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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1941
Page
3
Crochet sters appear as a decorative set with flower sprays. Directions promise quick single crochet work in kitchen colors red green blue with white towers. The note references a 2022 guide and invites readers to send for details.
Pathfinder notes that khaki uniforms originated when English soldiers in India dyed white outfits in muddy water to gain camouflage. The term khaki derives from the Urdu word Khak meaning dust, with official British adoption occurring during the 1882 Egyptian campaign.
Colonel Flagwill and General Hague pore over Benning's Paris dispatches showing European militarists rallying under a black flag with crossed sabers. In Mexico City Van Hassel and Bromiltz maneuver as Ruiz stalls, while Texas staff scramble to mobilize the Second Division and conserve transports for a possible U.S. invasion response.
Ruth Wyeth Sears shows how to set wax pencil patterns on burlap with a hot iron for rug making. Simple flowers and eighteenth century scroll motifs are described with color cues and step by step grid diagrams for transferring patterns to fabric. Copies of related booklets offered by Mrs Spears include other needlework guides.
A thrifty man from Scotland discovered blowing into a gas meter could replace coins. He repeated the trick for some time until a gas company inspector arrived puzzled by the unusual reading. The conversation and misread meter details ended with confusion over the correct charge and the meter reading.
Appliance care and kitchen tips from a late era guide. How to thaw locks, clean porcelain with kerosene, add vinegar for woodwork luster, whip cream in cold bowls, and juice lemons with a needle. Applesauce prep and sugar timing are noted. Clean polishing advice suggests tepid water and dry rubbing to avoid streaks.
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