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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1908
Page
8
A historical account describes a northern ceremony where a princess, surrounded by maidens and priests, has her hair cut as part of a royal rite. Gifts and jewels are presented, while prayers are chanted and the crown ceremony unfolds under floral canopies.
A sailor from the USS Albany recounts training at Gost Island Frisco Bay and life aboard the third class protected cruiser. He details coaling at Mare Island drills daily routines at sea and visits from San Francisco to Panama including Colón and the canal zone with notes on climate fever risk and sights along the way.
Friday night notes report Kennedy eight pastures work to trim corn for feed and several farmers avoiding clover harvest. Mrs Mary Turner remains at Mrs Joseph Radibeck’s home in critical condition. Charlie Pemble is very ill in Bartonville hospital with little hope of recovery. Dr Zellar reports Mrs A J Hawkes had a successful operation in Kewanee and is recovering. Dr Shoop touts Restorative to aid nerves and stomach. 48 hours in, patients feel improvement. Brother James Moore and wife return to find fox, hound, and ax stolen during their absence.
An advertisement touts nerve energy as the life force governing respiration digestion and circulation. Dr Miles Nervine claims to cure nervous breakdowns with testimonials like Mrs W L Urke of Myrtle Creek Oregon and a promise to refund the first bottle if no benefit.
Administrator of the Estate of Henry Plack decased Peoria County Illinois invites creditors to appear at the Peoria County Court House during the November Term on November 20 to present claims for adjustment and to pay owed amounts. Ludwik Habselbacher is named Administrator with E D McCushe as attorney.
A humorous list of cautions for summer comfort advises against overexertion and risky behavior. It warns about crowding into small seats, fear of a baby’s breath, rushing for trains, moths in furs, and warnings about hot drinks. It also notes practical tips like ironing, porch etiquette, and restarting a gas fireplace.
In Northern Montana the Crown of the Continent feeds three oceans as waters from Glacier National Park divide at the continent’s watershed. The Little Belly River, Saskatchewan, Martag, Milk rivers and Minthead system direct flows toward Arctic, Missouri and Columbia basins.
A compilation of diverse statistics and notes: England’s birth rate and emigration figures. gold production in the Transvaal. London infrastructure, costs, and street count. postal service, religious growth in Japan. the Duke of Portland’s gallery. watch wheels’ yearly distance. California crops and industrial production. coastal myths and ship history. Chinese Bantam fowl origins. cathedral construction timelines. Hampton Court grape vines. and sensory taste mapping of the tongue.
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