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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1951
Page
8
A brief parliamentary style snippet recalls a playful exchange about romance with a punchy line about after a kiss and turning sentimental. The remark centers on witty banter rather than a larger event.
A country merchant received a dunning letter from a wholesaler and weeks later sent a wary reply. The note warns the wholesaler to be patient, claiming debts will be paid as funds come in. It adds a grim aside about judgment day and meeting God, ending with a farewell.
A pediatrician at a dinner asks mothers about their children's illnesses and answers gravely that the principal ailment is mothers themselves. The remark highlights concerns of parenting and child health in polite society.
A New Yorker compliments a New Englander on his corn hillside. They joke about plowing and planting during spins thaws and rocks, finally revealing the line is all in good humor and a backdoor shotgun seed toss. The exchange ends as a humorous aside rather than practical farming advice.
The humorous anecdote follows Wendell Phillips who, after Harvard Law School, opens a practice with no clients. Months pass and his office stays empty. A friend urges him to persevere, noting he was “bred to the bar,” to which Phillips quips that the bar isn’t bread.
In a lively exchange a neighbor shouts for Mrs James to hurry as her husband reportedly grabs a thousand volts. Mrs James responds with bemused curiosity asking for the monetary value in dollars and cents. The moment blends suspense with a quip about worth.
In a Q and A from a home problem column, the expert says good paint should not yellow and discourages laundry blue. A small amount of blue paint in white can be okay if mixed professionally, using oil color in small, thoroughly stirred increments to reach the desired shade.
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