Truth serum debate echoes in a quirky courtroom tale
The tale centers Bert on trial for robbery and features a humorous courtroom debate about the use of a truth serum. It contrasts police investigative methods with legal evidence and ends with reflections on family and holiday plans. The piece closes with a factual note: Wyoming covers about 7,514 square miles.
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Boy Dies After Cardiac Massage At Home
12 week old Orian Merler died two hours after a kitchen table heart massage revived him with a steak knife operation. Dr. Jack Remington, a family friend, opened the chest and restarted the heartbeat but the infant, who had pneumonia, died on the night while listed at Palo Alto Stanford Hospital.
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Jack Remington
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Cleaning Habits Emphasized by Mother in Daily routine
A mother lectures on washing hands before meals and cleaning up for guests, stressing routine reminders. She repeats the motif that consistent habits are more effective than occasional commands, noting illness highlights the need for cleanliness.
Daily Cryptogram Puzzle Summary
A pasted page segment shows a cryptogram puzzle with clues across and a 55 letter substitution example. It mentions a Daily Cryptoquote, instructions to decode via letter mapping, and a sample quotation by Longfellow. The page includes a practice line and a past solution quote.
Why Grow Old by Josephine Lowman Is This Your Problem
A reader column discusses aging, retirement and marital strain. Dr. Martin and Josephine Lowman argue against viewing relaxation as a reward for work, urging balanced life, creative rest, and appreciation for husbands. Letter responses from readers share personal hardships and advice on companionship and loyalty.
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National Council On the Land
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Carpet and Linoleum Flooring Offers in Local Showroom
One of the area’s most complete lines of Carpet Linoleum Tile and accessories for installation. Over 500 brand name carpet patterns in Wool Nylon Acrilan and more. Prices from 2.45 per sq yd for carpet and 1.45 per sq yd for inlaid linoleum and vinyls. Durgan Floor Covering 8th and Main. Ph 644-7290.
Household Scrapbook and Cleaning Tips
Cleaning a stone or brick fireplace with suds and scrub brush. make a pumice ammonia paste for smoked areas. Leather chairs cleaned with milk or beaten egg white, then buffed. Secret cache idea to hide valuables in a large envelope tucked behind a desk drawer.
Inexpensive Artificial Fruit Decoration Idea
A dime store artificial fruit kit provides a quick decorative option. Arrange fruit with foliage in a basket or container, secure in foam or clay, then spray with gold or white paint and add greens for contrast.
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Dime Store
Try and Stop Me Notes from a 1952 Cerf guide
A compressed excerpt from Bennett Cerf 1952 rules on storytelling for performers. It lists eleven tips for delivering life of the party stories and warns against telling the same tale too often or in the wrong place or time. It references Groucho Marx and Chico with brief comic riffs.
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King Festures Syndicate
Europeans Brace for Snow Across Continent on Christmas Day
A massive snow sweep hit Europe from Scot land to Spain and Siberia turning cities white. Britain endured its coldest Christmas in 18 years with 13 degree lows while Lisbon faced cracked windows and toppled chimneys. France and Germany battled heavy snows as Moscow shoppers braved the season rush.
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