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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1933
Page
5
In loving remembrance of our dear son John Strieder who died May 2, 1931 two years ago. The poem reflects a family’s sorrow, longing, and hope for reunion in heaven, noting a vacant chair and enduring love from Father and Mother.
A garbled London item notes a full day of fog estimated to cost the city more than 1,000,000 pounds. It mentions a zookeeper turtle, a campaign against currant and gooseberry bushes to halt white pine blister rust, and a London scientist studying skeletal weight of insects under varied moisture.
Sunday School at 10 a.m. followed by Divine service at 10:30 a.m. with Henry Traub as pastor directing services.
St Josephs Church lists Masses on Sunday May 7 at 7 30 and 9 30 in the morning. Weekday Mass is 7 30 with catechism classes Saturday at 2 30 after noon led by Father Harison, Pastor.
The Union Church lines up Sunday with 10:00 Sunday School 11:00 Morning worship and 6:15 Christian Endeavor. Night practice is Thursday at 7:30. First call for attendance at Mother’s Day service on Sunday May 14. Women’s Society meets at Mrs. Henrietta Guyer’s home on Thursday May 11 led by Mrs. C. L. Hayes and Mrs. A. T. Babcock. R. W. Newell, Pastor.
Color blindness affects about 8 percent of white people and is more common in men. The Better Vision institute notes three main forms, with red green confusion most common. Modern testing uses color cards to identify misreads, highlighting the need for color vision in railroad work and driving licenses across ten states.
The directory notes the C. D. of A. holds meetings in the Community Building club room on the second and fourth Thursdays each month. Sara Reed is listed, with Nellie Carroll as Regent and Historian.
Modern Woodmen City No 8 7 meets every other Tuesday in the Community Building club room. R N A Camp No 203 meets first and third Wednesdays in the Community Building. Oracle W R C at Cady’s hall on the second and fourth Wednesdays. Eva Clark recorder Carrie Arber Stella Kelleye Alma Ellis serve in leadership roles.
Path finder Magazine explains why winter is colder. The main cause is the tilt of the earth’s axis relative to the sun, not distance. Rays strike the northern hemisphere at a slant in winter, reducing warmth, while longer daylight in summer and direct overhead sun yield stronger heat.
Pathfinder Magazine explains that a true sidereal day is the exact 24 hours 3 minutes 56.5554 seconds, requiring sidereal clocks for true solar noon. It notes March 21 aligns local mean and sidereal time, while noon shifts with longitude. sun dial readings align with standard time only one day a year. The article then traces Crusades as expeditions to defend Christian holy sites, with origins around 909 and full organization by 1006, lasting about a century across seven major campaigns.
Article discusses the U S coat of arms with the eagle facing left from the observer, noting a 1872 act aligning the presidential flag design with the seal. It states the eagle faced right during Hayes administration before a later execution shifted it to the observer’s left.
The term black lights refers to infrared rays also once called dark chemical rays. Evidence of radiation beyond the visible spectrum existed as early as 1800. Infrared rays occur beyond the red end of the spectrum, have longer wavelengths and are invisible. Recently infrared rays were used to take photographs at night.
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