Not Scented Girl Shopper Dialogue with Clerk
A short comic exchange shows a shopper asking for hyacinth bulbs and a new clerk replying that only electric items are available.
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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1943
Page
6
A short comic exchange shows a shopper asking for hyacinth bulbs and a new clerk replying that only electric items are available.
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A wartime exchange contrasts inflation concerns with calm denial as one speaker notes rising costs while another counters that talk remains inexpensive. The brief dialogue hints at public anxiety about price shocks and skepticism toward proffered explanations.
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