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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1944
Page
6
A set of trivia prompts covers topics from geography to maritime signaling and historical figures. Questions include water on a chessboard earth, plateau states count, ship flag meanings, elephant cooling methods, early national hymns, warship gun steel tonnage, Peeping Tom origin, poetic name for luxury cargo vessels, Huguenot leader, and Mother Goose as a myth.
The list presents trivia items with terse answers and notes on origins. It includes clues about pests aboard, ear cooling, a famous song, and historical figures. Notable entries mention Lady Godiva, Argosy, Calvin, and Mother Goose with Fleet printing in 1719.
Shanghai Kelly ran a notorious 1870s saloon on the San Francisco waterfront. Collier's notes he never drugged sailors. instead victims were thrown down chutes into boats waiting beneath the building.
Ernie Pyle portrays General Eddy as a humane front line commander who travels with his division in a rugged field style. He praises the Ninth Infantry's aggressive pursuit of retreating Germans from Africa through Cherbourg, while recalling Eddy’s habit of mingling with troops. Pyle recalls a desert storm story and a night with rotating bands from a 240 mm shell near their command post.
In the early invasion days a cadre of Allied leaders including Generals Marshall Eisenhower and Arnold and Admirals King and Ramsey toured the beachhead. They refused armored cars, insisting on traveling in open command vehicles to set an example of bravery.
Barrow Lyons notes a June issue by the USDA's economic bureau arguing inter territorial freight disparities. He cites criticism of biased data favoring railroads, arguing industrialization raises incomes and markets for Southern farmers and hurts no farmer, while rate reforms could ease rural poverty and education gaps.
Due to unprecedented demand and war conditions, a small number of the most popular pattern numbers require extra time to fill. Please submit your order to the provided address to ensure processing and delivery.
Practical advice for hot weather storage of bread in the refrigerator. Tips include using salt on newspaper to rub an iron, sewing sweater buttonholes before washing, and cutting jars to prevent greens from packing. Envelopes can replace funnels for salt and pepper, and newspaper can press pants without scorching. Repair an army cot with feather ticking and proper width and length.
Science Service explains that early spring birds sing to stake out territory rather than attract mates. Males arrive first with no rivals nearby, sounding warnings as they claim worm-rich ground, following the same behavior our pioneer forebears did in the West.
A host quotes a frugal line about an “honest wine” as guests enjoy a simple gathering. The tale closes with a pun about a hen pecked husband who rebels when his wife enters him in a poultry show, causing him to fly the coop.
A cablegram from an animal trainer in Africa reports the circus has caught three lions. The note mentions lions tails and a brief count, prompting skepticism from the boss about the claim.
A passerby hobo asks a man for help citing financial hardship while the man questions the extent of the hobo's ailment. The exchange centers on the moral judgment of generosity and physical need.
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