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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1946
Page
8
A tramp knocks at the inn named George and the Dragon asking for a bite to eat then for a word with George. The landlady refuses and slams the door, returning minutes later seeking the same request.
A column of practical household hints covers keeping silver bright by lining drawers, tracking children's diseases for school, treating fence posts with roof paint, and decorating with frothy marquisette curtains. It also suggests lemon juice in pies, serving apples with cheese, and using white accents to brighten rooms with vases and cushions for a modern look.
The set lists diverse trivia questions including whether atomic theory is new the smallest bird on Earth what a Chinook is whether a giant ruled Rome if the Battle of Bunker Hill occurred on Bunker Hill and in 1774 what Pegasus is in literature where the Liberty Bell was cast and the meaning of claustrophobia.
The set of eight Q A pairs covers Democritus as origin for an idea 2400 years ago the Cuban hummingbird a wind an almost nine foot Emperor Maximin who ate 40 pounds daily a battle on Creed's hill a flying horse England and a morbid fear of confined spaces.
The notice promotes etiquette books and practical gifts for Christmas. It suggests the New Book of Everyday Bilaventes and invites readers to mail 25 rents for a booklet. It highlights Came Cigarettes and Prince Albert Tobacco in holiday packaging as popular items for smokers, noting attractive tins and spaces for a Merry Christmas message.
Fragments offer knitting patterns for woolen socks in white navy blue and gray with a cable cuff and for animal head potholders. Includes pattern numbers and requests for pledges, color charts, and mailing details.
The film director and writer Leo McCarey reported the largest personal income in the United States for 1945 at 31,113,035 dollars, largely from his share of Going My Way profits.
A bold home remedy advertises a cough relief made by mixing sugar syrup with Pinex to create a pint of cough medicine. It claims to loosen phlegm ease breathing and help children sleep with a money back guarantee.
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