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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1930
Page
5
A collage of small-town life items from Peoria and surrounding areas. Annie names recount visits, illness, and errands. a Goose dinner at Parkside Cafe for Christmas Day. grade school operetta on December 23. church and club events. local business ads and community notices.
Corrected weekly market page lists commodities including wheat butter eggs hops and other staples with prices per unit and a $800 figure noted for hops reflecting volatility in agricultural markets.
Nature Magazine suggests using California rose petals to make potpourri and decorative chains. By chopping petals daily for a week in a rusty iron kettle with a little water the macerated petals can be shaped and dried to create scented keepsakes and even to scent lingerie.
In Spain the Magi replace Santa with the Three Wise Men visiting homes between January 5 night and January 6 dawn. They risk soot to deliver toys to well behaved children, following the East’s tradition across Spanish America.
The article notes Twelfth Night on January 5 marking the eve of Epiphany twelve days after Christmas. It says this final Christmas holiday was once a time of great merrymaking.
A fragmentary notice mentions a Mrs Clarence Sniff and Monica Route 1 offering full tires or related items for sale. No clear date location or unit details are readable.
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