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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1952
Page
3
In a New York theater lobby a man repeatedly buys new tickets after already securing one. A bystander intervenes, saying the purchases are wasteful and that the door guard tears up tickets, prompting the man to exclaim his trouble and seek help.
A humorous fragment shows a portly neighbor confronting his wife about ten years of shopping. She replies by telling him to stand sideways in front of the mirror, implying his weight is the real focus.
A topless vintage jalopy blocks the westbound flow as a young driver keeps his right arm around a companion. A curbside officer calls for two hands on the wheel, but the driver replies he must hold with one hand to steer. pedestrians watch as the light turns green and the scene unfolds with comic bravado.
Mother defends Johnny as improving yet teacher’s note warns he is “more trying than ever.” Dialogue shows parental interpretation vs school assessment of effort and progress. Keith-er named as part of exchange.
The brand-new Benedict asks an older husband if he ever won an argument with his wife. He recalls one win years ago during a rug laying moment with her mouth full of carpet tacks.
A mountain dentist tells Zeke the front teeth needed removal and Zeke replies with a joke about pulling his corks with a knife blade after losing his first teeth.
An Indian parishioner, small and devout, attended a Sunday service. He found the sermon loud in spots and, when asked for his view, quipped that it was high wind and big thunder but no rain, reflecting a wry take on the sermon’s effect.
A six year old asks what a trousseau is. The mother answers with a playful, domestic scene noting the bride wears clothes for six or seven years after marriage, while the father hides behind his paper. The exchange hints at evolving definitions of marriage attire in a humorous household vignette.
A dialect exchange argues whether a dog’s howling proves pain or mere laziness. One speaker insists the animal is uncomfortable, while another dismisses it as pure laziness and a quirk, noting the dog sits on a thistle and ignores distress.
A humorous line notes the average man as 42 inches around the chest and waist, 96 around the course, and a nuisance around the house, reflecting vintage observational wit.
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