The Reader's Courtroom by Will Bernard
A courtroom column by Will Bernard shares insights into legal proceedings and courtroom dynamics, highlighting notable cases and the judge’s reasoning. The piece analyzes how witnesses are examined, how evidence is weighed, and how courtroom decorum shapes outcomes.
Pigsty Nuisance Sparks Courtroom Banter
A humorous court exchange centers on a neighbor Edwards who kept a pigsty near his property line. The judge calls pig farming lawful yet notes odors linger while urging reasonable cleanliness. The tale blends shopping, purse envy, and Cray Cyrano de Bergerac allusions as residents reflect on daily annoyances and court outcomes.
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Points for Parents and Salvation Army Donations
A mother discusses clearing out broken toys and books no longer used. Children echo the plan to mend torn items before sending them to the Salvation Army, highlighting attitudes toward giving and helping others.
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Daily Across and Down Puzzle Teasers Include Quotes
A dense newspaper puzzle page lists across and down clues with playful misspellings and garbled entries, alongside a cryptogram quotation and a sample cryptogram puzzle. The page mixes wordplay with a famous quote about life as a theatre and its lesson on seating.
Reeyi Believe Kor Not Roots Fungi Nourish Decay Leaves
Fragmented OCR text suggests a quirky headline about a plant or fungus with roots covered in a fungus enabling nourishment from decayed leaves. Readable bits hint at a science or nature blurb with incomplete terms and garbled phrasing.
Why Grow Old by Josephine Lowman
A reader recounts conversation with a flight attendant of a physician who treats many middle aged women seeking repeated visits despite appearing in good health. The anecdote highlights concerns about aging, glandular changes, and persistent complaints from women in midlife.
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Josephine Lowman
How Can I Clean Soiled Neckties And More
Quick home tips cover dry cleaning a tie in a jar of solvent, repairing pine stair finishing with shellac and wax, and fixing a loose hearth tile with hot paraffin. The text also includes a psychologist’s note on midlife female boredom and health, urging active social and civic engagement and offering a leaflet by Josephine Lowman via the Register and Tribune Syndicate.
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Josephine Lowman
Register and Tribune Syndicate
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Carpets Linoleum Tile Showroom Offers Wide Selection
One of the area’s most complete lines of carpet linoleum tile and accessories. Over 500 brand name carpet patterns in wool nylon acrylic etc. Prices from 2.45 per sq yd for carpet and 1.45 for inlaid linoleum vinyl. Charles A Durgon owner with over 30 years experience. Main phone 644-7290.
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Perkinsville Church to Hear Dr Morris Anniversary Rite
Perkinsville Church plans a 1 p.m. Sunday anniversary service with Dr Thur man Morris, superintendent of the Muncie district, as guest speaker. The event also includes the mortgage burning. A basket dinner follows at noon, with Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. Rev Walter Neal leads the church. Bealls Chapel also hosts 9:30 a.m. Sunday School, Methodist Youth Fellowship at 6 p.m., and evening service at 7. Midweek prayer is at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
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Timid Boxer Fails In Short Fight Match
A timid boxer, eager to avoid short bouts, argues with his ambitious manager about matching him against a top figure in the division. The two minute bout proves the boxer right as blows rain in his defeat. he gasps to his manager that he is no good in a short fight. An amusing aside: a beauty parlor quip and a Quaker lad’s exam description provide lighter contrasts.
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Bennett Cerf
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Is This Your Problem by Helen Erskine
A column of reader letters and answers from Helen Erskine offers guidance on home life, marriage, and faith. Readers share struggles from domestic harmony to divorce and caregiving, with reflections on gratitude, family roles, and practical steps. It closes with a brief data line on taxicab fleets in the U.S. and cites New York as the largest.
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