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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1939
Page
8
A humorous dialogue unfolds as a maid explains missing references to the lady of the house. A soldier shares a clumsy take on ballistics with his sweetheart, claiming misfires over water prove his non naval status.
A college student sends a jagged telegram to his brother saying he failed to pass an exam and asks the elder to bear with the father. The brother retorts that the father is prepared and the student should prepare himself. A house agent asks for a bank reference and the client replies that he could provide one but it would distress the agent.
A humorous exchange on workers returning from seaside vacations highlights the irony of leisure ending and duties resuming. The joke pivots on the question of where the laugh fits as workers prepare to go back to work.
A fragment reports a revival service where one coal company partner joined the church. He urged the other to convert, but the partner refused, saying he could not do it. The exchange centers on who will do the weighin to join.
A playful exchange hints at a potential marriage between Sidney Brown and Sis. A family card game in the front room sparks the proposal as a lighthearted moment, while a joke about baking a cake recalls an old family memory and the father’s indigestion.
A vintage page features quick gags with roles such as Optician and Lost and Found, paired with a courtroom line about wife desertion and race. The humor centers on misunderstandings, social expectations, and everyday fixes from a bygone era.
A collection of pithy observations on male behavior and character. It contrasts pride with willingness to comply and notes how excuses delay action. The piece reflects cynicism about virtue, value of a timely deed, and the idea that a good epitaph follows a life commentary.
A Pearson's London Weekly reflection notes that a harsh boss fosters work, but inner faults stay with the worker. It urges focusing on happiness through duty and considers the two selves each person embodies. A Darlington school rule requires highway code lessons for cycling. Japan mandates interior and exterior car lights at sunset.
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