Word: gallons
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Poodle-haired Mary (South Pacific) Martin faced water-pinched New York's Dry Friday like a good pressagent. When it came time for her famous onstage shampoo scene (I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair), a fellow actor poured a gallon of club soda into the makeshift shower above her head, and saved a gallon of water...
Turn off the hot tap, turn off the cold; Water is precious, scarcer than gold, Remember the supply is very very short, Don't use a gallon when you can use a quart...
Little boasts, however, that his car has other less dubious advantages. "I travel about 100 miles a week in it, and make about 25 miles on a gallon. New tires only cost $9 and, except for a few blowouts, I haven't had any trouble to speak...
Women stress that they would rather have a dram of a good perfume than a gallon of not-so-good brands. This general rule holds true except for cologne, which a lot of women like...
...last week, Theodora had more than 750 regular customers, including Humphrey Bogart, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. At $1.25 for a five-gallon bottle, Theodora sells 10,000 gallons a month in the Los Angeles area alone and sales are increasing at the rate of 1,000 gallons a month. Theodora is mapping plans to distribute the water over an eleven state Western area, hopes soon to tap a nationwide market. Says she: while the stuff is fine for children's teeth, "it also goes wonderful with Scotch...