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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1939
Page
6
A how to guide on making freezer ice creams and sherbets with practical steps and new recipes. Includes Peppermint Candy Ice Cream Strawberry or Raspberry Preserves ice creams Buttermilk and Cream Less options plus a note on a consumer cookbook Easy Entertaining by Eleanor Howe and an eighteenth century bedroom design feature.
A historical sketch recalls Alexander Harvey as a brutal fur trader who killed repeatedly from 1840 onward, escaping punishment while seeking survival along the Missouri. It then profiles Commodore Stephen Decatur Bross in Georgetown Colorado, his fame, later disgrace, and his ties to the Philadelphia exposition. The piece also recounts Francis Parkman’s arduous Oregon Trail research and a Sioux-hosted dog feast episode, detailing his health decline and Harvard roles. A Western Newspaper Union.
The guide promotes two piece daytime dresses with lace edging and darts for a slim, softly full bosom, plus a chic jacket frock pattern No. 1761. Patterns No. 1754 and 1764 cover sizes 32 to 48 with fabric yardage. Barbara Bell Spring-Summer Pattern Book invites 15 cent orders from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept. Chicago.
A quirky collection of aphorisms contrasts skepticism with credulity. It notes that advantage comes to those who spot another at once and that a hint can beat advice. It asserts sin seeks company as misery does and that solitude is a rare taste. It hints two thirds of trouble is worry and that worrying is constitutional. It ends with a rule that some things are none of your business.
A reflective piece contrasts logic with those lacking it and notes love often departs through a dining room window, delivering a wry meditation on reason and romance.
Rebecca Grantz, daughter of Michael Grantz of Langerdorff, born March 4 1781, lived in Philadelphia as "the good Jewess" and "the beautiful Jewess." Her portrait was painted by Malbone and Sully. Washington Irving introduced her to Walter Scott. She died August 27, 1869.
A household recipe outlines making a frozen Kool-Aid dessert by dissolving Kool-Aid and sugar in milk, freezing to slushy, then folding in well chilled whipped cream or beaten egg whites for lightness. The mix is returned to freezing until firm, yielding over one quart with no stirring required.
James G. Stahlman as Ameri president argues the cornerstone of representative government rests on free press, speech, assembly and worship. He laments that when these foundations are abridged or abolished, democracy weakens and the nation suffers. The passage reflects a defense of civil liberties and democratic principles.
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