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Newspaper

Akron Register Tribune

Location

Akron, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1942

Page

9

Help Ease Dad's Burdens In Wartime Family Ways

Kathleen Norris urges families to support the father as wartime pressures rise. Mothers organize home tasks to lighten the load, provide cheerful, orderly rooms, and shield him from constant worry. A model wife moves to frugal living, teaches daughters to endure, and shares duties to keep Dad balanced and hopeful.

Mary Tom Mollie

Remember Dad The Heaviness Of Missing And Caring

A personal reflection urges quiet, steady care for a father. Declares he values home comforts and small acts of kindness over news, and suggests sharing positive notes from Junior’s teacher, preparing dinner on time, and dismissing daily irritations to show love.

Jane Junior

Dress pattern No 8129 offers smart original design

A rayon crepe or cotton print dress features a single button bodice and slimming silhouette. Pattern No 8129 covers sizes 32 to 44 with size 34 requiring 434 yards of 35 inch material. The pattern also includes four children’s garments a button-front frock overalls rompers and a bonnet in dotted Swiss calico or gingham.

Fiction Increases Some Report Elsewhere

A compact observation on how storytelling grows as new narrators contribute in turn, noting that each retelling adds its own angle to what was heard, echoing Ovid’s idea that fiction expands with each voice.

Ovid

Charming wardrobe set for children’s play hours

Trimmed with the rac braid you can imagine a more charming wardrobe Useful for dress-up times this set helps with the clothes problem for small one to sixers Pattern No 8925 in sizes 1 2 3 4 and 5 years Size 2 set requires 394 yards 35 inch material 3 yards ric rac braid Send your order to

Trivia Quiz Answers Briefs From An Odd List

Answers include mickle meaning much as in Scots usage, the largest ranch in the world, powers in Punic wars between Rome and Carthage, and distinctions between continual and continuous. Poem alludes to Lincoln. Harness pulls, not pushes. Concentric circles share a common center. Nobel Peace Prize recipients Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Impeachment trials lie in the Senate. Semantics studies meaning of words.

Mickle United States Science of Lincoln Theodore Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson The Senate

Answers: A compact trivia prompt from history

The text lists three items: 1. The word much as a response. 2. The Victoria River Downs ranch in northwestern Australia covering 10,800 square miles. 3. The historical powers Rome and Carthage.

Victoria River Downs Ranch Australia Rome Carthage

Tramp seeks George at tavern on the road to George

A tramp in England pauses by a tavern sign reading George and the Dragon. He asks the landlady for a meal and old clothes, is refused, then asks to speak to George. The exchange highlights his hopeful request and the stern refusal from the keeper.

England George and the George

New Ideas for Homemakers Bedspreads by Ruth Wyeth Spears

Ruth Wyeth Spears presents bedspread projects using cotton goods from dainty chintz to bold plaid gingham. Details include material widths, yardage for a 54 inch wide bed, cutting diagrams, center portions, side sections, pillow covers, and spread ruffles. The note mentions Book 1 in a series with step by step directions for lip covers, dressing, table skirts, curtains, and draw curtains.

Could Be Teacher and Memory in a Snippet Dialogue

A mosaic of brief quotes reveals a playful banter among teachers, callers, a baby, and a business man. Snappy exchanges touch on memory, debt, identity, and social relations. The scene suggests a small, lively urban moment with wry humor.

Household Intless Chromium Plate Care Tips

Cleaning guidance for soft metal chromium plates advises wiping with a damp cloth and avoiding tarnish. It warns copper and bird utensils can be dangerous if not clean, and suggests cleaning rubbing spots with vinegar and salt or lemon rind. Store galoshes wrapped to keep rubber from vulcanizing. Also describes soft cooking eggs by immersion in boiling water for two minutes to yield jelly like whites and soft yolks.

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