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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1948
Page
7
The plant stand pattern presents an easy method to build an indoor holder that is both decorative and practical. A fourteen year old can trace, saw, and assemble the stand in an evening using scrap lumber bought at any lumber yard.
The report shows over 21 million gas customers in the United States. More than 10 million receive natural gas, about 9 million use manufactured gas, and the remainder rely on mixed gas. Additionally, around 4 million households use liquefied petroleum gas from individual tanks.
A little girl rides in an upper berth for the first time and frets aloud about angels watching over her. Her mother reassures her, then a fellow passenger boisterously echoes family presence, prompting the child to ask if that was one of the angels.
Johnny reads an unsettled weather forecast for picnic day while his mother and he discuss what it will say. Old Mrs. Miggles tells a lawyer she cannot spell or write due to losing her teeth, offering a humorous turn in the courtroom scene.
Six cross stitch motifs at six stitches to the inch designed for kitchen towels transfer pattern 7314 features six small designs totaling 64 by 74 inches. Easy embroidery project suitable as a gift for a daughter beginning stitchers with gingham style motifs.
A humorous exchange features a boy and his father about a dog biting. The son jokes the pup cannot reach higher targets while the father notes the bite on the ankle, reflecting lighthearted rural wit.
An elderly woman in a jeweler’s shop demands a gift “fit for a king” yet inexpensive. The youthful assistant eagerly proposes a tin of metal polish to clean the crown, overstepping the line with a playful, risqué wink.
A lighthearted quip contrasts the belief that carrying a torch keeps wild beasts at bay with a Pacific Veteran remark on speed affecting danger. The exchange hints at superstition and practical safety in jungle travel.
A humorous exchange shows a neighbor service misfire ending with a sharp retort about oil for a lawnmower and a spouse. The second vignette features a bashful suitor selecting lipstick, finally identifying a crimson smear as the perfect shade.
Georgie proposes a $100 investment in a scheme to make money. George asks how much could be made and Georgie reiterates the amount as the potential profit.
The article notes mine water in the ard coal region has intensified with the average anthracite mine pumping about 13 tons of water per ton of coal, up from 8 to 1 a quarter century ago.
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