Local farmer markets lettuce by grading and packaging
Blair, a Macedon NY grower, shipped 178 crates of lettuce to Washington but kept the best lettuce for Rochester retailers who paid $1 a crate. He later shipped potatoes with higher prices, learning retailers pay for quality and proper packaging. Claude Strother left teaching to farm, studied market needs, and built a system to supply wholesalers and retailers, gaining steady orders as prices rose and dealers sought his produce.
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Worth Trying The Drama Turns On A Speechy Spectator
A loud young man boasted about predicting an upcoming punch line to entertain a pretty girl during a play. A middle aged man in front scowled. Flo spoke: have you tried listening with your eyes shut. The caller recalls the exchange and the humorous deflection.
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Simple Prescription Roberts Do You Know
Roberts speaks with Martin about memory loss in a short exchange. The line conveys concern and reassurance as the older character contemplates his fading memory. The scene centers on friendship and care.
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Roberts
Martin
Ornithologist and aviation expert clash over patent claim
A dispute arises when an ornithologist and an aviation expert debate a stuffed bird item. The expert asserts that the bird’s steering gear infringes one of his patents, highlighting a clash of technical and scientific interests.
Still Hope and Alice Proposal Vague in Exchange
In a terse exchange, one party hints at proposing to Alice while noting a later rejection. The other hints at avoiding embarrassment, suggesting she would signal if she felt foolish about the idea.
How They Land Them She-Speaking of perms In kisses
A brief exchange on how women win husbands, suggesting many seek marriage through romantic kisses and charm. The dialogue implies social norms of courtship and the value placed on romantic intent.
Practical Government Paper Provokes Vacuum Cleaner Debate
A witty exchange mulls the role of science in governance and playfully shifts to the vacuum cleaner’s influence on dining room carpets, illustrating a local interest in practical applications of science in everyday life. The repartee spotlights civic curiosity and household innovation in a light, period-voice manner.
Not All Roseate Admires Poets at High Brow Receptions
A brief verse exchange mocks starving poets and the lion of the hour, noting that attendees at refined gatherings do not experience hunger while others face meager offerings. The playful dialogue challenges romanticized images of literary life in a garret setting.
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Garrets
Lion of the Hour
The Worst of It Dick-Doesntt Dinner Delay Joke
A humorous quip notes that waiting for a partner to get ready delays dinner and increases hunger, playing on a playful back and forth about punctuality and appetite.
Wearing It Tlection Bet Joe Phistle Birthday
A compact Louisville Courier-Journal item records a playful exchange and a gift joke concerning a birthday present and a bet, reflecting local wit and lighthearted social chatter.
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