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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1906
Page
2
A father cradles his sleeping daughter and reflects on love as she asks what he would take for her. He answers a dollar, but vows he would not trade a single smile or heartbeat for riches. He recalls songs and dreams, waking to his name Eugene Field and the night’s quiet mood.
A tall Englishman named Conynghame visits the Alvaretta post office daily seeking letters. Miss Fasset, the post master’s daughter, notices him, but no mail arrives for months. A mysterious Liverpool letter hints at a distant return, leaving her anxious and urging a country drive.
Martha tends an Englishman named Conynghame in a clay-walled cave home dug into red hills. A letter reveals the death of his father in Carlsbad, easing his grief. Meanwhile, a broad survey of mining prospects and settlement near the Owl Creek region outlines minerals, geology, and potential gold deposits, with references to nearby states and historical milestones.
A Windy City vocal teacher asked to bring her class to visit Miss Marlowe and “look down her throat” to study voice formation for singing and speaking. The unusual request arrived during Marlowe’s Chicago engagement and elicited laughter rather than consent.
Senator Nelson of Minnesota spoke on Alaska expanding toward statehood through annexation efforts. He predicted Alaska would become multiple states, with regions like the Aleutian archipelago, southern Alaska, and the Tanana and Koyukuk valleys eventually seeking admission. He imagined Seward Peninsula and adjacent territories forming additional states within the Union 100 years hence.
A quirky note from Mayo Kerry Donegal and Leitrim describes eggs as current coin for everyday purchases like tea sugar meal oil and haberdashery over the counter. Accounts stay open on credit in eggs amid a nostalgic look at old times and peculiar barter.
Special agents of the United States Geological Survey present maps detailing agricultural, zing, coal and mineral lands with exact information on location and extent. Owl Mountain area near Kirwin contains rich deposits of precious metals. Upper left corner shows a deposit with samples assaying $160,000 per ton.
The Shoshone Wind River Reservation lies west of central Wyoming with about 2 283 square miles opened to settlers. The tract borders Wind River and Owl Creek near Yellowstone, offering canyons, snow fed rivers, blue lakes and dramatic gorges. Population growth in Wyoming has surged since 1880, and gold may lie in granite regions with placer deposits along streams.
The Leipziger Zeitung 1782 reports Christopher Friedrich Bretzner, author of Belmonte and Constemza, protesting Mozart’s use of his work for an opera libretto. Bretzner vows to take further action, though his works are now obscure while Mozart remains famed.
The article traces how the foot as a unit of length varied widely across cultures from nine to twenty inches, with examples like the Welsh and Piedmont feet. It notes Spanish and Venice feet as extremes and explains that much confusion led the French to develop the metric system.
A fragmentary excerpt discusses insurance and fatal smoking cases, pondering the value of coverage for trivial risks. It references Cleveland Plain Dealers and includes garbled dialogue about a man and a woman, hinting at social judgment and insuring minor dangers.
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