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Brimfield News

Location

Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1925

Page

7

Jerry Returns Home As Family Reunites In Cozy Firelit Evening

Prudence and Jerrold host Jerry as she arrives from New York bringing stories of Graves McDowell and Mimi. The trio discuss art, poverty, and the future, while Theresa's tragedy and Greta Val’s tale hang over the intimate night by the fireplace.

Prudence Jerrold Greenwich Village Jerry New York Graves Me Bowell Rhoda Aimee Theresa Aitmi Korzky Reilly’s Alley Mimi Mim Greta Val Graves McDowell John Wesley

The Ocean Rider and a Studio Party

Jerry Harmer, in New York to study art, befriends Theresa a gifted, eccentric painter. Theresa agrees to mentor Jerry as she poses for the masterpiece The Ocean Rider while Duane Allerton pursues Jerry. A party night ends with Theresa’s suicide and the revelation the present is the painting.

Carter Blake New York Jerry Geraldine Harmer Prudence Duane Allerton Allerton Des Moines Delaney Mimi Theresa Duane Bome

The Night of Mimi and Theresa Brings Jerry Home

In a long, suggestive scene Mimi clings to Jerry after Theresa's funeral. Jerry sees Prudence and Mimi's pain amid the party circles and artificial light. She comforts Mimi through grave grief, then prepares to leave for home as Mimi’s world collapses.

Prudence Jerry Mim Theresa Arletta Aiim Mimi Reilly Mietta

Fragmentary Clip Describes Blustering Night Scene

A hazy OCR fragment notes a blustering arid night with warmth and cheery light, the scene opening with a wide view. Text is incomplete, with unclear subjects or events to identify persons or organizations.

Well Jerry Is Home Again Where He Belongs

A compact line notes Jerry is back home and questions what steps follow for his next actions. The brief hints at a return to familiar surroundings and potential plans or adjustments after his homecoming. No other details are provided.

Jerry

Cheerfulness as essential as air and water

A short inspirational line likening cheerfulness to air and water, noting it stirs hearts and makes the road lighter. It suggests cheerfulness returns to you and brightens life for all, with a grit style emphasis.

Legends of the Roc Giants in Ancient Tales

The article surveys myths of gigantic predatory birds across Arabia, Persia, and India, focusing on the roc from Sinbad the Sailor. It notes Marco Polo’s Madagascar claim and reports a 1851 discovery of giant eggs, later linked to ostriches rather than mythical behemoths.

Arabia Persia India Sinbad Marco Polo Madagascar Rec

Death Lurks in Bite of Tropical Spider

The black widow Latrodectus Mactens is deadly to humans, says Yale zoology professor Alexander Petrunkevitch. Indians used mashed spiders as poison for arrows. the spider ranges from the South to the West Indies and tropical lands, with specimens found as far north as Pennsylvania and New Hampshire.

Alexander Petrunkevitch Yale Museum of Natural History West Indies Pennsylvania New Hampshire Detroit News

Floral tribute honors veteran fire and police reporter

A funeral in a big city featured a dramatic white rose casket spray in the shape of a fireman’s badge. The red rose inscription read Admit within fire lines early, reflecting the era when reporters entered burning buildings at their own risk.

Everybody’s Magazine

Nature's Limitations: Whale Size and Insect Breathing

A compact discussion on biological limits. Whales buoyed by water cannot surpass digestive capacity, capping their growth. Insects, lacking a forced draft system, rely on diffusion for breathing, preventing massive body expansion despite ancient large forms.

Rich Fishing Ground off New England Described by Fisheries

The Bureau of Fisheries notes the New England coast hosts a rich and varied fish fauna with about 180 species. Major commercial fishes include cod, haddock, hake, pollock, herring, mackerel, swordfish, halibut, flounders, and salmon. The northeastern bank fisheries are among the Americas' most important. American vessels annually harvest about 200,000,900 pounds of seafood from this area.

Bureau of Fisheries New England Americas

Building and roof rule in common law

Definition of building varies by law and common usage. The piece notes that under copper panon law any permanent structure attached to soil could be a building, making Mecca’s mosque count as a building in common law, though common speech expects a roof. Pathfinder Magazine.

Mecca Pathfinder Magazine

What Pretty Gil Did ret Sk Somach

Miss E Rich of Brooklyn writes that after a long siege of stomach trouble she found relief using Carter's Little Liver Pills. The note claims immediate relief and describes persistent stomach distress that prompted the remedy.

Gil Miss E Rich Brooklyn N. Y Carter

Austrian Bread Prices Spark Decline in Living Costs

Bread prices in Austria fell sharply, prompting a noticeable drop in the cost of living. The drop affected households and consumer expenses, signaling broader economic pressures and shifts in daily budgeting nationwide.

Austria

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