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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1907
Page
2
A compact excerpt from an American Magazine piece lauds travel over known paths, praising the lone road, endless horizons, and the lure of new lands. It contrasts seas and skies with unyielding journeys and the metaphorical grave awaiting those who turn back.
Miss Luella, a proud Pennsville widow, inherits nothing as her financier father dies, leaving daughter with two years of poverty. Mary Ellen, a hungry helper, discovers a hidden cache of hundreds of dollars tucked inside books in the deacon's library, revealing a fortune kept secret since his death.
A mournful memorial verse honors veterans and fallen Confederate figures as the nation marks Memorial Day. It recalls Dixieland memories, Civil War leaders like Cheatham Jackson and Forrest, and the long wreaths laid on sacred dust. Adele E. Shaw signs the solemn piece.
An aging Grand Army man Clemente Cox, once shunned for drinking, saves a girl during a Decoration Day parade when a runaway carriage endangers spectators. He is hailed as a hero, wins life membership and a badge, and vows to reform his conduct thereafter.
A gentleman from the west was acquitted on a charge of stealing a phonograph after the jury found him mentally unbalanced at the time. The paper notes the jury judged the act a misfortune rather than a crime. The column also contrasts self confidence with conceit in a separate remark.
In a humorous exchange from newspaper chatter, Nurithh is mocked as thoroughly American with a mock English butler persona and a bold red white and blue vest. The bit contrasts pretension and patriotism in a light jab.
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