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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1955
Page
5
Listings show lots at Tygart Lake with 410 acres and property in Knottsville, plus a Jersey cow for sale and a general repair shop advertisement offering guaranteed service on radios, clocks, toasters, typewriters and more. Also noted are paving contractors and general want ads for real estate, jobs, vehicles, and used goods.
Red Allen seeks legal protection for two inventions a permanent wet lapel to keep gardenias fresh for floorwalkers and a perfumed bookmark. Luke Neeley quips in Wall Street Journal about finding bites on fishing trips while Mrs Guggenheim crashes into a station wagon at forty mph and jokes about meeting someone from Sunningdale.
A fragmentary column mocks IQ claims about a 12 year old in Cleveland and jests about varied trivia from a total eclipse to world cuisine and fashion in Venice, with digs at prominent topics and places. The text mixes humor and curiosities in a rapid-fire style.
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