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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1900
Page
11
A quartermaster recalls a lazy blockade off a Chilean Peruvian harbor. The ship sheltered by stone forts and jetty endured occasional shellfire from shore batteries while the fleet waited for a sea passage or a new channel.
In a night clash off Peru, Clark from Boston volunteers as engineer for La Chiquita after two German torpedo boats threaten the Chilean vessel. He disables the pursuing foe by firing a rifle shot that sinks the leading torpedo boat, allowing La Chiquita to reach harbor safely.
In a fog shrouded harbor a Peruvian torpedo boat named La Chiquita slips in beside a Chilean blockading fleet. The Chileans launch a chase as Peruvians maneuver to surprise the enemy, but the pursuers close in with fog and gunfire, ending in a chaotic retreat amid bursting shells and smoke.
Brooklyn Eagle urges creating a park around Crater Lake Oregon, arguing the region’s scenery rivals Yosemite and should be protected from vandalism. It calls for public ownership over private gain and notes low east real estate values and sparse population aid preservation.
The question evokes the warmth of a homely family snapshot. A simple image conveys familiarity, shared spaces, and quiet bonds that resonate beyond words, reflecting daily life and lasting affection.
A new resurvey of Mason and Dixon’s boundary begins to re establish monuments and place missing markers on the western end. Pennsylvania and Maryland each provide $1000 for the work. The line’s northeast Maryland corner to northwest corner is outlined, with 1888 re markings of the Pennsylvania line noted. Mason and Dixon also resurveyed Delaware’s west boundary and measured from Maryland’s northeast corner to the Delaware River below Philadelphia.
Dr B Larroque reports independent operation of each ear in human hearing. The article notes the high waste of coal in lighting, warns against using old spiders webs for bleeding due to infection and tetanus, and discusses cast iron chilling for coast defense. It recounts language shifts in Hawaii and a Montreal doctor exposing a feigned blindness with a mouse test, illustrating public-safety and scientific skepticism.
A physician exposes a girl who pretended to be blind to obtain a pension. The doctor warns that clever impostors can dupe medical examiners and turn certificates into tools for fraud against the government and society.
A French invasion plan described by La Patrie proposes landing at Herne Bay and Southend on the Thames estuary simultaneous with torpedo attacks under London Bridge. The scheme envisions French fleets linking riverbanks, two armies advancing on London via Chatham and via Tilbury Barking, and torpedoes sunk before Sheerness to block the British fleet with fighters ferrying troops to the city core.
Dr Variot of Paris claims a new embalming and metallizing process that preserves bodies like metal statues. The Ruolt method involves carbolic baths, nitrate rubs, and a galvano plastic bath to yield wrinkle free, life like metalized corpses.
The world’s largest cotton ginning plant rises in Corsica Texas with a second large facility in Bryan and a third underway at Mexia. A local brass band signals limited refinement while social warmth and generosity in men earn admiration from women.
Leung Kai Tin, pupil of Kang Yu Wei and associate of the reform movement, visits San Francisco to urge modernization in China. He traveled from Beijing circles, speaks to Chinese in the United States, and advocates returning power to the young Emperor Kwang Hsu.
Ainslee's Magazine notes flies possess two eye types a large 4000 fiber compound set per side and simple eyes atop head. The piece mocks human arrogance while detailing how flies dodge threats and recover from damaged eyesight with practical surprises.
The Oxford Magazine cites a St James Gazette remark about the worship of athletes in public schools. It reproduces a letter asking how much education costs and whether fees would rise if the son pursued reading and writing beyond rowing.
In a Washington Star quote, Senator Sorghum defends strong campaign involvement, arguing it is his duty to stand by investments. The fragment suggests bold confidence and a stance on political obligation despite dangers or criticism.
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