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Newspaper
Pleasant Grove Review
Location
Pleasant Grove, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1946
Page
7
Sewing circle article promotes junior date dresses with midriff styles and dirndl skirts plus a simple easy care house frock with button front and pockets. It lists Pattern No 197 and No 1909 in multiple sizes and yardage, notes high demand causing delays, and directs readers to send orders.
An aged servant recalls a Christmas gift of whisky and weighs its adequacy with a humorous line about rightness. In a second piece Charlie, the shy youth, plans courting but returns quickly, bragging he did not miss seeing her, or yet ducking low behind the hedge.
A wealthy man seeking marriage asks his friend if stating he is 50 would help. The friend bluntly replies that claiming to be 75 would improve his chances with a young lady. The exchange hinges on age perceptions and honesty in courtship.
Mrs Jones asks her maid Jennie if marrying the young man after only weeks is wise. Jennie hesitates then notes he is well recommended and mentions a friend engaged to him for a long time.
A dying man jokes to his long time chauffeur Sykes that his journey will be long and rugged. The chauffeur consoles him with a grim pun that the trip is all downhill and no gasoline will be needed.
The text advises sitting to reduce fatigue, keeping needed items within reach, and using appropriate tools. It notes fabric alterations with colored braid, carotene in prime carrots, salt water for washing dishes, cleaning piano keys with cologne water, starch to absorb grease, and using peppers and celery with tomato sauce as a sandwich spread or biscuit layer filler.
A young bride chastises her husband for lingering in the kitchen as she cooks. He bumps her cookbook, causing it to fall, and she quips that he has lost the place and she no longer knows what she is cooking. The moment captures light domestic humor.
Two husbands discuss wives and spending on gloves. One suggests suggesting a diamond ring to curb expenses, joking that it would save money by end of the day. The other replies with a witty retort about the practicality of such a plan.
A narrated scene has a father shaking his head at his son leaving the room. For the fourth consecutive month the report card shows only D grades. He tells his wife he is convinced the boy must have a sixth sense and sees something others do not.
A fragmented item hints at a report about a discussant named Spletman and concerns over forms of water and payments. It mentions a Lady of the House and questions who spread the information. The readable text is unclear on dates, locations, or concrete actions.
The readable text shows garbled phrases about a person named Les and a husband comment. No clear event, date, or place is discernible, making it impossible to determine a specific news item or outcome from the fragment.
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