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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1902
Page
5
Local notes from Brimfield and surrounding towns report the State Fair in Springfield runs from September 29 to October 4. Readers catch weather notes, visits, farm news, and upcoming events across communities including El Paso attendees, Danville relatives, and Brimfield gatherings.
J. D. Wood of Spencer Idaho sent to Boston the largest single wool consignment ever shipped from the west to the east, about 630000 pounds at 14 cents a pound for a yield near 88000 dollars. A girl describes a wedding scene with a quip about man and wife by a man in a book and apron.
The Palate reports tasters hold a sip briefly, breathe through the nose, and assess aroma and texture. The process distinguishes smoothness from roughness as the main sense of smell records notes.
In Baroda's treasure room a £200,000 woven work, 10 by 6 feet, features strings of pure pearls and diamond circles. It took three years to complete. Monument plans emerge sixty years after Gen. William Clark's death, funded by widow Mrs. Mary Susan Glasgow Clark in New York City.
Jars containing more than 9000 dollars in gold and paper money were buried at the rear of Wesley Ferrens home. Ferrens died at thirty six and had lived on the farm sixty one years. His estate is valued at about twenty five thousand dollars beyond the hoard.
A Munich theater uses a four quarter revolving stage where each quarter turns to reveal a new scene, eliminating walls for instant changes. The system presents one quarter of the circle at a time, creating seamless transitions and differing perspectives during performances.
The article portrays Newfoundland residents as epitomizing plain honesty and piety in a tough land. It notes doors left unlocked, property exposed, no surveillance on drying fish, and a community free of neighborly exploitation, quarrels, legal actions, or arrests.
The article explains royal succession rules across Europe. It notes seven sovereigns would be succeeded by nephews or brothers rather than direct descendants. It highlights Salic law shaping Russia Austria Italy Belgium and mentions Turkey’s succession from brother to brother. It cites Italy’s heir as cousin the Duke of Aosta and notes Netherlands and Serbia in abeyance.
M T Lynch editor of the Phillipsburg Daily Post testifies to the medicine's effectiveness for coughs and colds in his family praising Foley's Honey and Tar. Wm Robinson & Co.
This week wraps up threshing activities across the neighborhood, marking the end of harvest work as farmers finish processing grain and prepare equipment for storage. Local families report steady yields and plan for post-harvest tasks.
A.M. Ake of Wood Indiana recounts severe lung hemorrhages years ago. After failed treatments from several physicians he used Foley's Honey and Tar and reports his lungs are now sound. He recommends it for advanced lung trouble. Wm. Robinson & Co.
An old patent medicine advert promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a gentle liver tonic that cleanses the system of poison and putrid matter. It claims relief from biliousness and torpid liver, preventing fever, with Wm. Robinson & Co. as the distributor.
A report notes the human skin as a poor conductor explains heat endurance up to 212 degrees with perspiration cooling. It claims men endured 800 degrees for minutes without injury. A Sussex England windstorm carried a hay row miles to Leigh Hill Surrey. France reuses old shoes to make imitation leather used for decor and coverings.
A Swedish writer asserts duels have been unknown under King Oscar era and credits Swedes for the stance prompting praise from other nations. An American Woman's Salon notes Miss Fanny Gowdy, US consul general's daughter in Paris, revived the literary salon amid French efforts. Night Workers in London reports at least 120,000 people, including policemen and bakers, are employed all night.
A note traces one of Lorg Sailsbury’s ancestors to 1798 becoming M F H of the Hat field Hounds, now the Hertfordshire Hounds. A British sport book says Lady Salisbury hunted until age 78, then quit foxhounds but believed she could still hunt with harriers.
An American railway engineer newly pensioned boasts a record of forty two years tracking miles. He has logged 1,402,297 miles across his career, one of the most remarkable totals for a locomotive engineer worldwide.
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