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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1962
Page
14
A Vancouver engineer introduces a $250 device, the Benkelman Berm, to forecast road potholes by measuring road deflection under traffic. It estimates gravel and asphalt needs for new or resurfaced roads and helps judge strength for varying traffic.
A printed home tip explains stump removal using crystal crystals and kerosene. Bore four one inch holes in the stump, two vertical and two slanted to reach the bottoms. Fill holes with crystals, wait four to six weeks, then add kerosene and ignite. The stump burns away to ashes. For a free fact sheet, write to James Hawkins in care of the newspaper with a stamped self addressed envelope.
A retro sewing notice promotes Printed Pattern 9013 for misses sizes 10 12 14 16 18 20 with yardage details and mail order costs. It invites readers to mail 50 cents pattern add plus 10 cents per pattern for first class mail to Marian Marlin Muscatine Journal New York address. The catalog promises glamorous wardrobe styles and 110 patterns for winter sewing.
This World Olympiad 1980 Turin match article details a bridge hand where India against Chile reached a final contract of five no trump. It describes bidding with North-South vulnerable, the opening lead, and how misfinesses affected the outcome, ending with declarer securing the contract despite potential lines of defense.
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