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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1948
Page
6
Peggy and Bill, a young couple, seek two rooms in Greenwich Village. The landlady shows four flights of stairs and jokes about elevators while Peggy recalls dreams of marrying a writer or artist as they settle into a quiet, non elevator home.
Peggy and Bill visit a shabby intact Brooklyn apartment shared by a landlady and a young painter writer. The elevator man’s boastful talk and the landlady’s charm unsettle Peggy as she weighs marriage to a salesman against romantic fantasies.
Peggy and Bill ascend to a stairway where a pale, bespectacled man greets them. The landlady comments on his appearance as he brandishes a monkey wrench and jokes about being the plumber. Peggy laughs at the odd encounter and remarks on the situation’s humor.
A WNN Features piece urges families to include eggs in meals with varied recipes. It provides Dutch pancake omelet supreme with creamed chicken, batter bread custard and corn custard, plus a range of omelet fillings and baking instructions for eggs baked in dishes.
Farmers and households will gain new weed control options as two experimental herbicides prove effective against crab grass and other grasses. The compounds sodium isopropyl xanthate and allyl mixed chlorophenyl carbonate show promise in pre emergence and crop applications but are not yet commercially available. The second chemical acts by attacking weed roots and prevents seed development, with use in combination with 24 D for some broad leaf weeds.
Practical tips from a vintage kitchen guide on parboiling potatoes to cut herbs by the bunch. It covers knife use, rust prevention for greens, cleaning graters with bread, saving crumbs for crumbing, accurate measuring, and using paper to peel fruits or vegetables for easy cleanup.
Crochet a cheerful bunny ball for baby from sturdy cotton with ears integrated and embroidered features. Pattern No 5667 includes stitch diagrams and embroidery directions. send 20 for complete instructions.
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