01 Jun 1950
Page 1
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1950
Page
1
Practical hints on drying clothes in the tub, using a fan to dry lamp shades, and adding petroleum jelly to sand soap for paint removal. Tips cover wringer hankies, ironing board covers, window cords, and finishing mashed potatoes with paprika before serving.
Drafted mountaineers on a train to camp encounter a food butcher selling bananas. Two men, unfamiliar with bananas, buy one each. A tunnel causes one to fear blindness after a single bite, prompting a warning to not touch the fruit.
A man reads his household bills dated the tenth of the month while family doctor’s note warns of a year old big bill. He replies with a birthday quip, marking the exchange with humor between patient and physician.
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