Thrift Dishes For Poor Richard Day And Wit
A feisty column blends humor and thrift to honor Benjamin Franklin on his birthday January 17th. It links Franklin tales to frugal recipes and home economics, sprinkling quips about education, manners, and domestic life while listing simple dishes and a playful look at safety and virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard
Benjamin Franklin
Ben
Frantkevin
Franklin
Philaphia
Anana
Philadelphia
Stop at Stop Signs Ensure Safety on Intersections
A reader cites the rule to stop fully at stop sign intersections before proceeding. Drivers on through streets expect full stops, as speeding through signs endangers others and can cause loss of control and accidents. The piece notes courteous conduct and mentions Watch City Waterities and Muscles used in speech.
Used Cars for Sale by Wilkes Chadwick TI
1946 Chev 14 ton pickup and 1929 Chev 11/2 ton grain box listed by H J Wilkes Chadwick TI. Ad copy notes customer referrals and a slogan promising “Where the customer sends his friends.”
Civil Service Exams Open for Wage and Hour Posts
The U S Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for Supervising Inspector Senior Inspector and Inspector in the Wage and Hour Division Department of Labor. Applicants need responsible industry or government experience and must be 25 to 52 years old. Applications due February 7 1989 east of Colorado and February 10 1939 westward.
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Civil Service
United States Civil Service Commission
Department of Labor
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C
Colorado
United States Civil Service Board of Examiners
Knee Poem Classified Prompt Teases Verse
A playful fragment imagines a knee as a lovely joint with a dash of humor. It riffs on poems with simple lines and hints at a classified ad style tease. The piece blends whimsy with a retro advertising cadence.
Gazette editor seen shopping secondhand baby bed
Ernie Rathie reports the Gazette editor was spotted shopping for a secondhand baby bed. The remark hints at a nod to Walter Winchell. The exchange ends with a question to Fynie.
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Oss
Ernie Rathie
Gazette
Walter Winchell
Fynie
Local hunting notice lists residents and signs for sale
A fragmented list includes names such as Clint Wilt Thomson Stiansky Meine Savanna Nordhof Peek Thorson Ralph Lamoreau Lanark Tousivy Bros Thomson Imnizengu Waite Clarence Cooper Ualman Feck Edward Loechel Chadwick and Thomson. It invites readers to mail to the Review office to join the hunting season and to purchase No Hunting or Trespassing signs at 5 cents each.
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Clint Wilt
Thomson
Stiansky & Meine
Savanna Route
Nordhof & Peek
Thorson
Ralph Lamoreau
Lanark
Rt. 1
Tousivy Bros
Imnizengu & Waite
Clarence Cooper
Ualman and Feck
Edward Loechel
Chadwick
Jine
Ap ‘Thomson
Review Office
Quaker City Rolls and Desserts From a 19th Century Recipe Page
Recipes for shortening biscuits all bran bread and a Parisian style coffee custard ice cream with Brazil nuts. Includes steps for making rolls with a buttery glaze and a hot oven bake plus instructions for a coffee custard frozen dessert and a cream mix with caramel syrup.
Tibbett Shares Impromptu Russian Song Tale
Tibbett recounts in American Magazine how in Hollywood he sang for five minutes in a self made imitation of Russian though he spoke no Russian. The performance drew wild applause and an exotic movie actress praised his pronunciation though he joked it was not very good.
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Lawrence Tibbett
Hollywood
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4Th Ave
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