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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1951
Page
3
A newly hired trackwalker found a bad washout and notified the dispatcher. The dispatcher issued a five mile an hour slow order and told the worker to remain at his post as a train approached. After the train passed, the trackwalker reported the track was okay and noted the caboose moved too fast for the order.
A Georgian farmer reports receiving five conflicting fertilizer recommendations after requesting guidance from the Department of Agriculture, highlighting confusion over best practices in the field.
A New York taxi ride ends with the cabby boasting he spent a year overseas in a hospital but reveals he was joking about being a mental case. The exchange leaves the couple uneasy as he races through streets and swerves.
A fragmentary dialogue shows a humorous exchange about meeting a spouse at a dance and a mistaken assumption about the wife’s whereabouts. The brief lines hint at social norms and mild irony in a past era.
A witty exchange centers on a rude husband asking a guest not to play a tune. The guest recalls the hostess asking what was said and the guest reveals the instruction to avoid performing For the Love of Pete.
A well known lawyer often lectured his office boy. He overheard a neighbor asking the boy about his pay. The boy replied that he earned $5000 a year, of which ten dollars weekly in cash and the rest in legal advice.
A humorous exchange questions why Angela lacks pictures with whiskers. The reply notes men come in by a close shave, implying a playful joke about grooming and appearances.
A humorous anecdote recalls Woodrow Wilson during his first term when a persistent job hunter pressed him at a dinner. The exchange centers on a state department appointee who had recently died and Wilson’s wry response amid the pressure of seeking favorable placement.
An annual Mid west Liars Association event ends with a hunter revealing his bird dog circles 40 feet toward the center then freezes. When yelled flush the dog pushes quail to the surface one by one through a gopher hole, releasing a single bird each time.
A brief, vivid dialogue shows a mother absorbed in a book on a transcontinental train while a child asks about the last stop. The child indicates a family interruption by noting that their brother exited at a prior station. The scene captures domestic tension and travel life in a concise exchange.
A district superintendent visit revealed a misprint of planned replies as one boy explained that the little boy God made is home with the measles. The exchange highlighted the classroom effort to answer two questions about creation.
A small Texas town faced a riot prompting residents to telegram the governor for Texas Rangers. A lone tall husky youth debuts from the train, quipping that there is only one riot, highlighting the crowd’s surprise and the unexpected arrival of a single ranger.
A boy who skipped school went fishing on his way home and met a schoolmate. The chum asked if he caught anything and the boy replied he hadn’t been home yet despite carrying a fishing line.
A mistress questions a French nurse about bathing children after a card party. The nurse mentions a large boy named Bet who resists bathing, but the mistress clarifies Bet is actually her husband, Freddy, a misidentified child who is not yet two.
Willie the office wit notes that being a fine citizen does not affect the outcome of a freshly waxed floor. The remark blends humor with a moral nod to practical caution in daily work spaces.
Reading about inflation, the Wall Street Journal notes haircut prices in Suwon, under UN control in Korea, rose sharply by about 50 percent. Once a haircut cost five cents, now the price has climbed to around seven cents, reflecting broad price pressures.
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