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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
6
Poem fragment by Arthur Guiterman about the gods Yama and Yami. It contrasts day and night and the idea that today differs from tomorrow. The verdict of the Great Ones introduces Night and Dawn to ease grief, but Yama’s memory fades as time advances.
Willis Bates meets Alice Durfee Kates on a Southern train. A failed sale and a craving for money drive Bates to propose a two hour elopement, convincing Alice to flee by taking a later train toward Richmond. In a final twist, Bates and the chauffeur drive away with a plan to evade the sale and start anew.
The Saxon carp trade uses sixty five by sixteen foot river craft with interior divisions and open cracks to keep water circulating. Hamburg consumes large autumn quantities and the craft extend fresh fish transport from distant breeding places generating demand. question remains how soon trout and salmon will join this method.
The Washington Post notes Mr Taf's arrival draws a standing salute from the congregation and continued reverence as he seats and departs. Among attendees are Attorney General Wickersham and a notable roster including former Senator Morrill of Vermont, Timothy Howe, and Grant era figures with their descendants, reflecting a broad Unitarian faith.
A Houston Post excerpt reflects on a dispute where one party hesitated to consent to arbitration, believing they could prevail, revealing attitudes toward dispute resolution and confidence in personal strength.
A Confederate prisoner recalls a Civil War incident where a girl signaled the enemy from a tree. He admitted guiding her to headquarters and was reprimanded for abandoning his post. He later met the same girl again among Union lines, confirming her spying.
A Union spy girl is captured after signals to Confederates. A soldier recalls aiding identification, the girl’s arrest, a chaotic battle, and her later confrontation with the narrator. The general scolds the narrator for ignorance and the spy is named Mac Cracken as a bold staffer. Years pass and the narrator stays out of trouble.
A Monticello Kentucky resident recalls the arrival of Federal troops, noting that an elderly woman reacted by stomping on her bonnet as the Confederate forces retreated and the flag advanced. The vivid anecdote captures local sentiment during the advance.
A terse Houston Post fragment notes a man losing a fortune at cards and jokes about his wife belonging to a bridge club, implying social gambling tale and curious family detail.
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