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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1933
Page
7
A fashion column urges lighter skin for the social season noting suntan is out. It recommends careful bleaching, mild products for sensitive skin, and limited application to avoid irritation, with steps for cleansing and managing facial and neck skin before evening wear.
Guidance on selecting powder by shade quality and texture, testing for contrast, and proper application techniques. Emphasizes clean tools, gentle patting, and patience to achieve a natural finish without obvious makeup. Bell Syndicate WNU Service.
An article from 1933 discusses how cheese has moved beyond a pie or sandwich filler to a key ingredient in many dishes. It highlights American and cottage cheeses as affordable protein sources, notes their fuel and protein values, and offers recipes like Cheese and Bean Loaf with Tomato Sauce, Dutch Cheese Cake, and Cottage Cheese Patties.
At the Chicago American Library Association convention foreign scholars urged free access to books to sustain democracy and civilization. Esdaile praised the public library as a healthy omen for the future while Tisserant stressed preserving scholarly records amid changing times. Shores urged a library college model to boost student learning and autonomy.
The piece notes Monday as the top day for factory accidents at about a quarter of all incidents, with Tuesday 19 percent, Wednesday 15 percent, and weekends blamed for overwork. A temperance group questions weekend drinking and suggests fatigue from long Saturday and Sunday sessions as a possible cause, urging study by the National Safety First association.
A conversation contrasts land prices and singing ability, noting land rising to twenty pounds a foot while one man laments lost value and another quips about fits of song. The second fragment discusses a spoiled son urged to exercise, with a joking jab about avoiding running.
The Montreal Star quotes an Ideal Company remark about a parrot asking why kept for speech. The parrot is described as content to repeat what it hears without adding a long story.
A wry exchange notes a man named Johnson tailing a woman in another car and yelling as he insists he is teaching her to drive. The humor lies in Johnson taking no risks himself while creating a scene.
A humorous exchange unfolds as one character teases George about Poe and a maid who recently found work in a china shop. The setup hints at a lighthearted, domestic scene with social humor.
A Path Finder Magazine excerpt notes painter Diego Velasquez defined beauty for women with seven traits: white skin teeth hands black eyes brows and eyelids red cheeks lips nails slender body arms legs small teeth ears feet soft hair lips and hands and a broad breast forehead and root of the nose. It recalls Velasquez as head of the Spanish school and among great painters.
The listing notes new tablet size at 50 cu and liquid forms priced at $100 for large size and $1.35 for tabs or liquid. It specifies sales by the seller known as droggista.
In a Tit-Bits Magazine excerpt a club explains a rope illusion used by fakirs. They describe throwing a rope into the air and climbing it to vanish, noting skeptics and a member who asks if the trick can be performed personally.
A dialog notes hair dye as dangerous. Nutt questions dangers, Benpeck agrees. He cites an anecdote about an uncle who tried dyeing hair and soon married a widow with four children within two months.
A brief exchange: His Occupation Friend asks if a big man visiting the studio from the past week is sitting for the artist. The artist replies no, the man is laying for him as a bill collector.
A humorous exchange shows the principal accusing a teacher of overreliance on yardsticks and the teacher replying that they are not used as a rule. The quick quip underscores school discipline methods in a light tone.
A brief exchange reveals two husbands and wives arranging a small social gathering. Each husband notes his wife is away, and they agree to host tomorrow night at one house with a 10 cent limit for a lighthearted, rooming-card style meeting.
A man tells how his wife received an anonymous letter claiming his past before marriage. He fears reading it and asks advice on what to confess. The advice suggests the best move is to confess openly to his wife.
A terse exchange notes Kokomo's growth while Oshkosh residents doubt prosperity, with a remark about gravy stains on a vest illustrating skepticism and everyday curbside chatter.
A New York author reflects on long silent stretches in conversation, acknowledging the value of quiet and the humorous value of withheld speech. The remarks hint at a broader meditation on communication and presence.
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