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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1933
Page
8
A fragmented 19th century style piece centers on Alfred Cumback who fancies a patent for relief from physical pain and nervous tension. The narrative satirically portrays his grievances, obsession with rights, public reform zeal, and clashes with others deemed imbeciles while toasting, cussing, and railing at society.
Cherie Nicholas notes fashion now ties footwear to accessories in color harmony. The piece highlights beige tones, red accents, and peeped perforated designs, then shifts to a satirical scene with characters Cumback and clubmen in a social exchange.
The piece describes Alfred Cumback and his blunt, abrasive tactics with customers and staff. It portrays his odd behaviors, imagined insults, and tasteless gibes in retail settings, noting his supposed chronic ailments and a knack for provoking reactions.
The text recounts Gabby Gertie and an amateur psychologist seeking metal processes to explain items removed from a writing table and a four to one towel ratio. Alfred is mentioned as having recently passed and was buried by six pallbearers from the Deaf and Dumb Asylum. The moral urges standing up for one’s rights despite social outcast status.
The United States covers about 3,026,701 square miles with a north south length near 1 7 50 miles and a west east width around 3 100 miles. It features rich mineral resources coal iron oil and silver and vast deposits of gold quicksilver lead and copper. Dense forests rise in the West and Northwest while cedar pine and hardwoods prevail in the Southeast and the giant sequoia is in California. The central and southern regions grow three fourths of the world s wheat and half the tobacco. Rail mileage totals 270 000 and American shipping exceeds 7 000 050 tons with over 290 navigable streams and a navigable mileage about 26 400. Major cities include Washington New York Chicago Cleveland St Louis Baltimore Pittsburgh Los Angeles Buffalo San Francisco Milwaukee.
In Scotland a campaign against the prolific national emblem the thistle was declared a menace to farmers near the border. Smoak prizes offered to schoolchildren for bringing in the most thistles, with one girl collecting 5 000 plants.
In London’s King’s Bench division a juror told the judge he had heard nothing for hours and left the box stating he was real and had ticked the job after a break with the lawyers. The judge then continued the trial with a new jury.
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