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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1940
Page
8
A visitor was approached by an inmate who begged to have his case before a magistrate for release. The visitor promised to help but was struck when leaving. The patient declared the kick was to prevent forgetting the promise.
A schoolgirl asks her father how far it is between his ears and he jokes seven percent inches. She counters with it is halfway around the block in a humorous exchange reflecting playful wordplay.
A country road quarrel between a man and wife ends oddly with a mute bra and a witty exchange on money. The wife, Rosalie Gevice, is noted as very wealthy, prompting a tongue in cheek remark about advice on trust and fortune. The dialogue pivots on not marrying for money and not trusting with one’s fortune.
Two landladies clash over their merits in a humorous exchange. One boasts longer ledgers, the other retorts they are thinner yet appear longer. The quip highlights rivalries in a comic domestic dispute with light banter.
A fragmented quotation recounts plans and admiration for a college and its grounds. The speaker imagines extending installments over months and wonders what the site was like in ancient times, prompting a reflective, almost literary tone.
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