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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1949
Page
8
Practical guide to raincoat labels explains waterproof versus water repellent finishes. Waterproof coats seal water but trap heat. ventilating slits aid comfort. Water repellent coats suit ordinary wear but resist only light showers. Check label for permanence and care requirements to avoid loss of rainproofing.
American railroads report in early 1948, freight loads rose to an average 1,153 tons per train, 7 tons above 1947, while freight traffic per hour hit a record high. The typical train carried 53.7 cars, and average speed matched the prior two years, reflecting better locomotives, cars, signaling, and heavier loading.
A historical note explains blue comb disease in poultry with an unknown cause. It seems infectious and affects one or more birds in a flock. Early signs include loss of appetite, swelling and darkening of the comb, crop changes, high fever followed by cooling, and rapid weight loss, most common in birds aged five to seven weeks.
Lavida Curtis, API extension food preservation specialist, recommends drying apples in 1/4 inch rings or halves. Soak in salt and vinegar solution then rinse, layer on trays, sulfurize outside for 20 to 20 minutes, then finish drying.
A historical notice from the Chelera Prevention American Foundation for Animal urges farmers to prevent hog cholera by avoiding bringing disease into the farm via clothing wagons or equipment. It recommends quarantining new stock until clear and vaccinating pigs especially near weaning time. Handle unfamiliar swine with care and suspect cholera at first signs of fever or coughing.
A new golf club member asks the pro to mark his balls with his name and the initials M D after it, noting he is a doctor. He additionaly requests the phrase Hours 10 to 3 be squeezed onto the ball, and the pro obliges.
A jockey says he won by urging his horse with a rhyme about roses and violets and losers being made into glue, while the visitor asks how the win occurred. The exchange plays on playful taunts and horse racing bravado.
A man named Mr Zilch, described as a degent, encounters a plastic surgeon who promises a dramatic face change. The patient agrees to a full facial transformation but insists the result remain identifiable as him.
Two lawyers in a city firm hear a shout and glimpse a colleague from an upper floor tumble from a height of 20 stories to the street below. A second friend rushes in with the alarming report Freddy is dead or severely injured, prompting disbelief as they recall seeing him minutes earlier appearing fine.
In a tense moment Nanamiya Na divya Mahablavivitch sobs over Ivans Korski death. The doctor reveals only part of his final name was spoken, leaving a mystery about the rest of the dying message.
An ambitious youth asks a merchant for the secret of success. The merchant says there is no secret, you must seize opportunities. When asked how to tell when an opportunity comes, he answers you cannot predict it, you must keep jumping.
One night Smith flashed 20000 in bills and claimed he dreamed of number seven. He bought lottery ticket 42 and won 29000, insisting seven times seven is forty two. His friend corrected him noting forty nine, while Smith kept the prize.
A humorous dialogue presents a safety line about a walrus mustache and a husband teased by children. The divorce exchange centers on insults and infidelity, with a punchline about misinterpretation and calling someone an idiot. The exchange relies on wordplay and miscommunication for comic effect.
A court exchange features a judge questioning a defendant who admits taking a Mr Romy’s hammer as a joke. The defendant says he carried it a short distance to his house, prompting the judge to call the act “carrying a joke too far.”
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