War Gloom Over New York Fears Hitler Invasion
The performance of the war in Europe casts a shadow over New York with dire predictions that Hitler will invade England by July. Reports say Mediterranean routes and Suez could fall, while the Royal Navy and Allied air power face daunting challenges.
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Nazi Victims Pay High "Rent" in Occupied Europe
Five European nations paid about 4.2 billion dollars to Hitler as a forced tribute since Nazi occupation. Norway faced roughly 272 million dollars, about 100 dollars per person, Denmark 104 million, Belgium 300 million, Holland 216 million, and France 3.308 billion, totaling the largest wartime levy feeding the regime.
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Why Wives Work Answers From Survey
Washington reports findings by the Women’s Bureau of the Department of Labor based on histories of about 6,000 women in Cleveland and Utah. The study shows that most working wives earn due to low or irregular husbands’ income or to support children and relatives. Over half the families earned less than 150 dollars monthly and daughters tend to contribute more earnings to family support.
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Domestic Clash Over Dishes Sparks Quiet Kitchen Tension
In a tense domestic moment, a mother complains about the mounting dishes while her daughter Mandy suggests a simpler approach. The quarrel centers on household chores and the unspoken stress of daily duties.
Lost fountain pen offers 50c reward
For sale partial classified note lists a lost fountain pen with a 50 cent reward credited to B. Wrenn Webb and a separate line about used electric refrigerators and ice boxes at bargain prices attributed to Joe Johnson.
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The Spice of Life and Political Wit Quotes
A collection of humorous clippings on unemployment rhetoric and public speaking. Includes a devised commission to study lack of jobs and lessons from Churchill on audience awareness. Also features two light anecdotes about teachers and a child’s knowledge of Washington.
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Man seeks lost dog. all staff busy hunting it
A man offered five hundred dollars for his missing dog through a newspaper ad but received no replies. He called the office and learned the advertising manager, assistant, and editor were out. The office boy revealed they were all hunting the dog.
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Amusement in Brushville Through a Bacon Slicer Joke
A traveling salesman stranded in Brushville asks locals about entertainment. A native explains they amuse themselves by watching the bacon slicer at the grocery store. The piece closes with a kids joke about spinach and a wishbone.
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Farmer Reflects On Labor In Motion
A cameraman from an education department films life on a farm and asks if the old farmer’s laborers were captured. The farmer replies he did record moving pictures and concludes with a remark that science is a wonderful thing.
Fish Washing Question Sparks Household Quip
A housekeeper asks if the fish was washed before baking and the reply jokes that washing is useless for a fish that has lived in water all its life. The quip captures a light domestic moment with a playful exchange.
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Jokes and quirks from a Wisconsin paper
Humorous clippings describe a department store moving departments daily and an overworked floor walker unable to locate the drapery department. Other snippets include a sailor job applicant quip about Ireland and a note on misread local write ups from cub reporters.
Calf Born Beautifully Spotted at Four Days Old
A local report notes a beautiful spotted calf just four days old. The item is paired with a sad family accident on Main Street where John Eldridge’s three year old child, suffering sore eyes and worn pantalets, was fatally struck by a market wagon and did not recover.
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Old gentleman struggles over lost chocolate caramel
An elderly man drops a chocolate caramel in a theatre and makes a loud scene trying to recover it. A nearby woman questions the fuss, and the man explains he needs it for his teeth.
Doctor and wife quarrel over party remark
A doctor's wife storms home angry at a party remark. She reveals Mrs. Jones asked about her dead husband, catching the doctor off guard. The wife says she will never take him to another party. The doctor is left astonished by the grim joke.
Man Proposes Marriage, Promoter Seeks Investment Quietly
A prospective suitor asks to marry the promoter’s daughter and is asked about finances. The suitor claims funds to buy and furnish a house, and the promoter counters with the offer of a better investment for the suitor’s money.
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