Bread and butter slices embarrass the hungry troop
A company cook serves very thin bread and butter slices prompting a grim joke about soldiers. A sergeant admits cutting them and a soldier quips about shuffling and dealing as they wait for meals.
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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1948
Page
2
Out of Season Mirth in a Fractured Exchange
A quirky cartoon exchange contrasts a moth’s doomed seasonal life with a motorist whose car fails while insisting nothing is wrong with him but his engine. The dialogue wittily highlights misplaced priorities and odd rescue calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Tramp Reflects on Life and Hopes for a Car
A door scene shows Mrs. Jones challenging a tramp about a life of begging while the man expresses a wish for a car and a different future. The exchange underscores class and mobility themes.
A Hard Fall From Roof In Neighbor Dispute
Jasper reports Mr Jones slipped while shin gling his roof and landed in his petunia bed. Mrs Jasper expresses shock as the incident is described with light humor and local concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper
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Fossil Crinoids Once Bright as Modern Species
Ancient crinoids were vividly colored in life, displaying stripes spots and varied tones like today. An underwater "garden" of crinoids resembles a field of wildflowers, while crinoids, unlike plants, feed by catching food with their long branched arms above the calyx.
New Way to Construct An Old Fashioned Swing
Modernized version of an old fashioned lawn swing designed for four. Easy to build with no special tools. full size pattern shows component locations, joinings, and holes. Materials are stock size and available at most lumber yards. pattern includes tracing and assembly steps. Send 50c for pattern from Pleasantville New York."
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