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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1952
Page
2
The article urges converting porches, garages, or basements into a family recreational center or playroom. It recommends decorating, seating, storage, and versatile uses such as sewing rooms or guest bedrooms. It emphasizes year round use, space saving, and family involvement in planning with colorful, casual decor and adaptable furnishings.
The article discusses turning a porch into a year round extra room with varied window heights and built in storage, using durable casual furniture like rattan and birch or redwood, and coordinating cushion colors. It then shifts to garage remodeling with high storage, bay windows, and playrooms for toys, music, reading, and games like ping pong, emphasizing sturdy floor coverings and adaptable seating for a practical, budget aware recreation space.
Pennsylvania farmer F H Krause of Germansville uses a three year rotation of grain, alfalfa, and potatoes. He previously mowed alfalfa and plowed under in spring but found heavy cut growth smothered potato vines and sought a new approach to improve production.
The article contrasts a genuine statesman with a mere politician and discusses three perennial State problems: national defense, national unity, and efficient democracy. It cites Saul and Samuel to illustrate leadership challenges, notes high military costs, and argues for leaders with wide vision who serve all citizens rather than narrow constituencies.
The article warns of rapid population growth and widening food demand. By 1975 the U S population could reach about 190 million, requiring up to 113 million extra acres of cropland if yields stay near 1950 levels. Experts propose 15 million acres freed from feed use and 30 million more from irrigation and drainage, with efficiency and better marketing to bridge the gap.
Dr Maurice C Marsh reports a unique telepathy experiment connecting a sender in Capetown South Africa with 371 receivers in Grahamstown 500 miles away. Objects chosen were uncommon like a radar aerial crutch billiard table and see saw to test signals.
The National Geographic Society announces a new comet in Virgo. First seen on January 30, 1962, on Palomar Mountain California with Caltech’s 48 inch Schmidt telescope. Magnitude 15, tail five arc minutes, position and motion noted.
Study of Metropolitan Life insured children shows mortality of ages one to fourteen dropped from 275.8 to 74.7 per 100000 for boys and 228.4 to 53.9 for girls between 1930 and 1950. Preschool deaths fell about four fifths, with major reductions in pneumonia, measles, scarlet fever, whooping cough, and diphtheria. Diarrhea and enteritis deaths also declined rapidly. pneumonia, tuberculosis, and rheumatic fever dropped at least 75 percent in various ages.
Anne C. Cos tello of Boston promotes a new pillow device marketed to help sleepers rest face down without disturbance. The invention claims to support the nose and encourage quiet, comfortable slumber for users seeking a calmer night.
The condor was long viewed as a fierce dive bomber and lamb thief, but this reputation was largely unfounded. In reality it fed mainly on carrion, with its large size and white wing markings drawing hunters and shooters. Prospectors also killed condors for wing feathers used as gold dust containers.
A peculiar note describes musicians played as an author of a work on philosophy led guests at a public venue. Attendees included a group of 63 percent of participants, seeking quiet and contemplation amid the setting.
The article previews a Sunday August 10 lesson titled Spirit at all Christ Scientist Churches. It cites I John 4 6 13 and Romans 8 14 16 as biblical selections and references Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures quotes. It emphasizes turning from physical senses to divine Science and spiritual growth.
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