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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1938
Page
6
A jittery street scene shows a saleswoman named Jokesmith holding up a product to charm a customer with a winning smile. A waiter and bystander exchange quips as the scene veers into a humorous, confused dialogue about purchases and plans.
A garbled collection of vignettes and comic exchanges from a bygone era. A sailor chats with a Chinese restaurant cook about bread and luck. a busily absurd courtroom scene ends with a laugh. vendors, preachers, and townsfolk swap quips about progress and misfortune in a string of brief, humorous sketches.
A comically misdelivered exchange unfolds as Lawrence Cremer, the young Virgin Islands governor, tries to announce his title to a secretary. After repeated delays and a mistaken name, he finally identifies himself, prompting the secretary to report a Virgin Island governor’s call.
From the Dallas Express Miss Lena Gerison a trained nurse leaves Dallas Tuesday for Houston where she has accepted a position at the New Faith Home Lethabelty.
Althume Drescher reports Mr and Mrs G W Drescher and family and Deiton Hofjmann on business in Houston and Galveston. Visits extend to Walmart and Walmar t Monday while Roy Edward, Gregory Drescher, and others spend weekends in Canada. Matt Cole of Rosenberg undergoes kidney surgery at Memorial Hospital. condition improves.
From Canada Mrs. Arthur Hale formerly Presley Ward, a primary Eagle Lake teacher, says she looks forward to receiving the Headlight weekly like a long, newsy letter from an old friend. O McKellan and others visited Antin Saturday to watch a Texas LSA football game. Mr and Mrs Campbell of Foyster and Mrs Eathem of Nacogdoches were guests at the Westmoreland home.
A dated advertisement touts Creomulsion as relief for chest colds and bronchial irritation. It claims to go to the seat of trouble and aid nature to loosen mucus, with a promise of refund if not effective. The copy urges consulting a druggist for the genuine product.
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