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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 09, 1948
Page
10
In a dining car conversation, Paul listens to Miss Harrington recount a tale of temptation and betrayal. A husband succumbed to a purse snatch while his wife explains people reveal themselves when given opportunity, ending with a wallet mix up and a final quip.
Gracie Allen, famed Lancashire lass, captivates audiences with fearless humor and flawless timing. In rehearsal she stays focused, accepting cuts and extra choruses, yet at the mic she erupts in comic stunts that charm engineers and the few onlookers, proving her vitality and appeal endure.
A teacher asks Herman to walk around the earth to prove its roundness. He says he cannot leave the back yard and then reveals he has two brothers and they have a sister. He adds that he is the sister.
Radio column notes that Fred Allen’s Stop the Music parody drew attention but may harm competing insurance plans for listeners. It reports Dan Patch horse lore, Charlotte Greenwood in a Dan Patch film, and Anna May Wong’s comeback in Impact with Brian Donlevy and Ella Raines.
In 1905 Kansas faced Typhoid fever and deadly flies. Public health advocate Samuel Crumbine launched a nationwide push with a Fly Bulletin, house screens, and fly paper recipes. He coined Swat the fly after a baseball game inspired moment.
A columnist comments on a mixed bag of items from moss storage for fruit and orchids to farm conservation tips. Readers learn about moss storage improving humidity and cooling, sheep and cattle pasture practices, water pipe protection, sparrow parasites, and a University pig feeding test with treated oats ending in fatalities.
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