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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1938
Page
3
Feature on U S fruit consumption and nutrition notes the broad use of fresh and canned fruit juices. Recipes include Pineapple Bavarian Rice Peach Souffle and Steamed Cherry Pudding with step by step directions and serving tips. Also tips on kitchen practices and home repairs such as stopping floor squeaks with talcum powder.
Betty Wells describes Elinor Linor's home makeover focusing on maple furniture set against yellow and green schemes. She details bedroom canopies, organdy curtains, white upholstery, and green rugs, then moves to a cherry accented dining room with red cupboards and cherry curtains. The piece also weighs in on bathroom linoleum as a practical durable wall and floor motif.
In a playful exchange the speaker notes blue feelings when dunned while debating color names. The pun contrasts brown dun color with the phrase dunned as a debt cue, reflecting wordplay on hues and homophones.
A fragment from a Washington Post cartoon caption features quips about a lawyer and a doctor as a duck, and a family tense moment about a mortgage. Lily asks about the mortgage while Mose reassures it is temporary until foreclosure and a mother calms a frightened child.
A Chinaman fears a vicious dog and asks if the dog knows proverbs. The owner cites the saying a barking dog never bites, prompting the reply that the dog may know proverbs too while the man asks if the dog understands them.
A baseball game faces delay as darkness looms before the snail baserunner can reach base, prompting a call to end the game. The remark highlights frustration with slow play and poor lighting affecting play.
An advertising copy urges brushing twice daily with Pepsodent containing Irium. It claims no bleach, grit, or pumice in the formula and promotes Pepsodent Powder with Irium as a daily choice.
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