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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
5
The notice outlines a series of Young People's meetings at 6 45 and 7 00 p m with prayer and Sunday services at 11 00 a m. It also mentions Holy Communion celebrations, seasonal timing for summer and winter, and a Masonic lodge 479 welcome event and other fraternal orders with schedule notes and cordiality remarks.
Reading through Brimfield and Peoria visits a string of social calls is noted, including families at Rev. and Mrs. Cady, the Keefer and Coulson couples, and Miss Reed sisters. A census enumerator job is announced for Peoria Star readers with February tests and district rules, plus reflections on marriage and vows emphasizing responsibility over ceremony.
The janitor has not shown up this week and the school is cold. Mice scarcity and low thermometer spirits spark worry as a large draft is found in Miss Johnson's room. The high school five plans a basketball game with the Galva boys on Saturday evening to start the new year 1910.
German Americans in Europe unite to oppose loss of U S citizenship under new law. They plan delegates to appeal to the President and Congress, citing cases like Berlin merchant Arnold Ettinger who cannot pledge to return to the United States. The movement aims to keep American ties while managing German interests.
An advertisement compares burial vault options urging readers to choose H R Johnson and Son Herriott and Kelley concrete vaults. It touts monolith vaults as waterproof, airtight, vermin proof, and burglary resistant, reinforced with iron and steel, and invites visits to see their works with a Brimfield phone contact.
James Douglas notes the American talker uses a richer vocabulary and livelier phrasing than the English. He cites the climate, youthfulness, and fearless enthusiasm of Americans, whose spontaneous, idiomatic speech often sparkles with slang and vivid metaphors that contrast with worn UK expressions.
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