The Customer Is Always a Pain in the Neck
A satire on postwar business apathy shows you cannot get service in time as plumbers, electricians, and carpenters dodge work while customers grow weary. A 1946 pattern of service slowness and indifference is blamed on busy proprietors and slack labor. A Washington conference on juvenile delinquency is noted with skepticism about theater influence and censorship.
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Swap Offer Prompts Quirky Barter Tale in AU Market
A bizarre classified note from Yankee Magazine hints at bartering a rowing machine for a suitcase and apples, with quirky local flavor. The jumbled text references Home Work and a neighborhood mishap involving a hammer, suggesting playful, small town scenes and curious trades.
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Yankee Magazine
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