Good Excuse Woman Motorist Laughs Off Speeding Charge
A humorous exchange has a motorist offering a quirky reason for speeding claiming she was racing to study another woman's dress. The officer appears amused as the conversation unfolds.
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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1940
Page
6
A humorous exchange has a motorist offering a quirky reason for speeding claiming she was racing to study another woman's dress. The officer appears amused as the conversation unfolds.
Article promotes Eleanor Howe's cookbook Feeding Father with masculine dessert ideas and practical menus. It lists recipes like Baked Apples and Chocolate Fig Pudding, offers dessert party tips, and notes a St Patrick's Day menu feature, inviting readers to order the book from 919 North Michigan Ave, Chicago Illinois.
A brief dialogue scene shows a polite exchange at a doorway where a man asks about the woman’s troubles and the reason behind them, capturing a genteel, old-fashioned mood.
A clipped snippet shows a casual exchange about work and leisure with an oblique nod to political involvement, reflecting everyday chatter in a community setting. The text hints at idle behavior and civic awareness without detailing any specific events or figures.
The article notes the atomic nitrogen electric arc reaching 18 300 degrees Fahrenheit under 14 000 psi as nitrogen atoms split and recombine. It explains the extreme heat in this man made flame and mentions chimney sweeps wearing formal silk hats as traditional headgear.
The manufacture of explosives forbids metal buttons to prevent sparks yet despite high safety precautions the industry still records an accident frequency 38 percent below the all industry average.
A note explains that the hippopotamus, though a mammal, can walk along river and lake bottoms and feed on underwater vegetation.
A vintage ad touts Musterole as more than a salve a stimulating counter irritant that eases throat chest and back congestion from colds. It claims soothing vapors aid breathing with Regular Children's and Extra Strong Hospital size sold at 3.00.
The saying contrasts truth being bitter to fools and falsehood appealing in worldly terms. It reflects a moral view that wise speech corrects folly while deceit pleases the unwise. The author names Chrysostom as the source.
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