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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1932
Page
2
Frances Parkinson Keyes shares a concise notice from the WNU Service, listing copyright by Frances Parkinson Keyes and attributing the piece to her authorship. The note confirms authorship and service rights without additional context.
Mary confronts her love for Paul as Philip Starr woos Blanche on the beloved farm. Amid family dinners, churchgoing cousins, and a peaceful lake retreat, Philip’s charm deepens their bond, culminating in a fashionable departure and a candy‑bright token of gratitude that hints at a future meeting.
Philip Starr, a young Boston architect, meets Blanche Manning and falls for her. In Hamstead he stays with Mary Manning and meets Paul Manning and Gale Hamlin. Mary shares a family superstition about the Blanches. Paul pursues dissipation, while Blanche's suitability causes Mary to doubt the engagement.
In a damp morning Blanche frets over attending Hamstead town hall dances with Paul and Mary while villagers misread her independence. Philip offers a ride invitation after clearing the afternoon, and Blanche agrees joyfully.
A 1932 article tour of the United States Department of Commerce describes its vast role in supporting American industry. It highlights the agency’s bureaus for foreign and domestic commerce, aeronautics, mines, standards, and the patent office, plus shipping safety groups like navigation, coast and geodetic survey, and steamboat inspection. The piece presents the department as a monumental hive of activity shaping national commerce and industry.
A playful greeting marks a cheerful start to the year as a baby named Wig enters the scene. The verse celebrates a hopeful, bright beginning and the tiny person at its center.
A Detroit News verse contemplates New Year crowds and the call to charity. It reflects on selflessness during the holiday season, the joy of making others' lives brighter, and the hope sparked by a year of new possibilities.
The article reflects on a midwinter New Year ritual among the Iroquois using a white dog to bear sins, a practice dating to the Six Nations. Today feathers and ribbons replace the dog, yet the ceremony still seeks forgiveness, reconciles disputes, settles debts, and renews family ties as a fresh path begins for each red man.
A Collier's Weekly quips on the fate of people if New Year resolutions fail, humorously pondering the impact of lingering habits and the effort required to change. The piece uses playful spelling and satire to reflect on self-improvement notions.
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