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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1931
Page
2
A fragment from a 1931 Westerm News page describes making various desserts and fillings. It includes instructions for Spanish Cream and a gelatin dish with gelatin, cream, and egg whites, plus a maple sirup cream base, a Peune and Apricot Pie, and related steps. The text is a collage of measurements and kitchen actions with several OCR errors.
A garbled syndicated note warns that thieving children bring doom and danger, with ominous humor about Old Man Bad Luck causing tumbles and broken legs amid chaotic, battered wording.
Timely hints cover food waste avoidance and pastry tips. Do not let scraps of food accumulate and avoid covering steaming foods early. Use a pastry brush to glaze pies before baking and blow a light glaze with egg white for a shiny finish. When a fastener pulls from a grove, darn the hole and sew a dress. A substitute for buttermilk is made by heating sour milk rapidly for two minutes.
A 1921 Bell Syndicate piece discusses progressivism in a small town as women and men share church seating. It reflects on the responsibility of supporters of modernism and the cautious optimism about the impact of this social change on church life and community norms.
A magazine caption describes an amusing scene where a photographed animal rests after a jelly bean meal. The quirky setup asks for a long single aunt as the head while the body uses Brazil nuts hot cloves popcorn and toothpicks to assemble the creature with chewing gum holding it together.
In a whimsical scene from The Children's Corner, a boy and the Jogalons guide a nervous centipede through the Land of Wonders. A trumpet aids the centipede in hearing his own foot order, revealing his feet misfire when fixated on them. The tale ends with a hint of continuation in the next Jozaleng installment.
A whimsical verse follows five small firecrackers tied by their eyes as they itch to burst each describing silly sensations inside the tummy head thirst cough and finally going off. The scene closes with bang as pennies are spent by a boy.
Fragmented account recalls Ludendorff’s belief after July 18 1918 that victory ended and the Kaiser faced gravity. It notes Allied counterstrokes on July 15 and August and British action near Arras, with tanks swarming and strategic pressure shaping the war’s course.
A long excerpt recounts awards for bravery in World War I, noting Verdun battles and a French unit praised for duty under bombardment. It includes an American soldier's tale of vaccination reluctance and the British army’s handling, highlighting a humorous yet pointed contrast in wartime attitudes and medical policies.
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