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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1929
Page
8
Leonard A Barr surveys the shift from natural silk to synthetic methods. He notes cotton being transformed into silk at Elizabethton Tennessee and foresees broader scientific advances from synthetic foods to fuels and rain creation, concluding with questions about whether progress improves life.
The article notes June 14 as the anniversary of the 1777 Stars and Stripes adoption by Congress and chronicles early observances dating to 1849 started by New York teacher George Bolch. Patriotic societies later popularized Flag Day in the United States.
A fragmentary piece discusses the character of a woman using a lorgnette and hints at social commentary. The passage mentions observers and attitudes, noting the act of looking and the desire for attention.
A 1929 Western newspaper feature offers home cooking tips and recipes. It outlines steps for cornmeal mixtures, desserts with gelatin and rice, and a custard tart with pastry lattice, ending with serving suggestions and kitchen notes.
A 50 000 ton ship offers total deck space about eight football fields long. The author notes the Hood era ship could host a hundred yard dash on its quarter deck.
A fragmented reminiscence on Einstein's relativity and Darwinian theory contrasts Newton's laws with evolving explanations. It recalls Madame Curie’s radium, the practical use of science, and the idea that true progress lies in guiding future inquiry rather than final answers.
Poem fragment recalls tunes from long ago that linger in the mind as crowds pass by and June memories drift through time.
Dr Henry S Washington of the Carnegie Institute explains farmers return to lava slopes as lava flows provide the best vineyard soil on earth. Much of the finest grapes grow on lava near long extinct volcanoes and around Mount Etna where mountains occasionally erupt.
A sign reading Society's High Aime Toc UH appeared on a soldier's restroom back in the trenches at Ypres. Toc H began in a teahouse there as a young men's movement vowing to consecrate humanity, conquer hate, and create harmony as a protest against old evils that make war possible.
Doug Fairbanks and John Barrymore met at a Christmas benefit for a school for the blind. The talk turned to college. Barrymore recalled a college founded in 1764 while Fairbanks joked the school never knew it was tasted.
The cadler asks if course dinners are served and Mrs. Neurich retorts that they eat only the finest victuals. The exchange highlights a claim of wealth and preference for luxury cuisine.
Castoria is a safe vegetable remedy for babies and infants to ease fretfulness and colic. It claims quick relief for constipation and upset, with mothers urged to keep an extra bottle for emergencies and to follow the included instructions for older children.
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