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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1950
Page
6
Tihs JEST was a boastful tale of an elk with a 15 foot spread. Lyin Jack, famed for tall stories, admits the lie that fueled his fame. After drinks in Benton he confesses the hoax and reveals the horns were in his cabin loft all along.
A quirky exchange among landlords and tenants with humor about quiet living and pets, followed by a playful cartoonish dialogue between Rufus and Rastus about afterlife return and a pun on wing pinion. The piece ends with a riddle about birds and pinions.
A 23 inch centerpiece in a pine apple border with a chrysanthemum center. Described as graceful and heirloom quality, ideal for crochet contests.
Mrs Crank complains of nightly thumping from the apartment above. After she confronts the landlord, the tenant explains the noise stems from a doctor advised medicine cycle of one week on, one week off, which has worn him out.
A young man storms into an electrician's shop demanding a bell repair and accusing the firm of failing to send a repairman as promised. The manager and a worker insist a visit occurred and that they rang the door bell for over ten minutes with no answer, suggesting residents were out.
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