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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1944
Page
12
The article notes 17th century aristocrats wore contact lenses to alter eye color and evade detection by the guillotine. It claims brown eyes were transformed to blue overnight by skilled glassblowers, helping royalists escape execution.
A local 18 year old soldier sends a heartfelt poem to his mother while awaiting overseas orders and reflecting on duty. The page also notes community items from school events to local happenings and familiar figures, including Navy training at Great Lakes and local greetings for spring from Joliet.
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