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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1936
Page
3
A brief notice invites readers to obtain a pattern by sending 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept at 259 West Fourteenth Street New York. Include name and address and pattern number for the request.
A fragment from Pathfinder Magazine features Elmer's mother chiding a doctor over fees for her son Elmer against a rich family, while asserting Elmer caused James Robey's injury. Another joke notes Henry and a schoolteacher romance ending when Charles jokes about a strict curfew.
A dialogue depicts a Black soldier named Rastus in a war setting facing shellfire. He responds that he is not homesick, while a colonel urges fear is natural and questions death, emphasizing heaven as the home. The scene highlights courage and fear in combat.
A note advises tying children's shoe laces with a bow first and then a single knot to prevent untied loops. It also mentions removing ink stains with a ammonia and hydrogen solution and offers kitchen tips for serving mayonnaise with dressing drained, plus a snap-card tip for organizing old garments and a brief fry step for stale bread cubes.
An old advertisement promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with a folksy reassurance about life’s ordeals from girlhood to motherhood. The copy leans on a near personal testimonial tone touting vitality for women facing daily challenges around home and family.
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