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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1934
Page
4
Local shoppers were urged to visit Mrs J A Clark Gift Shop before Christmas as stores advertised a wide line of gifts and wrappings. The page notes hospital visits, family celebrations, bake sales, and community events plus new arrivals like Aladdin Lamps and Forget me not House Frocks.
Notice that there will be no window service at the local Post Office on Christmas Day. Parcel deliveries will be made as usual. The office will close at 9 PM on Christmas Eve. R N Bragg Postmaster.
Old country folk link Christmas signs to yearly fortune. A full moon on Christmas warns of bad luck, while a windy Christmas and a calm Candlemas foretell a good year. Rain in the twelve days after Christmas signals a wet year, and care with holly leaves guards against disaster. a bright fire Portends prosperity, but a stubborn draw signals setbacks.
For sale Dhester White stock hog $10 if taken at once. A E Catton p 1220 Custom butchering Mondays and Thursdays Tucker and McDonough p214 For sale Good Sported Poland China boars Arthur Cox Brimfield on Fred Finch farm p226 For sale Double barrel Remington 12 gauge shotgun in good shape call at News office p12277 Wanted A place to work in a home housekeeping or caring for an invalid inquire at News office Good soft coal delivered from Bed Brush $3 00 a ton Noy Miarsa To order by phone call Brimfield 34 Butchering I am prepared to take care of the farmer's butchering at slaughter house north of cemetery L O Kelley Will exchange Edwards coal delivered in your bin for ear corn or good quality hay Write or call Cusack Zeal Co Edwards Ili cl1-20 Have moved my Slaughter house to the A P Whittaker farm and will butcher Mondays and Thursdays Chalmer Catton
The Montreal Herald advises wearing something new on Christmas Day for luck and avoiding any garment with holes or tears to prevent losing money. It also stresses starting the day with cheerful words to avoid bad luck.
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