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The Spectator in Joliet, Illinois

25 Nov 1937

Page 5

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The Spectator

Location

Joliet, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Nov 25, 1937

Page

5

Thanksgiving gift ideas and local holiday shopping in Joliet

An ad style feature urges readers to call Illinois Bell for long distance rates, suggests sending Joy candies for Thanksgiving, promotes Liebermann jewelers and Bulova watches, recommends Joliet Floral for hostess flowers, and notes home decor tips with potted plants and wrought iron plant holders.

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Illinois Bell Telephone Com United States Eiber Joy Joy Candy Store Elry Liebermann House of Fine Diamonds Bulova Liebermann’s Joliet Floral Company Isabelle Horvath Kenneth T. Allan
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Fact Nuggets From History and Everyday Life

A quirky historical roundup notes that bees produce about 17 pounds of honey per year, Krakatoa’s 1883 eruption affected distant skies, and widow fashion shifted after 1496. It also mentions sun exposure altering glass, cow milk gains, Panama Canal payments, and the Smithsonian’s English founder.

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Shakespeare Ann Ylathaway Gulf Abraham Lincoln Washington, D. C United States Panama Panama Canal Zone Smithsonian Institute Africa Hawaii Krakatoa Charles of France van Tine Features Syndicate, Inc
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Satirical Verse About a Man and His Laugh

A short poem notes the narrator wrote a satire of a man who laughed when reading it, mistakenly thinking the satire portrayed his brother. The piece plays on self deception and misidentification, highlighting vanity and misreading of intent.

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