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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1916
Page
9
Community invites all to Brimfield for a Christmas Tree event Saturday night near the bell tower with a program and a gift for every child up to eighteen. All attendees can enjoy carols performed by a large chorus as lists of committees and participants are provided.
A festive Christmas carol recalls the star over Bethlehem, the Virgin with the child, and angels proclaiming the newborn king. The world alights with joy as believers praise and greet the Saviour, with hopeful visions of peace and reconciliation.
Auction notices list Walter Miller on Wione farm near Brimfield for December 22 with cattle horses and farm equipment. Doug McDonnell and Owen F Kelly schedule sales December 27 and January 4 8 9 10 18 24 near Brimfield with horses cattle farm implements harness wagons manure spreaders and more as several farmers retire or relocate. Col McDonnell and others act as auctioneers.
Telephone notice asks subscribers in arrears to pay for service on or before December 1 to close the books promptly for the year. Your attention to this notice will be greatly appreciated.
A garbled OCR fragment blends beloved Christmas carols with numerous errors. It references Silent Night and Away from a heavenly dawn, mentioning the newborn King and the Father’s birth. The legible bits include phrases about the Prince of Peace and healing in His wings, alongside jagged garbling of several lines.
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