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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1943
Page
7
In a playful exchange Ned-Say asks what burns to guard a secret. Ted admits defeat, then Ned reveals the punchline sealing wax, a joke about safeguarding a secret through burning wax.
A reader requests an example of period furniture with a Buck voice noting the electric chair ends a sentence. The line plays with diction and cadence to evoke a historical voice.
In a wartime style exchange a soldier asks his boss for an afternoon off to shop with his wife. The boss refuses clearly. The exchange ends with further jests about a sore leg and marching.
A playful exchange centers on Bobby asking if it's noon and time for lunch. Mommy teases that it's not yet, while Bobby jokes that his tummy seems to be running fast for the meal.
A dialogue clarifies that bigamy is not simply having one wife too many. The elder explains a man can have one wife too many yet not be a bigamist, while the son asks for a definition.
Mrs Jones and Mrs Black trade playful jabs about appearances as they gossip about a rumored beauty routine. The chatter turns witty as they compare vanity and workload with light humor.
A brief editorial cites a quip exchange about brains and time, noting a bettor stance on endurance. The piece toys with the idea of living without brains and questions value and outcomes, echoing a light, period voice.
A casual exchange reveals Sylvia as the party’s life with Mrs. Sylvia the talker louder than the radio. Sonny asks for a story while his mother, preparing coffee, comments the boy is fine as is.
A humorous exchange shows Cora misidentifying a man who can tickle the ivories. The other confirms the man is a dentist, not a pianist, adding a playful twist to the dialogue.
Western Newspaper Union reports high school athletics will continue through 1943 with football basketball and track emphasized. Officials note 18 year old drafts will have little effect as travel declines and schools rely on home-based schedules to sustain interscholastic programs and morale.
Barbara Bell Pattern No 1743 B targets sizes 2 3 4 5 and 6 years. The dress features a V neck puffed sleeves and a sash described as feminine and attractive. Size 3 uses 174 yards of 35 inch material and 6 yards of braid trimming.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1722-B offers a dress in two looks. One version features gingham with ric rac at the neck and matching buttons suitable for home duties. The other uses soft solid rayon crepe with a white collar for business or social events.
A set of trivia prompts asking about illumination measurement, postage rate fixing, MacArthur's father’s army rank at twenty, the longest U.S. coastline, human daily heartbeats, the ocean of the date line, Rocky Mountain sheep nickname, conchology studies, Evangeline’s lover in Longfellow, and wartime use for worn silk stockings.
Thousands of ducks gulls and other aquatic birds perish in World War II waters as torpedoed ships and destroyed submarines spill fuel oil. Birds land on the slicks soak up oil, lose flight ability, and die as oil penetrates feathers and chills skin.
Fragmentary notes mention a photometer by Congress and a Colonel involving the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. References include Bighorn and shells and mollusks, with phrases about Gabriel and powder bags for big guns. The text is highly scrambled and lacks coherent context.
The article explains that the black widow is a widow because she eats her mate after mating. It notes the venom is extremely potent, about 15 times stronger by concentration than rattlesnake venom, but snakes can deliver more venom per bite, making them more deadly overall.
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