The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-09

Well happy day, here it is Fri
day again! Also, for everyone WHIT
d up in the air over this that anC
Che other thing, the first balloon
ascension in America didn't occur
until this very date in 1898.
Otherwise, all seems VERY
quiet on the western front with
nothing Of importance to write
about except the very nice things
I've found in our shops this week
So come on down wherever you
are, and let's go shopping.
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From the workshop Of Morton
Karen to Ideal Toys comes
coyer-aIl in wee sizes called
"SeribbIe.aII Wee-WaIker."
IFS not really . true cover
oil, but a scribbIe-aII in ths true
sense. II also comes with . set
Of eraYons to carry on with, and
you can write on IT with these
washable erayons TO keep your
widgef from getting sfrayed and
tE1e crayon markings will magi-
cally vanish on washing. Oh
yes, they will also magieallY
wash off any surface they hap
pen to accidentally" get on.
You can turn Junior or junior
cite loose in one Of these cum
ninq eoveralIs with ihe craYcns
and he can scrihbIe all over him.
self foo. They are Of great edU-
cationaI and entertainment ad-
vanfage for children and parents.
Features a neck and ankle
upper for simple dressing and
additional erayons are available
from the store on request.
Furthermore IFS q cunning
white twill coveraIl garment with
elastic waist and long cuffed
pants; blue and white plaid coli
lar and pockets. Comes in sizes
z, 3, and 4, and costs Just 1913.
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Have any left over baked pota-
toes in your house? Well at my
blace !, bake extras on purpose sc
that / can fix them in my favorite
leftover way. Here's how il
goes: Melt a goodly hunk of but
ter or margarine in big flat
skillet. Dice the peeled baked po-
tat0 as fine as you can into the
melted butter. Cover with milk and
pepper and salt generously. SIM
mer over low fire until the
whole thing is thick for serving.
You'll agree.
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Why people buy implanted fur
nilufe That is nicely finished,
then sand, serape and repaini II,
I'H never know. But then again
I'll never know either why that
soo3 locking furniture at Alt
mans IS called "unpainted fur
nisure'', because II needs no fin.
ishins.
act q piece Of u there re-
Gently, and I'm pleased as punch.
u comes in beautiful modern
pieces of handsomely marked
Pine. Is rubbed down to . fine
psfina, and projected by some
kind OF finish that makes fur
isar work on il unnecessary. !
saw a nice bedsfead. dresser,
chest, small chest that could
double as a night table and desk.
Other odd pieces too like end
tables.
Anyhow for unfinished fvrni-
fure prices, you can set some
real lovely pieces al Alsman's
thai are solid pine. no veneer
practical as anything, and very
smart too. All on . low bOdgeil
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met a man yesterday who haC
q mighty funny story to tell. 4
hospital story by the way. He wa
taken one day to a northern hos
pital, very i'll with pneumonia, de
posted in a bed and left to lingel
twixt life and death until the mex
day before a doctor so much a
came near him. Of course aftel
Doc had examined him, all wa
hustle and hustle and things clear
cd up. That was when ne fount
he had been left to expire becauSI
Of the way his chart was marked
II simply was noted IS. Q. b.
which is term only used by som'
Presidents and expressly forbid
den us By our mothers. In thl
Ease il mean Short of Breath.
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The steFk SET Is very lucky
these days and the new little
suits AZ chllaren's Corner Just
help 10 prove II.
OF Soap'N Water fabrics ere
ehaFHter with plain eelersd PAN
ties. wster,pseefed and polka dot
TED fabrics Is precious. Another
az BRIGHT linen like fabric and