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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1933
Page
5
Thursday December 21 1923 edition published at Bramfield Tilmole. Postoffice issued second class mail matter. The paper is published every Thursday and owned by the Estate of Addison Pacey. Contact telephone 7702.
St Josephs Church and Williamsfield list Christmas Masses on December 24 and 25 with times 8:00, 10:00, 6:00, and 8:30. Confessions Saturdays 3:30 to 5:30 and 7:30 on Sundays. weekday Mass 7:30. catechism classes pause until January 6 at 2:30 pm. Father Harrison, Pastor.
The Union Church schedules Sunday School at 10:00 and Morning Worship at 21:00. A Boy Scout meeting occurs Thursday at 19:30 in the church basement. The cottage prayer meeting meets Friday at 14:30 at Mrs Marshall’s home. Next Sunday evening features the Christmas service. A painting titled The Man of Sorrows is exhibited at Clark and Co. in Peoria. Mrs Rose Mendenhall is recovering well and expected to return home from the hospital soon. R W Newell, Pastor.
The Catholic Daughters of America meet in the club room of the Community Building on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month led by Regent Sara Red and Historian Nellie Carroll. The M W A Carp No 37 meet in the same club room every other Tuesday evening with V C Rudolph Savage and Bowman as clerk.
Royal Neighbors Camp No. 203 R N A meets first and third Wednesdays in Community Building with Eva Clark as Recorder and Carrie Archer as Oracle. The WRC meets second and fourth Wednesdays in Cady's hall with Stella Kelley as President and Alma Ellis as Secretary.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a fiancée reveals plans for marital life. She will have her mother move in to help with cooking, prompting Darling to play along with the idea of expertise in cooking. The light banter hints at family dynamics shaping domestic arrangements.
A couple jokes about changing hotels after guests at their current one overhear Wifey’s gowns and Hubby’s monologue, turning an awkward moment into humor and a tale of wardrobe and privacy misadventure.
A sharp exchange unfolds as a man dismisses after-dinner speakers and a woman retorts that his own after-dinner grumbling about meals is equally tiresome, highlighting tension over social expectations and dining manners.
A humorous exchange unfolds with a householder taunting a sergeant major and a tramp admitting hardship at the front. Miss Bate probes football terms while Jack dodges an explanation about a squeeze play. Pa quizzes Junior on a crying need and provides a blunt parenting answer about handkerchiefs and compacts.
The Vancouver Province notes a playful line about period furniture and a phrase about an electric chair ending a sentence, presenting a quirky media moment in a dated style.
A compact compilation of famous lines and author attributions exploring anger, memory, fear, virtue, and perception. Notable references include Seneca, Wordsworth, Hood, Thackeray, Bacon, Shakespeare, and Arnold. The mix presents reflections on honesty, beauty beyond words, and epic deeds amid mountains and crowds.
Two fishermen in a cold dory escape heavy weather with Christmas hymn music. One insists Christmas is a tough time, but the tune softens his mood as the night boat nears the shore. The other notes that Christmas spirit shines through music and hunger. Martha Banning Thomas reports.
On Christmas Eve a stranger asks a traveler to help him play Santa by secretly aiding a family harmed by a mine claim dispute. The man reveals he once cheated a man in a mining deal and now spends $1,000 to bless an unsuspecting family, keeping the act secret. This reflective anecdote, sourced from Katherine Edelman and the Western Newspaper Union in 1932, recalls a selfless Christmas gesture.
Communities compete in decorating trees for outdoor holiday displays. The growing trend reflects a communal spirit as residents share their festive spirit with those who pass by.
If you use paper lanterns with lighted candles in decorations, place a little sand in the bottom of each to steady them and help prevent a fire.
Government agents inspect Christmas trees at shipping centers from regions where gypsy moth is a serious pest to prevent spread.
A brief Christmas note from CoL tier's Weekly reflecting on the holiday season as a time for letting go of personal worries and enjoying a period of perceived freedom and relaxation.
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