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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 28, 1943)
Stamping Out Totalitarianism With Victory Bonds and Stamps After you lay down your money for your war stamp or bond you feel the tingle of a patriotic fervor as you sense that your investment will help some soldier to wash the blot of totalitarianism from the face of the earth. But have you ever examined your stamp or bond carefully? This is the picture story of the careful planning and painstaking effort that went into them. Did you notice that Minute Man, for instance, on your war savings stamp? Topnotch artists first created him; special government-trained engravers cut the design free hand on steel plates. The paper was subjected to the most rigid tests for tensile strength and ability to withstand fold ing. Ink was tested for color and liability to fading. After printing, your stamp was counted and inspected by exactly 29 people before it left the bureau of engraving and printing. Here are some of the steps in the making of a bond or stamp. Right: With the sketch as a model, the engraver cut the die by hand. He used no transfer or trac ing methods. En gravers worked for tico to six months on the steel plate. Designer here is working on the $5 stamp. Above: A laboratory tech nician examines the paper fibers through a microscope. Paper has a rag base, and that for the bond is as dis tinctive as that used for cur rency. It has the ability to withstand folding and creas ing. Every waste scrap is accounted for. Right: That smile is worth a million. This girl, who has just checked the bonds in the delivery room, holds four packages each containing $250,000 in war bonds. Experienced workers count the printed sheets (left) and examine them for imperfec tions. Defective \ bonds are set aside and destroyed. Sheets are counted 29 times from the time they were first placed on the press to the date of de livery. Below: Flat bed press. Girl in foreground re f moves the bonds | from the plate anti I stacks them. i . 1648-B 1705-B For All Occasions JSJO DESIGN is more successful for an all-occasion dress than the classic shirtwaist! In this but ton-front version you also have a dress which can be slipped on in a twinkle and a dress which may be effectively decorated with a row of handsome buttons and a stun ning belt. • * * Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1648-B Is de signed for sizes 14, 16, 18, 20; 40 and 42. Corresponding bust measurements 32. 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42. Size 16 (34) short sleeves, requires 4 yards 39-inch material; 2!i yards 54-inch. Superb Blouse Styles 'T'HE newly popular round neck line is featured in our No. 1 style . . . won’t it be pretty in soft voile or flower sprigged challis? The No. 2 style is the classic shirt waist, with long or short sleeves— make it in broadcloth, flannel, pique or rayon crepe. • * * Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1705-B is de signed for sizes 10, 12. 14, 16, 18 and 20. The National Bureau of Stand- | ards does not recommend the use of oil paints on concrete, but says that if the concrete is thoroughly dry and remains dry, house paints can be used. * • • Grease accumulations can be re moved from clogging drain pipes by putting baking soda down the drain and then pouring in a little vinegar. * * * Don’t put furniture near hot radiators; don’t put it near open windows; and don’t let your house get too dry. * • • Cook rice quickly in a quantity ( of salted boiling water and pour it into a colander. The grains will be tender and whole. But be sure to save the water, to starch any delicate-texture wash goods. * * • Mice have a great dislike of pep permint. A little oil of peppermint placed round their haunts will soon drive the pests away. * * * Core and slice apples, put into a baking dish and cover with cream. Add sugar and spices, if desired. Bake for 20 minutes, or until ap ples are soft. Corresponding bust measurements 28 , 30, 32. 34, 36 and 38. Size 12 (30) No. 1 style requires l',i yards 35 or 36-inch material. No. 2 style, long sleeves, 2^ yards. Send your order to: SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. 530 South Wells St. Chicago. Enclose 20 cents in coins (or each pattern desired. Pattern No... Size. Name . Address .. < His Lot “How many times shall I bow?” said the novice entertainer at the battalion variety show. “Bow?” said the stage manager. "No bowing for you, you'll have to duck.” Time for It “George looks worried today, ff hat's wrong with him?” “Oh, he’s been contesting his wife’s will.” “His wife’s will? I didn’t know she was dead.” ”She isn’t.” _ Next, Please The oldest barber gag in history was found on the walls of an an cient Egyptian tomb. It concerned a barber and a customer. The barber asked the customer: “How do you want your hair cut?” And the reply was: “In silence.” Handicapped A company of recruits, having been issued with new boots, went for a route march to “run them in.” At the end of the march, one man teas missing. If hen eventually rounded up and asked where he had been he replied: “My bools were tied together, ser geant, so l couldn’t get along as fast as the other chaps.” He Got It He—My train goes in fifteen min utes. Can you not give me one ray of hope before I leave you forever? She—Er—that clock is half an hour fhst. Man, they say, is made of dust. But some women think it is gold dust. Thoughtful of Him “My dear, a great doctor says women require more sleep than men.’’ “Indeed?” “Yes, dear, so — er —perhaps you’d better not wait up for me tonight.” MAKEUP “Daughter and her beau must have had a terrible quarrel.” “Why so?" “Five pounds of candy, a bunch of roses and two theater tickets have just arrived.” Double Up The chorus girl was telling the other girls in the dressing-room all about her birthday party. “You should have seen the cake,” she told her companions “It was marvelous. There were seventeen candles on it—one for each year.” There was a disbelieving silence for a moment or two, then her best friend smiled. “Seventeen candles, eh?” she purred. “What did you do—burn them at both ends?” ' 1— S — I- I" I— «*• S'* S'" S'* S'* S'* S'* S'- S— \ASKME 7 A quiz with answers offering ? ? ANOTHER I information on various subjects ? | The Questions 1. Who are the hoi polloi? 2. What kind of an animal is a loggerhead? 3. What city in the United States uses the same name twice? 4. What is the total continental area of the United States? 5. When intact how tall was the Great Pyramid of Gizeh? 6. How great is air pressure at sea level? 7. What is the difference be tween a fog and a cloud? 8. Who was the first admiral of the United States navy? . ‘ PEEK A BOO!” says bunny * from among colorful lazy daisy flowers — a charming and easily embroidered decoration for baby’s carriage or crib cover. Jost the thing for that new baby! I Pattern 393 contains a transfer pattern of a 12 by 13, a 5 by 914 and nix 3 by 4',4 inch motifs; illustrations of stitches. Send your order to: Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Ave. New York Enclose 15 cents (plus one cent to cover cost of mailing) for Pattern No. Name . Address . Sequoia Trees Of the Sequoia trees there are two species, the redwood and the Big-Tree (Giant Sequoia). The red wood will reproduce itself from the stump, and has been known to grow to a height of 80 feet and a diameter of 16 inches in 30 years. The wood contains no pitch and much water, and in a green con dition will not burn. Thus while surrounding forests may be de stroyed by forest fires, the red woods remain unscathed. The Giant Sequoia grow to great er height and diameter than the redwood. One tree is 325 feet tall, and measures 35.7 feet four feet above the ground. Many of the trees are estimated to be 2,500 years old, trees which were already growing while the Egyptians were building the Pyramids. Stimulated by Difficulty Difficulty is only a word indicat ing the degree of strength requisite for accomplishing particular ob jects; a mere notice of the neces sity for exertion, a bugbear to chil dren and fools, only a stimulus to men.—Warren. 9. What would you fill a barrel with in order to make it lighter? 10. What is the first name of the prince of Wales? The Answers 1. The masses; the populace. 2. A large turtle found in the Atlantic ocean. 3. Walla Walla, Wash. 4. The area is 3,026,789 square miles, 52,630 of which are water surface. 5. The pyramid was 481 feet tall. 6. More than a ton to the square foot. 7. It is a difference of height from the earth. Fog is a cloud on earth. A cloud is a fog in the sky. 8. David Farragut. 9. Holes. 10. There is no prince of Wales. Only the oldest son of the reigning king has that title and he loses that title when he becomes king. Suffice to Say, It Was Some Sort of Catastrophe , “Fire! Fire!” As the shrill cry rang out, n woman dashed out of a house wav* ing her hands. One passer-by ran to the fire-alarm, and another en*. tered the house. “Where is it?” he asked, after a brief investigation. “I can’t smell any smoke.” “Oh, I didn’t mean fire. I meant murder!” “Murder?” A policeman who had heard the commotion cam® running and entered the discussion* “Who’s been murdered?” “Oh, I didn’t really mean mur der, either!” gasped the woman. “But the biggest rat I ever saw just ran across the kitchen floor.’* Relief At Last j For Your Cough Creomulslon relieves promptly be cause it goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm, and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, In flamed bronchial mucous mem branes. Tell your druggist to sell yon a bottle of Creomulslon with the un derstanding you must like the way It quickly allays the cough or you ara to have your money back. CREOMULSION for Coughs, Chest Colds. 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