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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1948
Page
3
Elmer Twitchell and his wife critique illustrated ads on television. They argue video ads turn living rooms into product showrooms and prefer radio where only sound reaches the listener. The couple lament the intrusive visuals of lard cans and soap flakes and call for toned down illustrated commercials.
A garbled excerpt shows slang price lines and humorous phrases about lending money and cheap goods, plus a 73 Siamese gunmen tale, a housing quip about a shoe sized home, tavern juke box deals, and a Help Wanted ad for a watchman and handyman from Devonshire Construction in Garden City 3758.
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A series of practical household answers. Gutters should use a quarter inch mesh, copper resists corrosion. Floor scores can be removed by electric floor sander and varnish can fill slight hollows. Faucet noise may come from a worn washer or heater overheating. Linoleum varnish may be softened with trisodium phosphate solution and steel wool. Indirect heater problems may stem from a clogged heater jacket needing cleaning.
In 1947 farm workers faced a death rate of 52 per 100 000, twice the 26 per 100 000 of non agricultural industries. Total farm resident deaths reached 19 500, with 1 800 000 injuries. Farm home deaths were 7 000 and non fatal injuries about 1 050 000. Motor vehicle incidents killed 7 300 farm residents and injured 250 000 more.
A widow orders cremation of her late husband Henry, who she claims never worked a day. She quips she will turn his ashes into an hourglass, insisting the idle loafer be made useful in the end. The undertaker protests, but she remains resolute.
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