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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1920
Page
7
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes with simple directions for dyeing cotton, wool, or mixed fabrics to achieve fadeless color. Claims guarantee perfect results for first-time users and notes a color card available from druggists. The piece also mentions wartime tattoos and a London tattoo artist scene reflecting postwar trends.
A husband and wife clash over a fur hat. She weeps to win arguments and mocks him with playful insults. He dismisses the hat as odd, teasing that a dog and a tree view it differently. The exchange ends with him calling her a weeping willow.
A Kansas City Star item in dialect quotes a man asking for payment for using a new black swing tails coat for a couple of days after his wife died yesterday. A clerk questions the duration and purpose, highlighting a personal hardship context.
An Alabama map invents a pistol concept with cartridges loaded in a long linked deck that can function like a miniature machine gun. The description emphasizes a chain of chambers enabling rapid firing potential and compact form. The report notes technical novelty and potential weapon design implications.
A reflective note from the Ohio State Journal describes Annual Time of Trouble as a movable spring festival tied to Lent’s end. It highlights flexible domestic observance, the return of birds and greenery, and the social dynamic of households during a time when men may get the easiest part yet remain present.
Mrs Chimp reports George Giraffe was at the Jungle Hop dancing with Heloise Hippo and tried cheek to cheek contact, causing a knot in his neck. Mrs Rhino arrives curious about the incident.
When a man seeks notoriety he usually finds more than he can use in business. The quip reflects the risk of courting fame by risky ventures and the misalignment between self image and practical gain.
Eleven Cook county convicts escaped from the Joliet penitentiary on the honor farm. Union labor leaders vow to fight open shop while Chicago workers strike after a murder charge jailed suspect. The Illinois League of High School Girls Athletes forms at Bloomington to aid girl development and schools. Weather and crop notes warn of poor wheat condition and rising concern over flood waters.
A compact miscellany on steady growth and thrift as solutions to social pests. Slightly dated aphorisms contrast with romantic lines about personal reform and unity, suggesting themes of virtue, justice, and the elusive nature of matched companionship.
An odd remark surfaces accusing Jack Lip service of mere mockery in romantic remarks as echoed by the Baltimore American, reflecting public commentary on courtship and social bravado.
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