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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1941
Page
5
The Methodist Church conducts morning worship and a church shop continues service from 9:00 to 10:30. The Woman's Society for Christian Service will meet at the church at 2:30 on May 15. A. G. A. Lee, Pastor.
St Josephs Church announces Sunday May 18 services at 7 39 and 9 3 Central Daylight Time as the third Sunday with children companion seedday catechism classes Saturdays at 2 30 p m and choir practice at 3 p m led by Father Thomas C Harciacn and G D Pather.
The notice lists church events including hourly services at 10 08 for church school and 11 00 for worship with a German theme A Great Challenge. A 3 30 Young People’s Rally will be held at La Salle followed by 7 00 session led by Pastor G Bargreaves.
A sermon urges faithful service to Christ as our nobleman and steward. Faithful use of gifts, active labor for the kingdom, and living for the Savior are stressed with reference to Luke 19 and Ephesians 2. Henry Traub signs the text as preacher.
The Lesson Sermon across Christadelphian churches centered on Adam and Fallen Man with Romans 5:17 as the Golden Text. It cited scripture from II Timothy 3:16 17 affirming all scripture as inspired for doctrine reproof and instruction and drew on passages from Science and Health with Key to ministerial study.
The guide advises choosing southern or southeastern plots on elevated ground and avoiding low wet soils. It details soil depth, strip-method subsoil loosening with manure or compost, topsoil replacement, and thorough pulverizing after plowing or spading, with caution against handling very wet soil to prevent souring.
A father quotes a note from a teacher saying Johnny is last in a 30 student class. Johnny replies that it could be worse because the class could have been larger, delivering a light humor moment about expectations and perspective.
A humorous quip on marriage as a lottery reveals a married man’s pragmatic view that a husband’s chance in life is not guaranteed and a playful exchange about luck and luck of love.
The article reflects on B M Bower and her books such as Chip of the Flying U and others portraying life on the range. It notes readers remember her as a writer of action and suggests that direct personal experience is not essential for literary impact.
A report notes a businessman consuming 5700 calories at one dinner, with aftereffects including bad taste, morning halitosis, constipation, and gas. Dr Lovell links these symptoms to overeating and outlines the whole chain of discomfort observed after the meal.
The exchange centers on a guarded family topic with a child asking what a secret is and the father recalling his mother saying secrets are things never broadcast but subtly leaking out. The dialogue highlights the tension between privacy and revelation in a domestic setting.
An old mountaineer quotes his willingness to accept payment for letting an artist paint him. The artist calls it easy money, while the mountaineer jokes about shifting positions for the work, then plans to wash the paint off afterward.
Mr. Smith remarks his wife was nervous but now shows no signs. Mr. Brown responds the doctor told her nervousness is a sign of age, noting a simple explanation. This short dialogue contrasts views on aging and anxiety with a light, ironic tone.
A plumber questions the need for a large sink. The builder replies his wife leaves for a month in summer, implying the space is for her absence rather than daily use.
A zoo keeper explains the giraffe has a long neck because its head sits far from its body. A boy asks why the neck is long, and the keeper responds gravely with the practical reason behind the feature. Additionally a line about spring rain and cost of living appears as a contrasting, lighter verse.
In Mancheuaria a reading item notes the term seasoned troops as used by a father and a soldier. The dialogue suggests the father asks for meaning while the son explains how officers and enemies pepper him, indicating wartime hardship.
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