Surge in Farm Land Values Triggers Lending Warnings
Farmers face soaring real estate prices amid wartime demand and veteran resettlement. The American Bankers Association and USDA fear a repeat of 1920s-30s foreclosures, urging conservative credit and curbs on speculation as mortgage debt holds at about $5.27 billion and government parity guarantees aid two years postwar.
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National Agricultural Credit Committee
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Sewing Circle Patterns Offer Back To School Outfit Ideas
The two pattern sets present a junior suited jumper with blouse or sweater, a flared jacket, and a slenderizing daytime frock with a gored skirt. Pattern 1387 covers sizes 11 to 18 with fabric yardage listed. Pattern 1374 covers sizes 36 to 52 with required material. Demand is high due to war conditions, causing delays in filling popular pattern orders.
Malaria Campaign Sparks Guffaws in Paper Parody
A satirical exchange mocks renewed malaria campaigns as a character quips about wiping out Malarians, eliciting humorous disbelief from Dora and reflecting lighthearted newspaper humor.
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Dora
Jealousy Defined and Conversational Echoes
A compact debate style exchange defines jealousy as a feeling of envy or resentment toward another's advantages. The dialogue threads explore friendships and interruptions, with quips about being born a certain way and returning to unfinished business.
Hungry Word
Cartoon dialogue features Harry boasting about a new lap dog and Jerry countering with a pun on the dog’s appetite. The strip hinges on quick wordplay about licking and hunger.
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Harry
Jerry
Quiz Kids Quiz Master What does a woman reach for when the telephone rings
In a playful exchange a voice from the audience answers with a witty line about a chair being reached for when the telephone rings. The moment captures the humor and quick banter typical of the Quiz Kids program.
Mae shoots from the lip in sharp one liner exchange
Mae snaps a biting joke about someone who speaks impulsively using a gunpowder metaphor, delivering a sharp insult in a quick exchange.
Head of the Class Teacher-Who was Homer
A classroom exchange links Homer with Babe Ruth after a bright student asks who he was, framing Ruth as the famous figure associated with Homer in a quip about school lore.
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Homer
Babe Ruth
States adopt official songs surge since WWI
State song adoption rises to 25 with 19 new picks after 1918. Notable authors include Stephen Foster who wrote Florida’s Swanee River and Kentucky’s My Old Kentucky Home, while Virginia’s Carry Me Back to Old Virginny is credited to James A. Bland, a documented Black composer.
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Florida
Swanee River
Kentucky
States adopt 140 constitutions since 1776
The document notes that since 1776 more than 140 state constitutions have been adopted. It mentions Georgia Louisiana South Carolina and Virginia as states that have had up to six different constitutions.
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Georgia
Louisiana
South Carolina
Virginia
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