13 Apr 1939
Page 1
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1939
Page
1
A satirical exchange journeys from mourning beads on a leg to a punchline about a boy blaming a printer. A Pittburg Gazette lookalike joke notes a misprint turning noodle into needle, and a waiter apologizes for the typographical error.
Father Ned questions Ned about being bottom of the class. Ned shrugs that it does not matter since they receive the same instruction at both ends of the class. The exchange captures a playful yet pointed moment between parent and child about schooling.
Safety lectures compare fable crossroads to real crashes. The National Safety Council notes that in 1937 about 58 percent of city injury accidents happened at intersections, while rural areas saw about 24 percent at intersections. It adds that 52 percent of two vehicle intersection crashes were tight angle collisions.
A concise philosophical remark notes it is easier to understand mankind in general than an individual person. The author, La Rochefoucauld, emphasizes the difference between broad humanity and a single human life.
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