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Brimfield News

Location

Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1950

Page

6

Derrida LeCretz Mystery Deepens At Beach Picnic

Dorinda discovers Anne Delahay dead after a cliffside boulder crushes her during a beach picnic with Derinda and Cleve Adams. Carrie recalls a fake phone call used to lure servants, while Sheriff Poole questions motives and who killed Anne as mysterious footsteps echo in the empty house.

Derrida LeCretz Stella Mesre Edward Theredyke Derrida Neves Theredyke Derrnda Annne Delahay Derinda Cleve Adams Carrie Poole Dorinda

Sheriff Poole Investigates Suspected Accident at Thorndyke Wall

Sheriff Poole questions Carrie and Dorinda amid talk of a loosened boulder and a possible killer. Carrie recalls seeing a light near the bank and hints at someone near Miss Delahay's rock, while Dorinda notes Anne wearing Bennet’s suit. The group weighs whether the crash was accidental or deliberate.

Poole Carrie Miss Delahay Dorinda Cleve

Edward Tells Belief Mishap Series is Over

A tense breakfast at Trentville unfolds as Dorinda and Carrie navigate fear of a killer secret. Edward asserts family secrets about a will delaying a sheriff investigation while a telegram signals a late-arriving attorney and more questions. Carol arrives with shock at Poole’s inquiry as the mystery deepens.

Edward Dorinda Carrie Dorinda LaCroix Fay Greer Morrow Harriet Mr Morrow Cleve Carol Poole

Danish Clerk Idea Behind Christmas Seals Origin

The concept arose in 1903 in Copenhagen when postal clerk Einer Holboell imagined attaching seals to Christmas mail to raise funds against tuberculosis. The idea spread, royal approval followed, and by 1904 four million seals were sold in Copenhagen. Miss Emily Bissell later promoted seals in the United States, raising $3,000 and inspiring a nationwide campaign.

Einer Holboell Copenhagen Christian Queen Louise Holboell Emily Bissel Red Cross Philadelphia Leigh Mitchell Hodges Philadelphia North American Philadelphia North American. He Heard Miss Bissell E. A. van Valkenburg van Valkenburg Hodges Miss Bissell

First Yule Card Designed in 1842

The first Christmas card was designed in 1842 by William Maw Egley a 16 year old London engraver apprentice He printed 100 copies and planned to sell to friends but English buyers scoffed The card faded from memory until a 1941 discovery in the British Museum The idea later revived in 1862 as Christmas cards became popular and a large industry.

U.S William Maw Egley Prentice London England William Egley British Museum

Conflicting Christmas Weather Beliefs and Hadacol Ad

A fragment from a 1950 LeBlanc Corporation advertisement repeats superstitions about Christmas weather. It then extols Hadacol nutrition plus night-shift claims by Clarence L. McKinsey of Dayton Ohio, detailing benefits, dosage options, price, and a money-back guarantee in an expansive sales pitch.

Clarence L. McKinsey Ludlow Street Dayton Ohio Ohio State Hospital Mr. McKinsey Hadacol LeBlanc Corporation Lafayette Louisiana Adv The

Capitelli: a Christmas Italian delicacy shaped as tiny dunce caps

The Capitelli, a Christmas feast feature in Italy, consists of noodle dough caps filled with white chicken and chopped pork, egg and spice. They are served with Montarde de Cremona, a fruit, mustard and spice sauce described as a mild mustard that does not bite.

Italy Montarde de Cremona

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