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Newspaper
Bowen Chronicle
Location
Bowen, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1937
Page
7
A bumptious young man proclaims he can read thoughts and the elderly man asks for pardon. The remark appears in a humorous Rail Short Cut Mechanics snippet, with interjections from the Sophomore and a London Boston Transcript flavor.
A trivia list covers topics from earth’s water area to Aeolus and the first floating weather station. It notes 196,950,000 square miles of Earth, 139,440,000 water, 57,510,000 land. Aeolus rules the winds. shellac comes from insects. and a French sponsored floating weather bureau operates in the North Atlantic transmitting reports to transatlantic aviators.
A compact reflection on rumor speed and the stubborn truth of effort. It moves fast yet often lacks footing, while moss hides slow truths. The piece muses on preparedness amid failed steps toward success and invokes Abraham Lincoln as a standard of grand homeliness.
A humorous dialogue frames a motorist misunderstanding a road sign as village symbolism. A police officer advises caution while a motorist explains the sign. A beauty authority notes fashioning charm with a graceful carriage for girls versus a sporty coupe for boys.
A playful cartoon caption shows Monk asking Kangy what’s the matter as the Kangaroo claims to be hopping mad this morning. The joke hinges on a burglar being arrested in both towns, with the culprit apparently confessing.
A dramatic critic begins to leave during the second act but the manager urges him to stay promising a terrific kick in the next act. The critic retorts with a sharp reply about the author.
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