Private Hargrove Advises New Recruits In Army Life
Marion Hargrove writes how new draftees face basic training and hazing, detailing the hardships of boot camp, the transformation from civilian to soldier, and the morale shift as recruits learn discipline, drills, and kitchen police routines.
Pattern No. 8464 Child Sizes Listed For Sewing
Pattern No 8464 comes in sizes 6 8 10 12 and 14 years Size 8 requires 24 percent yards of 35 act material for sewing and construction
Aussies Use Tobacco as Mad Money in Jungle
Reported plan orders twenty to thirty tons of light dark tobacco for monthly shipment to the Australian army. In practice the tobacco is kept for use by Australian pilots as mad money if shot down over New Guinea the Solomons or New Britain. Locals on those islands use seven inch tobacco sticks as currency and recruits can hire guides with it.
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New Britain
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Pattern 8475 Offers Sizes and Yardage Details
Pattern No. 8475 comes in sizes 12 14 16 18 20 40 and 42. Size 14 requires 4%% yards of 35 inch material with a 4% yard contrast for collar and cuffs. Due to high demand and wartime conditions, some orders may take longer to fill. Send your order to:
Arm Lumps Revealed as Muscles in Offbeat Remark
A girl tells a drill press companion she stayed late due to relief from discovering that the lumps on her arms are actually muscles. A doctor asks a chart question, and the patient notes her father was born where she reads the chart.
That Settles That Son-What Is an Infant Prodigy
The line defines an infant prodigy as a boy about the reader's age who can answer questions without needing to ask them, framing a clever notion of precocious insight.
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Pop
Missing Woman Hinted In Family Financial Strain
Fragmentary dialogue notes Miss Blank altered by her father's money loss causing hardship and estrangement from former friends.
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Miss Blank
Visitor Confuses Inmate With Presidents at Institution
A visitor at a feeble-minded institution asks an inmate his name. The inmate replies Abraham Lincoln. The visitor jokes about past visits naming George Washington, and the inmate responds that Washington was his first wife.
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Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Ten Years of Work on a Drama Ends in Vanity
The author laments a decade of labor on a drama with changing lines and wearying toil. The producer sighs at wasted effort, noting the old adage that all work and no play prevail.
Parlor Gown Grabs Mrs Brown At Parade
Mrs Brown and her husband attend a mannequin parade where a striking evening gown on a model draws Mrs Browns first reaction. She suggests the dress would suit their party next Saturday and asks her husband to buy it. Mr Brown agrees and wonders about inviting the model.
Patient reports bizarre symptoms and a doctor’s curt response
A patient describes chest bands head like a sieve and heart like a steam engine to a doctor. The doctor replies with a curt suggestion to visit a salvage depot, implying skepticism about the case.
Tailor Frustration Sparks Joked Complaint
Pete complains about his tailor who writes long lines in letters saying he is going through his books. The humor centers on the tailor's habit of starting letters with lofty phrases.
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Pete
Practical Home Tips from a Historic Newspaper
Crisp bacon for muffins, mending oilcloth with tape, storing light-sensitive foods, sewing buttons, cooling eggs after gathering, threading loose buttons, maple syrup sauce with nuts, refrigerating opened coffee jars, fixing water damage with V-notches, shellac spots before wallpapering to prevent stains.
Neighborly devotion unseen by startled Jones
Mrs. Jones notes new neighbors are very devoted as the man helps his partner at home and kisses her at every outing. The husband, unseen behind a newspaper, refuses to acknowledge the bond.
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Mrs. Jones
Edward
Scientists test feeding sea plants to boost fish weight
Marine researchers led by Sir John Graham Kerr in a western Scotland lake experiment aim to raise sea-plant nutrients with nitrogen and phosphates to multiply sea fish. They report increases in fish weight up to ten times through fertilized sea water.
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Scotland
Sir John Graham Kerr
Lemon wake up drink eases constipation without laxatives
A reader is advised to drink the juice of one Sunkist lemon in water first thing each morning to stimulate regular bowel action. The note cites lemons as a vitamin C rich, fatigue fighting, digestion aiding remedy and promotes this wake up routine with California lemons.
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Sunkist
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