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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1948
Page
8
Peggy and Bill tour a Greenwich Village apartment from a patient landlady. They seek two rooms and a quiet kitchen while dodging elevator talk. A writer tenant and a friendly plumber add charm as Peggy imagines a different life.
Peggy and Bill visit an attic apartment narrated by a young man who pretends to be a writer. The landlady’s son, a vacuum-seller, eases Peggy’s nerves while Bill questions their future. Peggy worries about marrying an elevator salesman and confronts social expectations.
Farmers and households face weed pests with two new herbicides under trial. The agents sodium isopropyl xanidate and ally mixed chlorophenyl carbonate show strong results against crab grass barnyard orchard blue grass cattails and similar plants, and when paired with 24-D. The second compound acts on roots to halt growth and seed development, while the first is a pre emergence option not to be applied to crops. Both are in experimental programs and not yet commercially available.
A veteran observer argues for Michigan and Notre Dame as co top teams, improves Texas and Pasadena foes, and notes West Coast decline. He highlights Doak Walker and Bobby Layne’s impact, notes potential 1948 top four, and laments the Far West’s weak Rose Bowl showing versus Notre Dame and Michigan.
President Truman delivers a fighting state of the union style address, aimed at voters ahead of the election, outlining liberal reforms including social security expansion, farm supports, higher minimum wage, anti trust enforcement, and broader economic reforms. The piece notes farm income gains since 1920 through 1947 and highlights USO’s wartime service ending with Truman’s honor of discharge.
Well dressed tables are wearing this pattern 7211 shows transfer of 14 motifs sized 144 by 2 to 9 by 13 inches with an improved pattern-visual, clear charts and photos, and complete directions making needlework easy for readers.
Practical household advice covers fabric alterations with ribbons, pressing cloths from unbleached muslin, and maintaining items. It also includes cleaning tips for ivory or bone cutlery using whiting and lemon juice, and suggestions to seal mirrors with ammonia for a clearer look.
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