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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1929
Page
6
The past decade saw over 1.5 million people move from farms to cities due to taxes expenses and profit pressures. A smaller, thoughtful counter movement returned to rural life with about 35,000 people from 10,000 families citing high city costs irregular city work monotony and desire to raise children in the countryside. Western Newspaper Union.
Fragmented verse explores language that travels beyond mere words. A toiling speaker asks for a word with wings to carry meaning across life’s hum, urging care for a cherished thought of love that sings within the heart.
A light feature on the sheep species noting its four stomachs each serve a distinct role. The piece highlights the unique digestion process and uses Gabby Gertie’s voice to explain the animal’s anatomy in simple terms.
A childlike fairy tale describes smoke from a train engine rising in curling clouds. The clouds declare they belong to the train family as they travel with the locomotive and its cars, chanting a curling song before dissipating into the air.
A compact verse piece contrasts male and female behavior with aphorisms about generosity, marriage, and romance. The two parts, For Goose and For Gander, lampoon gender dynamics, flirtation, and social norms through pointed quips and wry observations.
A McClure Syndicate piece explains that everyone has queer impulses like odd sidewalk actions or morbid thoughts. It distinguishes normal control from an obsession that can become pathological, turning a person toward insanity rather than crime.
Practical Bran based recipes from 1929 Western Newspaper Union guidance. Includes yeast batter with bran and flour, two variations using bran in muffins and griddle cakes, plus nut bran gems. Notes roughage intake and family acceptance.
A reflection on honesty and deception tracing from a child's frank prattle to adults’ practiced evasions. It laments the drift from sincerity, notes how language is reshaped to suit deceit, and argues society tolerates smooth fibbers while demanding moral accountability.
An advertisement extols Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a pleasant acid neutralizer for children and adults. It highlights its gentle taste, universal usefulness, and medical endorsement, noting the trademark Air of Magnesia and the Phillips company history since 1870s.
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