Demand for Fish Swells Ranks Of Anglers Throughout U S A
Our era sees a rise in amateur fishing as meat shortages drive families to rely on fish for sustenance. Wives push husbands toward fishing, using rationed points and fresh catches to stock tables. People study gear and bait, while cooks test new fish recipes and preserve the harvest.
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Reusew
Abby Ant
Bers
Isaac
Tamnor
America
Thor
New York
Middle West
Sam
Department of the Interior
Nifty Nimrod Anglers Reel In More Fame and Fish
The piece notes men do more fishing now than in ration book days while women, led by Florence Ann Clark of Weldon North Carolina, excel. A photo features Clark with a fine string of edible finned fish, highlighting the popular angling scene.
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Florence Ann Clark
Weldon
N.C
GAY GADGET IDEAS TO TRY AT HOME
A playful guide lists several craft ideas for gadget themed trinkets inspired by pop stars. The piece describes spool jewels, rice riots, chin ese gadget faces, spice to rings, map pins, and song title inspired notes, targeting young readers with simple at home projects and stylish trends. It notes Sinatra themes and fan-made accessories like picture pins and decorative borders.
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North
South America
Sinatra
Frank
Pet Cat Rides Barrage Balloon Over Easy Anglia
In London the crew of a barrage balloon reported Tibs a black cat missing after the balloon ascended over Easy Anglia. The craft was hauled down two hours later and Tibs was found curled up in a silk balloon pocket aboard the drifting craft.
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London
Easy Anglia
Tibs
Asteep
Minute Make Ups By Gabrielle
A guide on lipstick for wide mouths with heavy lips advising a light touch on the cover of the mouth, downplaying a Cupid's Bow, widening the lower lip slightly, and extending lipstick beyond natural outlines with a brush. Ledger Syndicate offers this WNU Features note.
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Ledger Syndicate
WNU
Lonely Hearts Night Prompts for Trine Teen Singles
In a 1920s style notice a Trine teen club suggests Saturday night lonely heart gatherings to avoid dating solitude. Encourages inviting gal friends to a group social, promising chances boys who are dateless may attend and meet partners at such events.
What to Do By PSYLI IS SELLONT
A guide on hosting etiquette advising guests and hostesses to avoid injecting opinions in family matters, ignore heated discussions, and keep personal views private to maintain comfort for visitors. Emphasizes tact to prevent arguments and unwanted topics during gatherings.
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Ledger Syndicate
WNU
Rambling Rhymster Serrations of a mischievous child
A playful poem depicts a two year old girl with cornsilk hair and a protective instinct toward a cat. She teases with mischief and charm, pondering how adulthood may shape her and the world around her, ending with a reflection on names and future risks.
Then and Now in Youth Customs and Dignity
A humorous monologue recalling old manners of visiting families who sat stiff and solemn, fearing even a smile. The speaker contrasts those rigid times with modern ease where people laugh, talk freely, and treat children with casual joy, while lamenting perpetual conflict in the world.
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Uncle Ben
Ick
Army discharges exceed one million since 1931
Washington reports 1,058,000 enlisted men discharged from December 1931 to January 1934. Of the total, 44,000 were honorable discharges with five or more as honorables, 196,000 were discharged because over 33, many for real and mental disability.
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Army
Washington, D. C
Whose Crazy Now at State Insane Asylum Grounds
A visitor in a state insane asylum wandered through wards then the grounds where three silent patients sat on a bench. He found a white stone bearing the phrase Turn me over. After a hard pull he flipped it to read backwards a taunting line. The three patients laughed loudly at the prank.
Simple Remedy Buttonhole Fix Sparks Domestic Reply
A husband asks if a coat button was sewn on while the wife explains she could not replace the button and instead sewed up the buttonhole. The exchange highlights a frugal solution to a wardrobe snag between spouses.
Orphan Conductor and Neighbors Hearings at New Apartment
A playful dialogue features an orphan conductor demanding tickets for a day while a lady resists. The scene shifts as Mrs Brown complains about neighbors hearing through thin walls and suggests heavy hangings to mute the noise, with humorous exchanges about age and viewing.
Suspender Scene Sparks Private I Banter
Dialogue captures two privates debating a fainting recruit and a music teacher asking about using voice. They quip about suspenders and weakness before a siren interrupts, while the private jokes about the recruit’s fragility and command presence.
Weekend Army Life Banter Between Privates and Sarge
Fragmented dialogue captures a weekend banter in army life with jokes about debts water at boarding houses and playful miscommunications. Characters named Bil Jones Nit Wit and others exchange quips about privileges money and daily routines in a rough conversational sketch.
No Excuses Refers to Death Certificates
Employer insists the documents are references, but the speaker protests that the papers are four grandparents' death certificates, suggesting a mix of personal records and questionable attribution. The exchange centers on identity and legitimacy of the certificates.
Real Comfort Harry Died in Comfort on Feather Bed
Jerry recalls Harry died peacefully in comfortable circumstances, sleeping on a feather bed. The exchange emphasizes a sense of ironic comfort at the end of life.
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Harry
Jerry
Neutral enemies and friendly enemies in wartime dialogue
Two Swiss businessmen interned in Japan argue with a Japanese official who calls neutrals neutral enemies while labeling British and Americans belligerent enemies and Germans friendly enemies. The excerpt also includes fragmented jokes and dialog snippets from unrelated items.
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Japan
Not Worth Counting Time to Face Missowi Mystery
Snippetry from an OCR page shows garbled lines with scattered phrases about music lessons, a Shakespeare reference, a confusing name mix, and a dialogue between characters. The readable bits hint at a dramatic or theatrical context with phrases like Mother and Daughter asking for things, but the overall content remains fragmented and unclear.
Wedd ing Ring Financed Amid Ongoing Alimony Talk
Pisa asks about the priciest jewelry bought. Smith replies that it was his wedding ring, explaining he pays a hundred dollars a month in alimony.
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Pisa Jones
Smith
Did It Work Jane How Did You Stop Him Staying Out Late
In a terse back and forth a woman asks how to curb a spouse's late nights. The other replies that when her husband slipped in early she confronted him with a teasing test, misnaming him, revealing a playful domestic exchange.
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Jane
Joan
Bill
John
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