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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1927
Page
3
Elmo Scott Watson recalls how Christmas evolved from ancient Bethlehem events to a national American memory. From Egypt 200s to Puritan Massachusetts and Washington's 1776 Delaware crossing, the piece traces early observances, hardships, and a pivotal holiday triumph that shaped the festive date.
A fragmented poem recalls the 1776 Trenton raid where Washington and troops crossed the Delaware to surprise Hessian forces. Greene and Sullivan led flank action as pickets warned of the attack, and the day ended with about twelve hundred enemies captured. The scene depicts marching, skirmishes, and a festive encampment after victory.
Dr. A Hartan, a German physician with long experience in the Far East, reports that sunlight helps prevent rickets. In China the poor often lack glass in their windows, limiting daylight and contributing to bone disease in children.
The excerpt notes that ultraviolet rays penetrate windows while ordinary glass blocks them and observes that cases of rickets are rare among poorer Chinese. It highlights malnutrition and poor sanitation as widespread issues but claims rickets remain uncommon in this group.
Jacques Jasmin grew from a barber into a celebrated poet praised as the last troubadour. In Germany he earned the title bar ber poet and his works gained wide recognition during his era.
A contemporary versemaker of Paria was praised for leaving his presence “trick ling all over with poetry and vibrat ing like an Aeolian harp.” The remark highlights his vivid, musical style and enduring artistic impact.
The article details that weasel like fur used for Pabnil comes from animals in central China. The pelt is heavy bright yellow and silky underfur with a grayish brown top half and a white stripe down the back from neck to tail. It notes the animal is also known as Chinese marten.
A brief literary note quotes Florence Day on life and living with calm humor. The short item appears in The Kitchen Cabinet column from 1987 Western Newspaper Union.
A compilation of sandwich ideas with Salmon Pineapple Lemon Nut and Date Tongue Watercress Olive Sorority and Mincemeat variants. Includes steps for Salmon and Pineapple fillings, Egg and Lemon blends, Olive mixtures, and Cheese and Salmon salads with dressing pairings and serving notes.
M. J. Bloomer of Columbia University tested luminous golf balls that glow for ten minutes after impact. With electric greens lights and neon illumination, the night course becomes day as eight balls were driven from the first tee and landed within six minutes.
The British and Foreign Bible Society issued scriptures last year in a new language every 26 days. In 1926, over 1,500,000 copies circulated in continental Europe, 488,000 in Africa, 412,000 in Canada, 169,000 in Australia, 25,700 in New Zealand, 486,000 in South America and the West Indies, 809,000 in India, 64,000 in Ceylon, 194,000 in Malaya and the East Indies, 236,000 in Japan, 64,000 in Korea, and 4,142 in China.
A German made lamp uses invisible ultraviolet light to reveal secret writing, test food, and detect forgeries. Quartz construction with a filter blocks visible light, emitting purple green or orange glows on different substances to verify banknotes and stamps.
A moonlit 18 hole golf match in Scotland drew spectators as players battled unseen balls. Two guides in white led the way with electric flashlights tracing balls while a ball narrowly missed as the event concluded at 12 20 with the expert recording a hole in 93.
A tale of two lovers who wed despite mutual family disapproval. Each side’s parents quarrelled over money and extravagance, yet the couple married and lived unhappily while their four parents became grandparents in time, per Life magazine framing.
A terse exchange follows a wedding ceremony with the groom lamenting being rattled and the bride accusing deception at the altar. The Boston Transcript quotes lines about love, trouble, and patience, reflecting on emotional strain in relationships.
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