A chorus proclaims Christ is alive, and the speaker is overwhelmed by fear before a transcendent verdict.
The poem describes a sunny morning with dry grass and a bluebird singing. Easter eggs of many colors hide as if planted by birds, while purple and golden eggs roll like flowers starting a cheerful parade. The scene ends with birds and people sharing laughter.
Mark Staunton, prosperous yet morose, travels to visit a cousin. At Briarton he unexpectedly encounters Katharine Anson Warner, his former love, now married. The reunion stirs memories as Tom and Ellen reveal Katharine’s arrival and the social tension that follows in the quiet country house.
A decade of longing shapes Katharine's return as she charms Mark with songs and gentle grace. Ellen misreads love, but a final scene at the doorway reveals Katharine's courage, and Mark proclaims his lasting passion, sealing a tender instant of happiness.
A description of an old custom kept up in Warwickshire on Eastor Monday where charity school children form a chain around a church and then move to the next church. It also recounts Christ Hospital boys visiting the Mansion House on Easter Tuesday to receive Easter Bobs from the lord mayor and a coin allotment, with lemonade or sherry in the past, and notes the local option was abolished.
A playful exchange shows a teacher correcting a spelling by removing the letter T from the word tray to leave ray. The child Elsie answers with a pun about a spill of dishes to be washed, reflecting a light local feature from Philadelphia.
A colossal fire at Hoboken damaged the Phoenix Steamship Company docks, the British Queen, seven lighters, and other cargo causing about a million dollars in losses. The Heathburn and Maas dam were scorched as crews from Hoboken, Jersey City, New York, and the U S Portsmouth battled flames, rescuing the Tonawanda’s captain and family amid high winds and smoke.
Read ing Pa celebrates 150 years of Trinity Lutheran. Missouri owns oldest Geneva Bible 1569. St Pauls Eastchester N Y is 228 years old. Rev Coffer serves 50 years. Bishop Fowler urges plain speech to preachers. Rev McKenzie marks 32 years at Shepard Memorial Cambridge. London Rome Oratory prays for troops in South Africa. Epworth League session sees fire destroy organ valued 7000 pounds and church furnishings at Tabernacle Greenpoint.
The Edwards locomotive headlight, recently tested on the St Paul line, is expected to reduce head-on collisions. It illuminates straight track and uses an upward sky beam to signal through hills and curves, with range five to ten miles. It operates on storage batteries and includes cab screens to prevent glare from opposing engines.
The New York Journal of Commerce cites a February fire loss across the United States and Canada totaling 21 million 10 thousand 50 dollars, with electrical origin suspected in major conflagrations. The report lists regional totals and cites Paterson and Waterbury as notable cases, alongside various city incidents and factory fires.
Florence Burns was freed by Justice Mayer after prosecutors failed to prove a case for the murder of Walter T Brooks in New York. Wild courtroom celebration followed verdict. Brooks died from a gunshot at the Glen Island Hotel on Feb 15 after Burns’ arrest on Feb 13. James Wilcox was convicted of murdering Ejl C Cropsey in Elizabeth, Maryland, and sentenced to hang on April 5.
The item notes Howard Breeze killed by a train in New Brunswick New Jersey and reports on unions planning a labor temple in that city. Oklahoma City will get a cotton mill employing 100 workers. A Missouri Pacific branch may be built from Salina to Yuma or Concordia Kansas this summer. Charles Michaels of St Joseph Missouri died by his own hand after his wife’s death. A Dallas tornado wrecked homes causing two deaths and injuries with losses over 100000 dollars. William Jones a long time Kansas Baptist preacher died near Arkansas City Kansas at 81 of consumption and old age.
The new committee rooms in the capitol feature solid mahogany furniture and four gold mirrors costing 900 dollars each, with a gold ink well and a Swiss timepiece among other luxury items. The piece mentions the morning hour, Senate spending history, and a shift away from capitol gambling, noting a broader trend toward moderation in recent years.
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