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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1941
Page
8
A vintage style notice describes a booklet about weaving cheeky coasters and mats, with notes on simple methods and crafty novelties. It mentions servicemen and tobacco preferences, Camel and Prince Albert products, and gifts from home as featured items in service stores.
Sergeant Mooney notes long days in Icelandic light while Oscar writes from the field about flag signals in mock battles, artillery danger, and dust storms. He laments slow letters from home, mentions Lucretia Willeets moving, and humorously mocks prohibition talk amid war slang and memories of family.
A reader asks a set of general knowledge questions covering historic wars, ancient civilizations, flags, political ages, and major regions. Questions include the end of the Semingle war, the oldest jewel, the beheaded English king, Philippines population, US senator age, ancient Etruscan home, Stars and Stripes timing, Gadsden Purchase beneficiaries, Lourdes Grotto country, and New England states.
The fragment discusses the Second Seminole War ending around 1841 with no formal peace treaty. It mentions a land purchase of a strip adjoining Arizona for 10 million dollars. It lists six New England states Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut.
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