A Circus Love Tragedy of Puppets and Passion
Tony Fragiotto, a sideshow puppeteer in a great American circus, crafts a life sized Annette puppet to impress the aerialist he loves. He shares a tender moment and a kiss with her as he guides the puppet’s movements in a private workshop.
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Tony
Atood
Annette
Langtry
America
Anthony Fragiotto
Fragiotto
Circus
Vicenza Enganea
Italy
Guiseppe Friglotto
Vicenza
Antonio
Como
Padua
Pennsylvania
Red Cross
FexCops
Signorina Annette
M’sieur Fragiotto
Psilformairs
Elrci
Signorina
M'sieur Fragiollo
Biotto
Perthpa
Beppo
Leetle Fonny
Tifes
Housecleaning Talk Dawns in Campaign Rhetoric
The piece surveys postwar political debate over federal spending and housekeeping promises. Dewey vows a vast unraveling of agencies from Des Moines, while Barkley counters that a Democrat-appointed bureaucracy would merely shift the political balance. It notes “efficiency through better organization” as the fiscal path proposed by Hoover committee. The article also recounts postwar budget figures under Democratic and Republican Congresses, showing expenditures near 1947 levels despite promises of reductions.
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Washington
Dewey
Des Moines
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Government Expenditure and Federal Workforce Trends
The article notes that the three largest federal agencies the national defense establishment the post office and the Veterans administration employ 75 percent of all workers and cost. It states the defense sector is growing the post office is expanding and asking for more funds while veterans work will peak years from now. It cites various budget shares and retroactive purchasing power for federal workers and suggests budget levels near forty billion dollars.
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Washington
Congress
GOP
Carroll Reece
Armed Services
National Defense Establishment
Post Office
Veterans Administration
You Build It Useful Shelves for Dishware Pattern
Pattern describes wide shelves to display dishes or store spices and kitchen items. It explains tracing a pattern on wood, cutting and assembling with no special tools. Materials needed are available at local lumber yards and suggested by Enal-Bird Pattern Company. Modern file saver fats note historical context of battlefield medicine.
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Sim
Biter
Choosing a General College Course for Job Success
A story of 70 successful graduates argues that college major choice matters less than people skills. Employers favor broad education first, then specialization, rather than sacrificing education for narrow vocational training.
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John
Hose
78Th
80Th
Truman
Jesus
Grace Nell Crowell
Jesus of Galilee
Jericho
Samaria
Sam
Enal-Bird Pattern Company
Dept. W. Pleasantville
N.Y
Bennie
Kellogg's
Kellogg Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Mina
Fram Corporation
Providence
Ol Fitter
Ars
Star
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