Lend Me Five Dollars Exchange Sparks Friendship Honor
Two men discuss lending money with humor and caution. The first asks for five dollars, the second warns lending can harm friendship, and they agree to raise the amount to ten dollars, testing their bond.
Husband Suggests Congress Bid for Wife
Husband quips that his wife should run for Congress saying she is skilled at introducing bills into the house. The joke hinges on the notion of legislative prowess in domestic life.
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Clarence in the Bank and a Father’s Question
A father jokes about his son Clarence now working in a bank asking if he earns interest. The exchange blends humor with curiosity about the son's current life and fortune.
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Obvious Choice Candidate Seeks Vote in Brief Exchange
A humorous exchange shows a candidate asking for a vote and a voter refusing, replying that they will support the other fellow despite not having seen the opponent. The voter asserts familiarity with the candidate rather than the rival.
Colorful Easter fashions promise bright spring outfits
Spring fashion notes forecast a vibrant Easter season with color driven suits ensembles and toppers in magenta saffron ming blue iris and lime. The look favors narrow silhouettes collarless jackets boxy coats and Mandarin lines featured in duvetyne finishes with expressive trims and matching hats. The styles suit both daywear and formal gowns and emphasize fabric conservation and easy wear.
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Navy and White Crepe Day Dress With Sea-Gull Motif
A navy and white crepe day dress features a Greek revival sea-gull motif. Interlocking wings extend the full length of one side for a slenderizing effect. Fashion draws Greek art inspiration, with trims and draping shaping upcoming designs.
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Hellas
Amusing Motifs Feature New Prints This Season
Prints show a lively season with humorous motifs including colorful cup and saucer designs and tiny umbrellas. Mexican inspired figurines such as sombrero hats and baskets appear in spaced patterns, while sarah silks and necktie silks reappear with stylish suits in navy black and striped faille.
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New Crochet Fantasies Trim Accessories
Hand crochet makes a spring fashion moment with short-jacket suits and straight-line frocks. Interchangeable three-flower sets clip to a foundational dickey, plus lacy gloves and cuff motifs. A lacy mesh jabot with a pale blue bandeau features tiny multicolor flowers on headpiece and jabot.
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Fertilizer Debate Shapes War Food Strategy
A WIU staff correspondent reviews how fertilizer supply and farming methods affect wartime food needs. Competing views split on TVA policies and soil programs, with industry stressing growing demand and governmental plans, while agronomists warn of limited surplus land and rising shortages. The piece notes fertilizer use surged 52 percent in five years and highlights transportation, labor, and production constraints.
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Advertisement for Cherry Apron Pattern No 5520
To obtain complete pattern for the Cherry Apron pattern No. 5520 with applique design and finishing instructions send 16 cents, your name, address, and pattern number. Due to high demand and war conditions, some orders take longer to fill. Send your order to:
Indian Chief Had His Own Idea on Contentment
An American go getter asks a Western Indian chief why he does not work. The chief repeatedly asks why and argues that since he does not work now, a large bank account would let him retire. The exchange ends with the chief staying content with his current life.
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General knowledge quiz questions list
A set of ten trivia prompts covering aviation temperature at high altitude Russian droshky external building face St Mark’s cathedral sui cide Bible figures greatest navigable lake US population center ship masthead flag Mohammedan place of worship and early New England window coverings
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Answers riddle list from historical quiz
Seventy degrees below zero and a set of quiz items includes ride a droshky a four wheeled carriage the facade Venice Judas Samson and Saul Lake Titicaca between Bolivia and Peru a point about two miles southeast of Carlisle Indiana a banderole a mosque and oiled paper
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Burials in New Guinea Stand for Resurrection Day
Report notes that in New Guinea the deceased are buried upright to face the day of resurrection. The practice is described as part of local customs and beliefs observed by communities in the region.
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