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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1948
Page
6
A reader asks about replacing worn asphalt in a trailer floor and whether to tile over or start anew. An expert suggests removing the old covering for a level base and warns inspection will guide the decision.
Christmas shoppers are advised to gift Camels cigarettes or Prince Albert Tobacco tins. The ad promotes gaily wrapped, two item sets in sturdy packages with 200 cigarettes per Camel carton and Prince Albert tobacco in a mild blend. Local dealers are stocked and ready for orders.
22-inch copy of an old fashioned rocker will delight any little girl. Originals are often used as fireplace logs. Full size patterns simplify making. Materials available at lumber yards. Trace the pattern on wood, saw and assemble. No special tools or skills needed. Send 25c for Colonial Cradle Pattern No. 64 to East-Bird Pattern Company Department W Pleasantville New York.
A General Quiz item presents a lively trivia round titled Ask Me Another. It features rapid questions across topics with a playful host banter style, inviting audience participation and quick, witty answers.
Noah’s time on the ark is tied to the biblical account of rain lasting forty days and nights. The inscription on an army hat shield often reflects mottoes or unit identifiers. A fiasco means a complete collapse or failure of end results. Petroleum was first discovered in ancient times in natural seeps and later clarified in modern drilling in the 19th century. Mine Haha translates to “I am laughing” in Hebrew. Two tunnels under the Hudson River into New York City include the Lincoln Tunnel and the Holland Tunnel.
The list cites 40 days and nights of rain, the motto E Pluribus Unum, a failed effort, Baku’s ancient Caspian port history, Laughing Water as a Native term, and the Lincoln and Holland reference.
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