Private Purkey In Love And War
A wartime letter reveals Harriet's wish to join the WAAC amid worries about mail, duty location, and hardships. Oscar cautions about guard duty and KP, urging careful choice and noting distance and uncertainty in military postings. Also referenced are war bond promotions and a fashion pattern notice amid dimout chatter.
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Harriet
WAAC
K.p
Two-Piece Dress Rightest: A Suit Like Frock Idea
A new fashion concept presents a two piece frock that doubles as a suit when worn with a blouse or dickey. The design offers a practical option merging dress and suit aesthetics for versatile styling.
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Dickey
Wind Tunnel Power Plant At Wright Field
The army air forces new 2.5 million dollar wind tunnel at Wright Field near Dayton uses a 40 000 horsepower AC induction motor that can create a 400 mile per hour wind. It is the largest of its kind and must be pre notified to the electric company before activation to match the generator load.
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Army Air Force
Wright Field
Dayton
Collier’s
Electric
Wartime Canaries Turn Hobby Into Home Business
Wartime shortages of canaries due to import bans from Central Europe and Asia have spurred Americans to breed canaries at home. The hobby has become a profitable venture as a small outlay turns a pleasant activity into a money making enterprise.
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Europe
Asia
Ask Me Another: The Questions
A compact feature on the program Ask Me Another highlights its quiz format and question style. The piece notes humor and rapid-fire clues that challenge contestants and engage the audience.
General Knowledge Minute: Quick Trivia Questions
The night has a thousand eyes line follows someday there will be tea. The wife of an earl is called a countess. Garlic belongs to the onion family. The present world population is approximately seven billion. The Belgian Shakespeare was notable playwright and poet Maurice Maeterlinck. Australia was once known as New Holland. The first national...
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Shakespeare
Australia
Quiz Style Briefs Offer Short Answers Across Subjects
A compact quiz feature presents quick questions with answers spanning diverse topics. It highlights key facts, promotes curiosity, and invites readers to test their knowledge across science history geography and culture.
Quiz Answers From Historical Puzzle Sheet
A list of trivia answers covers topics from a Legion convention to measurements and history. Items include a phrasing clue about “And the day but one,” a Countess named Lily, a figure of nineteen hundred million, Maeterlinck, New Holland, and dates such as November 1919 and 1867 plus a 1927 note about John Walter.
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Lily
Maeterlinck
New Holland
John Walter
Wool Conservation drive mobilizes Red Cross scraps nationwide
The Wool Conservation program unites 3700 Red Cross chapters to collect unused wool scraps from tailors stores and manufacturers. Wool clips are sold to reclaiming firms and reprocessed into cloth for military uniforms or civilian wear. Proceeds support War Relief and Civilian Defense training.
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Red Cross
War Production Board
The
WNU
Man of the Hour tea towel pattern 79476
A patriotic kitten named Tom the tea towel cat features six captions from Monday to Saturday and a Victory hat pose on Sunday. It also offers a trio of panholders Hip Hip Hooray with pattern 79476 priced 15 cents. Orders to the listed address.
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Tom
Quote by James A. Garfield on self reliance
A historical remark asserts that adversity drives personal growth as young men must learn to survive on their own, drawn from James A. Garfield.
Home care tips and breakfast ideas from a pantry guide
The text advises renewing mower wheel corrugations with a rattail file for better traction. It shares a breakfast method using orange marmalade on pancakes with confectioners sugar and pineapple syrup. It also mentions red raspberry leaves as a tea substitute, noting they must be picked and dried first.
Free Yeast Recipe Book Offer From Standard Brands
If you bake at home you can receive a free yeast recipe book filled with Oven Scones Cheese Puffs Honey Pecan Buns Coffee Cakes and Rolls. Send your name and address to Standard Brands Inc 691 Washington St New York City Adv.
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Washington St
New York City
Adv
USO Camp Shows Rally Support For War Effort
The USO promotes free entertainment for soldiers and sailors at camps and bases to sustain morale. It coordinates 264 weekly shows with stars and bands, urging donations to support the effort and help win the war.
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USO
USA
USO Camp Shows, Inc
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