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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1900
Page
2
An old quartermaster recalls a Chilean and Peruvian blockade near a harbor with forts and a guarded steamer. The crew slept through the siege, enjoyed steady pay, and watched distant artillery strike water and homes as blockaders inched closer before retreating out of range.
In a fog bound chase off Valparaiso a Peruvian captain deserts his boat to attempt a torpedo strike on La Chiquita. Yankee engineer Clark from Boston steadies the engine under fire and uses a rifle to drop a pursuing torpedo boat, saving the vessel as the harbor defenses hold fire.
A Peruvian torpedo boat named La Chiquita slips into a fog bound harbor chase during a clash with Chilean blockaders. The Peruvian captain fights to reach safety as Chilean torpedo boats pursue through the mist, with gunfire and alarms along the line.
The Brooklyn Eagle urges creating a park around Crater Lake Oregon to preserve its scenery. It argues the region, rivaling Yosemite, should be set aside with little cost, protecting it from vandalism and private interests, for public access and beauty.
A casual family portrait captures a warm, everyday scene with blurred background and relaxed expressions. The image emphasizes familiar attire and a sense of shared familiarity, evoking a homely domestic atmosphere.
The resurvey aims to reestablish line monuments and add western end markers. Pennsylvania and Maryland each allocated 1000 dollars. The work covers the distance from Maryland's northeast corner to the northwest corner, with past surveys finishing the Pennsylvania west line in 1888. Mason and Dixon also resurveyed Delaware’s west boundary and measured from Maryland’s northeast corner to the Delaware River fifteen miles south of Philadelphia.
Dr. B Larroque reports that each ear works independently, impacting the hearing question of unilateral deafness. The piece notes vast coal waste in gas works and electric stations, warns against old spiders webs for wounds, and highlights science on fly foot oil and cast iron chilling for coast defense turrets. It includes Hawaii language quirks and a con artist case in Montreal where a girl feigns blindness to obtain aid, detected by a mouse test.
A doctor recalls exposing a girl who pretended to be blind to obtain a pension, noting physicians must exercise caution to avoid being deceived. The misrepresentation risks fraud against the Government and social welfare programs.
A historical fragment from La Patrie describes a French invasion of England with landings at Herne Bay and Southend. Torpedoes would be placed under London Bridge to block the Thames, while French forces advance toward Chatham and through Titbury and Barking.
Dr Variot of Paris claims a new embalming method that metallizes corpses via the Ruolt process. Bodies are preserved to resemble metal statues, surface wrinkles erased, giving a durable lifelike metallic appearance. The procedure involves carbolic bath, nitrate rubbing, and a galvano plastic bath with nitrite finish.
The largest cotton ginning plant in the world is under construction at Corsica Texas, with a bigger project at Bryan and a third at Mexia. A poor brass band signals a community lacking refinement while generosity is praised as a woman’s admired virtue.
Leung Kai Tin, pupil of Kang Yu Wei and ally of reformist King Kwang Hsu circle, travels to the Pacific Coast to spread modern ideas. In San Francisco he speaks to progressive Chinese communities urging support to restore the young emperor and curb the Empress Dowager.
A satire on houseflies notes that each head bears 4000 compound eyes and simpler eyes on top. It recalls an experiment where a varnished simple eye and burned wings failed to deter the fly, and a knitting needle disturbed its antennae, illustrating the insect’s surprising resilience.
The Oxford Magazine notes a letter to the vice chancellor jokingly asking the cost of education for a son who would row and learn to read and write. It reflects on athletic worship in public schools with tongue in cheek as cited by St James Gazette.
Senator Sorghum declares he would invest his money with duty to observe outcomes. The Washington Star quotes him saying it is his belief a man must stand by his investment. A stray line notes no one is bold if not afraid of a dentist.
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