Going Places! A comedic street talk scene
Stranger jokes about a finger worn down by pointing out sights. Guide questions the accident claim. Joe laments troubles with women. Bil contrasts his date night costing 20 dollars with others' misgivings.
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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1944
Page
3
Stranger jokes about a finger worn down by pointing out sights. Guide questions the accident claim. Joe laments troubles with women. Bil contrasts his date night costing 20 dollars with others' misgivings.
The exchange features a playful quarrel about a wedding and a piano. A man declares the answer to marriage must be firm, while Jack jokes the concern is not about a husband but a piano.
A humorous exchange turns deadly when a guard jokes about calling the corporal to haul away a body after a trespasser ignores three halts. The lighthearted dialogue hints at strict discipline and grim consequences on night duty.
Jones jokes about mortgaging a home while Smith quips it is temporary until foreclosure. The dialogue satirizes timing and finance in a domestic setting.
Mrs. Brown notes she buys a thermometer in winter to avoid higher prices later. Mrs. Blue asks why and she explains summer prices rise, prompting early purchases during the season.
A humorous exchange mocks high prices as a customer tells a grocer he should be in the army and the grocer defends his charging style. The caption riffs on wartime bravado in a local humor item.
Harry laments the mystery of chicks hatching while Jerry retorts that the mystery lies in how they entered the shell, a playful back and forth between the two speakers.
A playful exchange reveals two kinds of wood that make the world go round: he would and she would. The joke hinges on a pun about verbs and gendered pronouns in a lighthearted dialogue.
Jones plans a gallery trip with his companion while Smith quips about her being more than just pretty. The banter frames a social outing and a playful title reference.
A veteran discussion centers on Ty Cobb and Honus Wagner as top base runners, with praise for Max Carey and Stirnweiss for high steal totals. The talk covers stealing off pitchers, catcher concentration, and the evolving trend toward power hitting over speed in modern clubs.
A pattern description highlights a slim graceful gathered skirt in velvets and crepes. Pattern 8711 offers sizes 12 to 20 with options for short or three-quarter sleeves and different yardage. Orders cost 25 cents plus pattern details. high demand may delay fulfillment due to war conditions.
Pattern department at 530 South Wells Street Chicago invites readers to enclose 25 cents in coins for each pattern desired and indicates sizing options.
A reader notes how residents are labeled in various cities. Kansas City residents are Kansans Citians, Jersey City inhabitants call themselves Jerseyites, Salt Lake City residents are Salt Lakers, and Cambridge residents use Cantabrigians. Some borrow names from abroad like Cantabrigians.
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