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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1942
Page
2
A wartime verse mocks Tin Pan Alley efforts to align songs with the Japanese situation. It features a stage performer urged to return to a kimono and tights as old acts fade, with a nod to Albee and Keith and the audience as seals and tightrope acts. The piece also notes forthcoming gas rationing and a shift to carded auto travel, plus bicycle racks on trips.
A wartime column humorously envisions rationing of gasoline and detours as Americans shift to card based travel. It notes families debating fuel limits, jokes about two punches left on a ration card, and compares auto trips to demi tasse travel while urging bond buying. It ends with a quip about concealment like kimonos.
A quoted exchange shows a father advising his child to delay marriage until thirty, implying a stricter stance that the daughter should not marry at all. The dialogue reflects social expectations and familial authority on romantic life.
A boastful man claims he felled an ox with a fist. A listener retorts that a silent man once knocked down a factory with one hammer blow. The boaster dismisses him until it’s revealed the quiet man was a skilled auctioneer.
A New York reader reports dull brass plated door hardware in a newly built house. An easy test with a magnet confirms plating. The piece suggests replacing with solid brass and offers tips for DIY fixes and common home repair questions.
Pattern 29267 offers six cutout designs including a hen and rooster a duck a cow and a sunbonnet girl with an overall boy and wheelbarrow. Use a jig or coping saw to cut parts from plywood or similar wood then assemble paint and display in the kitchen dining or living room. Complete directions and painting tips accompany the pattern. Send your order to:
The piece argues enthusiasm drives success in science and labor, guiding progress and easing hardship. It portrays zeal as the force that makes duty a pleasure and lifts people through demanding pursuits.
The report notes that lightning from a cloud to the earth has reached under 3,000 feet, while cloud to cloud flashes have exceeded 20 miles in length, detailing the range of electrical discharges observed.
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