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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1941
Page
7
A 32 page booklet outlines over 100 defense job roles across machine shop aircraft shipbuilding and metal work. It notes free agencies training and placement, growing opportunities for women and men, and where to register for training and employment. It also explains age requirements and other details shaping defense employment.
Old Farmer Robinson breaks his plow and plans to borrow from Farmer Brown. On the way he doubted lending, but Brown meets him at the door with a smile and asks what he can do. Robinson retorts that Brown can keep his plow, ending the encounter.
A lively set of four wooden toys from a workshop includes a walking duck a hopping rabbit a clown and an owl bookend. Each toy is cut from wood with jig coping or keyhole saw painted and mounted on wheels or turning disc. Patented directions and cutting lines No. 29397 priced 15 cents.
A short anecdote recalls P. T. Barnum promising to settle debts when rich. A skeptic mocked a sieve could not hold water, but Barnum later proved him wrong by sending a note reading I have fixed that sieve. The tale highlights Barnum’s early persistence and eventual financial success.
A reflective piece compares ideals to stars guiding a traveler across a vast desert of waters. It emphasizes choosing lofty goals as navigational guides and pursuing them as a means to reach meaning and purpose.
Chair design notes describe Victorian era conversation seats suited for contemporary spaces. The piece emphasizes comfort, adjustable back and seat angles, and dome cushions at the base corners for ease of movement. A request to address Pete Meatan and embee a Cee is included.
A reflective meditation on the inner self asking what portion of the soul guides action. The speaker queries which aspect of the self governs now whether a child, youth, feeble woman, tyrant, domesticated animal, or wild beast. Each occasion demands self inquiry into the ruling principle within.
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