Private Purkey Writes Home About Army Life
A letter from Oscar to his mother describes draft doubts about Europe, the Lease-Lend bill, saluting rules, confinement, and coffee. He jokes about tanks, ice wagons, beef stew, and asks for sharper knives, while noting army life changes and longing for civilian freedoms.
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Hollywood Notes Spotlight on The Lady Eve and Rising Stars
The Lady Eve earns praise as a standout Preston Sturges film with Henry Fonda and Barbara Stanwyck, while Kathryn Grayson debuts in Andy Hardy's Private Secretary. Hortense Monath and Fritz Blocki nurture new talent, and industry tidbits reveal Capra’s $4000 opinion fee and Lana Turner’s eight coiffure trials.
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Artificial Ear Now a Valuable Aid to Hearing
A discussion notes that hearing aids, like glasses for vision, aid those with hearing loss. It compares hearing devices to glasses and mentions the adoption of assistive tech for clearer sound and less facial impact.
Artificial ear drums offer unseen hearing aid option
A Swiss physician reports in the Swiss Medical Journal that artificial ear drums provide a non visible hearing aid for patients with damaged or surgically lost hearing. While needing fitting, these tins foil and cellophane drums avoid distortion and improve social interaction and mind outlook, mostly for bilateral ear drum issues.
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Madoleczny-Milhaud
Noise as health issue and industrial benefit debate
An article argues noise is a real health problem not a nuisance and outlines protections for workers. It cites Dr. Ferguson on productivity losses from noise and notes strategies like softer soles, straw mats, springs in chairs, and rest periods to reduce harm and boost output.
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General Quiz to Questions and Answers
The questions cover cheese origin, brain size in ants, Bolivar as liberator, religions forbidding alcohol, Aramaic language, the Quirinal as Rome palace, and Canada’s founding dates with the Treaty of Paris in 1763 and 1867 act creating the Dominion.
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Dress pattern 8877 flat crepe rayon silk sheet
The sewing pattern promotes dress No. 8877 for tall figures with a slim paneled skirt and a fitted bodice. It notes sizes 36 through 52 and fabric requirements for three-quarter and short sleeves, inviting readers to order.
Rough-House Joe Surprises Traveler with Identity
A wandering traveler seeking Hard Pete asks for his friend Rough-House Joe outside a shack. The man reveals he is Rough-House Joe, explaining Pete lived within gunshot of him, ending the encounter with a blunt surprise.
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Late to Understand True Value of Friends
A reflective note on friendship by J. C. Hare. It laments that people misjudge friends while alive, valuing faults, and only recognizing virtues after they are gone. The quote underscores recognizing genuine worth before loss.
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New spring flowering heat resistant sweet peas arrive
A new vigorous longer blooming spring flowering sweet pea has been introduced and is available in seven colors. Last year three All American prize winners were rose pink blue and lavender. This year white clear pink light lavender and mauve join the line. Plant outdoors as soon as soil is workable. Spade soil 18 inches deep mix lower 12 inches with well rotted manure. Plant one inch deep in a shallow trench and water regularly after vines establish.
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