This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1908
Page
3
A compendium of moral counsel argues that lasting success comes from honest effort and integrity rather than slick dishonesty. It notes psychology’s power of suggestion influencing careers and critiques the idea that material gain justifies deceit.
A 1907 overview shows rising food prices from 1890 to 1907 with corn meal milk butter cheese potatoes and evaporated apples among the biggest gains. It notes meat costs up since 1890 and cites large rises in bacon pork and lard. The piece then shifts to Kentucky night riding, condemning raids on tobacco growers and warning of potential civil conflict and vendettas as enforcement fails.
A reflective excerpt advises against harsh judgments of others. It urges observing people in daily life, appreciating small virtues, and encouraging kindness. It emphasizes that life is built from many small joys and sorrows, not single dramatic events.
Moses R. Nason, a lifelong observer from Bancroft Street near Ottawa Park, recalls railroading's early days in the 1830s and the rapid evolution to today. He describes pulling the first engine into Toledo, snake heads on spikes, and the shift from corduroy roads to steel rails as the city watched steam power transform travel and commerce.
A reminiscence recalls working at age 17 on the Erie and Kalamazoo line now part of Lake Shore. The Toledo to Adrian route covered 33 miles, with risky returns and occasional derailments. Early plans favored wooden rails and horse-drawn cars before steam engines proved feasible.
Mr Nason notes the Twentieth Century Limited passing his farmhouse. He compares engineers to housewives, discusses weather battles, engine crews, and the danger of storms delaying trains. He recalls fighting snow and rain and watching for dangerous “snake” beads during bad weather.
The Rio Grande and Western Railroad planted catalpa trees to replace white oak for railroad ties but the effort failed due to neglect by cattle and rodents. Senator Reed Smoot noted the project after studying forestry methods abroad, highlighting the shift away from oak as timber supplies dwindle.
In San Francisco during the third Abraham Ruef bribery trial, special prosecutor Heney was shot in the head at 4 28 pm by ex convict Haas who fired as he stood behind Heney. Haas was seized and would not speak. Heney survived with the bullet lodged behind his left ear.
Associate Justice Rufus W. Peckham turns 70 on Saturday joining four others aged near or above the retirement limit. Chief Justice Fuller is 75, Justice Harlan and Justice Brewer are in their seventies, leaving room for at least four retirements as a new administration approaches.
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf resigns effective December 1 due to ill health. President Roosevelt selects Truman H Newberry of Michigan as his successor. Newberry has led the department during Metcalf’s illness and is viewed as efficient and popular in naval and social circles.
The tuberculosis congress showcased an experiment by Dr Detre of the Budapest laboratory to assess a new diagnostic method. Ten children at a city hospital with incipient tuberculosis were inoculated at three arm points to test the approach, ages 8 to 16.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions supporters and elections with garbled names and phrases, lacking clear facts or events to summarize.
The biggest robbery in South Bend history occurred Saturday night as robbers looted the post office of about 18 653 dollars. They drilled through a vault wall, used blankets to mask operations, and fled with precise knowledge of the building and timing, leaving tools and a nitroglycerin bottle behind.
An 1908 survey of football fatalities and injuries shows ten deaths and about 290 injuries across colleges high schools and athletic clubs. The record notes more injuries than in 1905 and references past years with totals and broken down by group and category.
The report notes Kansas with 6 million acres under wheat and a generally good crop. Washington State leads in apples peaches and pears with record production. About 6 million farms exist in the United States with one third rented. Sen Kalby of St Paul grows a celery crop and a tree in Kalby’s garden reportedly bloomed a second time producing apples.
Market notes show bid ranges for cattle hogs sheep and grains in Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo. Prices cover wheat corn rye oats butter eggs and hay with varied grades and no clear single event.
The weekly Dun report from Chicago cites increased bank payments, brighter security markets, and improving trade demand. It highlights stronger activity in iron, wood, leather sectors, better materials prices, and a robust front for planing, plumbing, and building goods. Bank clearings reach 259.8 million, with 28 district failures.
Bradstreet's Commercial Report notes expansion in trade and better collections with brighter sentiment than a year ago. Retailers face stock shortages from conservative purchasing and seek immediate shipments across New England. The weekly business failure count in Canada drops to 22 after higher recent totals, with 33, 45 and other figures cited for prior weeks.
The readable text mentions ships or steamer names and scattered numbers but lacks coherent events or context. No clear person, organization, place, or date is discernible to form a reliable summary.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.