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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1934
Page
5
Sunday School starts at 10 a m followed by a divine service at 10 30 a m Pastor Henry Traub officiates and leads the worship at the church. The notice announces the weekly gathering and the visiting speaker or leader for the service.
The Methodist Episcopal Church holds public worship at 9 30 a m and Sunday School at 10 30 a m The May meeting of the Ladies Aid will be at the Church on May 17 This is the last meeting of the contest A cordial welcome is extended.
The St Joseph church holds Sunday Mass at 9 30 and Williamsfield offers Mass at 7 30. Weekday Mass is at 7 30 led by Father Harrison, pastor.
The Union Church announces 10:30 Sunday School and 11:00 Morning Worship with a note that Mother’s Day prompts a combined SS and church service. The Boy Scouts meet Thursday evening in the Community Building. choir practice at 7:30 Thursday. Women's Association hosts a May 10 gathering at Mrs. Bert Slocum’s home with program leaders Mrs. H.O. Cady and Mrs. R. N. Brag. Memorial Day poem or thought requested. transportation will be provided. parsonage meeting point. Pastor R.W. Newell invites all to attend.
A sharp mock settles on Miss Degold and a suitor described as a rake as onlookers joke about her fortune. The line about “getting rid of her money” frames the cheeky slur, hinting at social maneuvering and gossip in the era’s circles.
The 1934 Hagenbeck-Wallace program promises 100 ring, track and stage acts led by Buck Owens and his Wild West champions with Goldie the horse. Persia opens the spectacle with nearly 2,000 people and animals and a grand pyrotechnic display. Seventy five clowns entertain, and the big double menagerie includes five herds of elephants, camels, and zebras. Shows run at 2 and 8 pm, main gate opens an hour early.
Brimfield merchants and professionals plan Thursday half-day closures starting May first to match shorter hours trend. Shops like W O Cady & Son and The Home Store will shut at noon each Thursday until further notice, remaining open Wednesday evenings. Local chatter notes recalls and political opinions from Meandering Mike and Dustin Stax amid the town scene.
In a sharp exchange, Nero asks why critics suffer during his act while claiming he roasts the audience. He asserts his performance scorches music critics as Rome metaphorically burns, mixing vanity with public scrutiny.
A husband longs for the cakes his mother baked while his wife wishes for the fine clothes her father bought. The exchange evokes memories of home, heritage, and the bonds that tie family across generations.
A compact quotation piece contrasts an eminent musician hearing audience chatter with music masking the crowd’s clatter. It then offers two terse maxims about conduct and enmity attributed to M Arnold and Lord Chesterfield, reflecting on social wit and virtue.
A fragment notes a person named Macatay praising a wonderful talent for packing and rendering it portable as a notable skill. The text is incomplete and lacks clear dates, places, or organizations, but highlights the gifted ability and its portability as a key point.
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