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Brimfield News in Brimfield, Illinois

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Brimfield News

Location

Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1909

Page

2

The Beloved In The House By The Stair

A narrator recalls entering a room behind the stair where a woman sits in quiet dignity. Light from a painted pane marks a purple stain on sheets as dusk gives way to night. Voices rise at the stair and the procession comes to take her away, while the speaker remains frozen.

Engagement Follows Country House Courtship

Mrs Wiley Robinson wards off Reggies aunts and cousins by inviting Reginald Carson and Miss Alice Benthall to Heathview. The plan yields a quiet, public engagement that unsettles Beatrice Halliday and others as major society notes toast a future marriage between Carson and Mrs. Wiley Robinson.

Reggie Mr. Allinson Beatrice Halliday Mra Allinson Mrs Allinson Alice Benthall Eva Arson Miss Benthal Miss Benthall Alice Reggie Carson Rileys Mrs. Wiley-Robinson Mrs. Wiley- Robinson Don Palmers Miss Berthall Saunders Mr. Alifoson Miss Ross Mr Carson Miss Halliday Belmont Hall Warwickshire Wiley-Robinson J Whiley Robinson Philadelphia Telegraph

Truth telling and balance in a parish tale

A minister rebukes Mrs. James Potter for incomplete truth telling and urges honesty by balancing shadow with bright sides. The tale explores truthfulness in gossip and self examination with the minister guiding Mrs. Potter toward a fuller, fairer portrayal.

James Potter

Napoleon at a Masked Ball Realizes He Is Recognised

A London Globe tale recounts Napoleon I at a bar masque who cannot disguise himself. His valet Constant tries to help by dressing him, but Napoleon is recognised in the ballroom and asks for another costume and shoes.

James Potter Jessie Conner Potter Mrs. Potter Bia Side Napoleon Paris Napoleon I London Constant

Cost of State Elections in Arkansas

The Arkansas Gazette estimates Arkansas spends over a million dollars every two years on elections and campaigns. It breaks down costs by primary and general elections, county and state levels, school and municipal votes, and constitutional amendments campaigns.

Arkansas Arkansas Gazette Democratic Party Pulaski County

Rudders Broken on Sloop Prompted Sailor’s Quip

A Marine’s Advocate tale narrates a yacht captain rushing the deck in distress as a lady asks the reason. He replies that the rudders are broken, and she notes being underwater so often means no one will notice.

Mariner’s Advocate

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Mrs. Wiley Robinson Mrs. Allinson Alice Benthado Mradley-Robinson Rileya Atlas Selves Millie Connecticut
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