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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1946
Page
8
Rural homemakers in Parma magazine review gas and electric ranges noting quick meal prep, clean enamel exteriors, and convenient oven broiler placement. Features urged include top burners spaced for large pots, front edge comfort, porcelain enamel, and safety checks like odorized fuel in liquefied gas models.
The Home editor of Capper's Farmer extols modern kitchen gear as both attractive and efficient. Automatic stove fire control, modular units, and removable cabinets simplify layouts. Kitchens can be assembled piece by piece, with units arranged to fit family size and budget, ensuring smooth workflow and time savings.
The article reports on farm electrification extending to rural homes and farms, highlighting appliances that automate chores, reduce labor and costs, and improve profits. It notes a cost figure of 1,250 UC dollars and cites examples from Tess and Mrs. Twenry S. Dentep of Leew. Livestock heating helps pig育 life protection, with Carl Barton showcasing a vocational agriculture brooder in Livingston County, DL.
A misspelled recipe note from Rural Home editor Marjorie Gritin promotes Nescerate Pie with custard flavor and a mellow bake. The method uses vanilla, egg whites, whipped cream, and syrup, layering mixture into a shell then chilling until firm and topping with whipped cream and chocolate.
A simple DIY salad dressing blends garlic salt into tomato soup then adds a sprig of fresh tarragon and any preferred seasonings. The mixture is thinned with lemon juice to about four cups for serving.
Rural Home editor reports that new hand size insecticide bombs dispense fine mist aerosols to protect against flies mosquitoes and moths in flight. Upon valve activation the enclosed agents vent into the room providing rapid coverage.
Hetty Green, famed financier, earned the nickname Witch of Wall Street for miserly ways. Although loving her two children, she refused new clothes for them. When warned about schoolmates' taunts, the stern Mrs Green refused to buy clothes and instead stuffed their ears with cotton.
A humorous exchange features a circus boss who doubts a short applicant can train animals, while the applicant insists his small size makes him a better trainer and that the animals await his growth to begin.
Reader in Lexington Kentucky replies to an ad promising a beautiful man and a genuine Italian cameo ring. She jokes about bidding on the man while a $2 million inheritance remains uncollected due to a provision. The unnamed woman, age 35, avoids admitting her true age.
A clipped squib notes Rastus Jackson appears thinner and asks what caused the change. It mentions Sambo flew in a plane and grew so frightened he did not shed weight, implying fear affected appearances. The piece lacks clear names, dates, or events beyond these brief mentions.
A brief, dialogue driven reminiscence where a grandfather at 90 reflects on life and asserts he has no enemies. His grandson replies with a note of sentiment and the elder adds a final, subdued remark about those who have died before him.
Jim demands five dollars owed, Slim replies with a curt finish to the dispute. The terse interaction ends abruptly with Slim expressing thanks and closing the matter.
A playful cartoon caption features a boy in shorts teased as a "cub reporter" by the editor. Alphabet Soup Mike recalls a goat swallowing a dictionary, and Mack asks what happened, prompting Mike to claim he took the words out of the goat’s mouth.
Elks and Lions share a common trait highlighted by playful wordplay about parades and civic clubs, hinting at a riddle-like feature connected to public festivities.
Mrs L Pacey of Washburn visited her brother here Wednesday. A spell of rain followed a scorcher earlier in the week. Dorene Roth Smith marked her sixth birthday last Tuesday with a party for many friends. Ice cream cake and pop were served to a long list of attendees. Hail insurance ads urge farmers to protect crops, noting rising costs and imminent storm risk, urging inquiries to local agent Mr Clark.
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