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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1931
Page
2
Claude Leger of Buffalo New York recently spent time in Barstow visiting his aunt Mrs. M Peggy Christen owner of the Highway 66 Cafe. After a brief stay Mrs Christen and her nephew continued to Los Angeles for a few days of outing.
A Philadelphia Bulletin item recalls a bus conversation about a farmers stand selling fresh eggs and blackberries. The exchange humorously twists as one rider claims blackberries are bad due to seeds, joking about an imaginary affliction called appen diseases.
A husband and wife reminisce about a past moment when he asked for one word to make him happy for life. She recalls the scene fondly, then he bluntly says she chose the wrong word.
The Junior Christian Endeavors schedule Sunday meetings at 3 PM, with August union services by the Intermediate and Young People's Societies. A Hartwick ranch picnic last Aug 23 drew about twenty, while Sunday school attendance remained 112. Prayers meet Wednesdays at 8 PM.
An Illinois kennel foundation asks for free publicity to promote dogs as burglar alarms. Barstow seeks a poundmaster rather than more dogs as current canine numbers harm lawns and flowers.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Rush are spending their vacation in Utah. J. A. Henry is in charge of the shoe shop during the proprietor's absence.
Beginning September 1 1981 international postage applies to letters and post cards mailed in the United States and addressed for delivery in Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State. The rate on letters is 5 cents for the first ounce or fraction and 3 cents for each additional ounce or fraction, while single post cards cost 3 cents.
A yacht signals distress with a grim inquiry about a corkscrew aboard. The exchange frames a tense scene of seeking needed equipment amid peril at sea. The line emphasizes nautical tension and the practical stakes of survival gear.
The Railroad Commission grants the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors permission to build a grade crossing of the Newberry Harvard road across the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad near Harvard station. The crossing will shorten routes for farmers south of the tracks who currently travel to Daggett and Yermo to reach Arrowhead State highway.
A humorous exchange where Blinks jokes about a doctor writing a Latin prescription for a ham sandwich and coffee, leading Jinks to take it to a drugstore and receive the same dubious order. The line ends with Blinks asking why the other is so sore at the doctor.
A humorous exchange reveals a writer who signs articles as Anonymous, surprising Pathfinder readers who praise the quality of the pieces. The dialogue underscores the mystery of credited authorship in magazine writing and the clever reveal of a nameless contributor.
A collector questions a novice buyer about a $10 purchase. The owner boasts of paying ten dollars for an antique jar, then the friend humorously asks if there was any jam in it. The exchange highlights a lighthearted misvaluation.
Ralph Fullerton Interstate Telegraph wire chief went to Riverside on Tuesday for an examination and X rays of his collar bone. He was injured in a May auto accident between Barstow and Victorville where two broken ribs also sustained, have healed but the collar bone remains fractured.
A promotional note from Cunningham Pharmacy touts Dr. Nixon's Nixoderm for treating athlete's foot trench foot and ringworm. It claims 7 percent infection avoidance and speedy healing based on a London skin specialist, promising guaranteed results or refunds.
The Santa Fe announces a late summer excursion for the Los Angeles fiesta and Labor Day period, offering round trip travel about 40 percent under regular one way fares. The promotion mirrors last spring’s Cent a Mile bargain, targeting vacationists seeking affordable travel.
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