Miscellany, Apr. 18, 1949

Modern Convenience. In Warren, Ohio, Mrs. Laura Brandt, thinking she was using water from the rain barrel, bathed the children, washed the dishes, took a bath and then discovered when she brushed her teeth that she had used her husband's crop of maple sap.

Bottleneck. In Horsham, England, police were making little progress in solving a burglary until they put some extra men on the case to help Police Sergeant William J. Wykes, got results when Wykes was arrested as the culprit.

The Breaking Point. In Manhattan, Morton Krouse filed suit for the return...

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