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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1935
Page
8
Avant presents studies of business conditions showing recovery is gradual. He argues that private initiative, not government action, will restore vigor and that replacing fear with confidence will yield results as leaders adopt a forward looking stance.
The American Bankers Association Advertising Department reports rapid use of its newspaper advertising by about a thousand banks to rebuild public confidence. It stresses honesty and skill in management as essential banking service, with 50,000 advertisements annually and 623 to 924 banks served monthly from 1934 to 1935, a 49 percent rise in seven months.
James E. Baum of the American Bankers Association reports that in the six months ending February 28, 1935, banks faced 169 daylight holdups and 40 night burglaries. Losses totaled 943,551, with 62 casualties including employees and officers. Authorities arrested 79 of 141 led criminals.
Fragmentary theater card records Ben Schmitt and Howard Gilles in Act I outside the Palace Hotel and references to Act II. The note mentions 15¢ children pricing and includes unclear text about Arizona and a period mark.
A dated menu emphasizes healthful meals at one dollar fifty with fare noted as 95 percent mull and items like Coon Podican and Raisin Cole Slaw priced 2 cents and 18 cents respectively. The text includes a sauce recipe using butter flour salt and milk with instructions to add flaked fish and corn padding.
An old fashioned grandmother is described as obsolete yet still present in memories. The piece contrasts traditional homemaking knowledge with modern conveniences, noting changes in diet, canned foods, and cooking methods while suggesting some enduring household wisdom.
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