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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1945
Page
4
Local residents attend meetings visit relatives and report on moving news and a hospital case. Veterans reception at Methodist parish wage praises returnees while weather records show frosty mornings. Unveiling of Carson store front drawing near with final interior changes.
Readers are offered multiple local agricultural listings and services. Turkeys and Pekin ducks for sale appear alongside farmers Baird and Kellogg offers. Brimfield area ads promote rail road line spout and roof painting, earth work, and rock phosphate and corn company reps.
A historical note explains influenza symptoms including fever headache and body aches. It urges immediate bed rest, home care, quiet room around 68F, plenty of fluids, and medical consultation to prevent pneumonia, endorsed by the Illinois State Medical Society Educational Committee.
The Elmwood Detective Association sponsors a fox hunt this Sunday starting at Woody's Service Station Elmwood at a.m. The public is invited to join with shotguns and dogs while rifles are not allowed.
St Josephs Church Williamsfield invites parishioners to Mass at 9:00 led by Father Thomas C Barrison, pastor. The service emphasizes communal prayer and traditional rites at the parish.
The schedule lists multiple schools including Princeville Glasford Elmwood Dunlap Yates City London Mills and others with tournament dates from November through February. Key events include district and regional rounds slated between late February and February 238.
Union 10:00 Sunday School plans a Christmas program on Sunday evening December 23 with a nine tableaux pageant. Children lead items and the Sunday School class pledges a charitable project. The Women’s Association meets December 43 with hostesses and a program led by Mrs Hamilton. A 10c gift exchange and seasonal offering are set. Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. led by Pastor C Hargreaves.
Methodist Church schedules Sunday school at 10 00 a m and preaching at 11 00 a m. The W S C B S Christmas meeting at the parsonage Thursday December 20 includes a covered dish luncheon at noon. Participants should bring table service and no silverware. A secret Santa and 10 cent gift exchange follow in the afternoon. Leona Rasmussen Pastor
Distemper in dogs is preventable and treatable with vaccination and serum. Gaines Dog Research Center notes early life care boosts lifelong health. puppies three to four months old are best for immunization, with two shots two weeks apart. Illness signs include fever, shivering, discharge, diarrhea, and reduced appetite.
A fragmented note records grain figures with numbers for Ear Corn Oats Wheat and Beans. The source lacks clear context but lists values such as 2 15 and 1:05, suggesting prices or weights without full explanation. The readable items indicate a farm or market ledger snippet cataloging crops.
Local chatter reveals jokes about burned cabbage and a man named Jerry. The room riffs on a girl named Checkers and a grindstone carrier, Bill quipping that he sharpens wits and whets appetite while others rib teammates with punny jokes about moves in a game.
In a Lutheran service Pastor Traub exhorts self examination from Mark 14 and Matthew 26. He notes the disciples’ sorrow and their question Lord is it I asking whether they themselves are guilty. He urges believers to reflect, confess sins, and seek forgiveness daily.
Large crowd gathered at the church last night as flames consumed the building. Reportedly no new minister, a dramatic church fire leaves the congregation seeking shelter and answers.
A quick banter exchange shows playful back and forth as She asserts a point and He replies with praise. She retorts with a sharp line about attention, prompting a lighthearted reply from He. The dialogue hints at a lively conversational dynamic.
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