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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1937
Page
5
The schedule lists Sunday school at 10 a.m. followed by divine service at 10 30. Henry Traub is the pastor.
Methodist Episcopal Church announces morning worship at 9 30 led by Pastor Fred Reed with sermon on Progress in Christian Living and church school at 10 30.
St Josephs Church schedules Sunday Mass at 10 00 and Williamafield Mass at 8 00. Catechism classes are held Saturdays at 2 30 pm. Father Thomas C Barrlaon serves as pastor.
The Union Church lists 10:00 Sunday School and 11:00 Morning Worship with a sermon on Power of Conviction. Sunday evening services include Junior Endeavor at 4 pm and Senior Endeavor at 6:30 pm. Trustees elected Dave Wagner chairman and H O Cady secretary. nominating committee named to select a Sunday school superintendent candidate. The Woman's Association meets Thursday January 14 at 2:00 pm at Mrs Robert Bragg home with leaders Mrs Neikirk and Mrs A Pacey. roll call New Year resolutions.
The C. D. of Ameeta meet in the Community Building club room on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month with Sara Reed as Regent and Nellie Carroll as Historian.
Modern Woodmen The M W A Camp No 847 meets at the club room of the Community Building every other Tuesday evening. Vice Commander Rudolph Savage holds the post, with H B Bowman as Clerk.
Royal Neighbors Camp No 203 R N A meets on the first and third Wednesday afternoons in their club room at the Community Building. Oracle Eva Clark serves as Recorder with Carrie Arber also noted.
The Women’s Relief Corps schedules meetings on the second and fourth Wednesday afternoons each month at Cady's Hall. President Mary Sollenberger and Secretary Alma Ellis are named officers.
God is the subject of the Lesson Sermon in all Christian Science churches with the Golden Text God is the Lord and has shown us light. The King eternal is praised for ever and ever in I Timothy 1 and the Bible citations. The Science and Health passage defines God as omnipotent omniscient and omnipresent and declares man and the universe reflect Him.
A European report notes Portugal's illiteracy remains among the continent's highest. The analysis highlights persistent schooling gaps and calls for targeted literacy programs within the country to improve educational attainment.
A compilation notes diverse roles and features of women worldwide. It cites hair wealth among Mongolian women, a Welsh Eisteddfod whistling prize, Tehuantepec beauty, Moroccan veiling, airline hostess applications, South African marriage rate, Batavia washing in a canal, women as snake charmers, Burmese cobras, Dorset appointing a policewoman with a vast beat, and London fashion wigs used during color recovery periods.
A compact collection of terse maxims from Byron Taylor Crabbe Plato Syrus Macaulay Voltaire Voullez Juvenal and Johnson. The lines ponder courage justice love flattery and the tension between theory and experience. Each aphorism presents a distinct stance on human virtue and ambition.
A collage of odd facts includes oysters reversing sex, coal used to blow train whistles, animals supplying leather for diaries, birth rates like twins and triplets, bees broadcasting via dust, and seaweed shipments from the Free State known as carrageen Moss used as an egg yolk substitute.
A brief observation from Cappers Weekly notes how aging dulls enthusiasm for labor and learning. It suggests daily zeal fades as time is measured by calendars, not accomplishments, warning of diminished drive and risk awareness.
Old Joe recalls a cat that loved cheese and abandoned meals after tasting it. He followed the cat and found it lying by a mouse-hole, breathing hard as if guarding prey, a tall animal tale from Stray Stories Magazine.
A terse exchange frames a mock boast about fraud or deception in urban life, with a cheeky taunt and a jab at sounding slick or clever. The line suggests sly bravado and ridicule within a streetwise dialogue.
A husband and wife on a motor trip discuss comfort and anxiety over cushions and drafts. The wife asks if he is all right and they confirm comfort and lack of jolting before she asks to swap seats. The exchange reveals care and affection during travel.
Madge asks about a special floating barber ship for haircuts and jokes about clipper ships. Spilor retorts there are no such ships in the fleet.
A visiting relative asks if Mr Meekton is the head of his house. He replies affirmatively then notes that a voice resides in the throat and true listening is done with the ears.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a barber charges fifty cents for a shave amid customer grumbles. The barber defends the price while noting earlier cuts and a dime for sticking plaster. The scene captures a brisk, ironic street vignette from a bustling shop.
A fragmentary remark notes a skirt still worn with pants, prompting puzzled exchange. The dialogue hints at fashion quirks or language drift, capturing a moment of curiosity about clothing combinations. No clear person or organization is identified in the readable text.
A tramp pauses at a farmhouse and is sent away for not helping with wood. He replies with dignity that he can offer grammar lessons. The exchange highlights a sharp verbal exchange amid rural setting.
A humorous exchange from American Boy cites a man who declines buying a horse that can travel ten miles without stopping, explaining he lives eight miles from work and would have to walk two miles back after riding.
New ideas introduce glass fish lines as a fibrous glass use. Slides pushed along the side enable a pencil to write in red black green and blue. A liquid shoe polish with Carnauba wax promises a shine lasting a week.
A collection of quotes on mistake making fortitude future preparation observation experience love and disguise from La Fontaine Bacon Macdonald Alcott and Rochefoucauld. The brief anthology links wisdom from varied masters to the temper of a reflective conscience.
A collection of brief maxims and proverbs attributed to Emerson Horace Pliny the Elder Publilius Syrus Cicero and Montgomery. The lines reflect on poetry mindsets folly happiness and the value of granting favors, framed as meditative aphorisms.
The report notes women become eligible for the Royal Victorian Order of Great Britain. It cites that one in four workers in the United States is a woman and that women’s stroke risk averages three to one better than men. It also reveals the typical American female teacher’s age and education, Soviet labor force composition, and women’s night classes in Holloway prison England.
A brief meditation on why huge fortunes are unnecessary for happiness as illness shifts focus away from the world's troubles. It notes covert neighborly criticism and argues that many boys are not deeply engaged in maturity. A boy’s subconscious sense tells him when he is well off.
A fragment notes Mrs Briggins claiming her youngest resembles his father while a garbled exchange mentions congratulations and a baby. The readable text suggests a family mystery or mistaken paternity in a local report.
A Boston Transcript exchange notes Jones asking about his son at college and Smith replying he’s progressing in languages. The conversation lists payments for Latin Greek and Scotch courses totaling $120.
A young man recalls studying law and practicing politics as he rises in public life. Senator Sorghum reflects on his early years, noting the shift from legal study to political practice and the path that led to eminence.
In a terse exchange Mrs Brown notes her husband is not at the club. The Lawyer's Wife replies he stays home and enjoys life in his own way, reflecting a desire for personal peace within the relationship.
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