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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1950
Page
15
A Decatur kleptomaniac with a generous husband is caught shoplifting eggs in a store while merchants fret over losses. A shopkeeper’s sly restraint ends with the thief exiting wearing a wink and a scolding, as other jests and jibes surface in the tale.
A playful slice shows a school scene with Dad and Lulu in banter about dancing and beauty versus brains. Chadwick teases, while a lawyer recalls childhood ambition to be a pirate and a client’s congratulations. The dialogue weaves humor about class and society.
A farmer claims a method to treat tool handles to prevent blisters then plans to return to town. A joke-like column includes quick quips on language, Dickens, Emulsion, and a Sunday School moral, ending with a riddle about hair color.
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