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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1946
Page
7
A Sunday school superintendent tests the class on who led the Israelites out of Egypt. A timid boy at the back speaks up that he and his family just moved from Missouri, implying they don’t know the answer.
Two college presidents joke about retired life as a superintendent of an orphans home and a penitentiary warden. A skunk named Mama Skunk worries about her two children In and Out. Out is sent to fetch In and quickly returns with In, citing instinct as the reason for his swift success.
A Scotsman argued with a train conductor over a fare of 25 or 30 cents. In a burst of anger the conductor tossed the Scot’s suitcase off the moving train as they crossed a bridge. The Scot shouted that the act would drown his boy, revealing the prank and danger.
Sparkling parallel frocks for mother and daughter feature a round yoked top with cap sleeves and a full skirt. Pattern 8881 offers sizes 12 14 16 18 and 20 with contrasting yoke and sleeves and yardage details. Pattern 8882 provides sizes 2 4 6 8 and 10 with similar design. The two piece wrap blouse and dirndl skirt form an easy, stylish spring through summer twin set.
Jeremiah Ezekiel James, a 46 year resident, suddenly moves next door. A reporter asks the reason and James, after a tobacco chew, says it must be the gypsy in him. The lighthearted town reaction frames the quirky departure as real news.
Three New York firms have patented new diamond cuts the King Cut with 86 facets the Multi Facet Cut with 98 facets and the Magna Facet Cut with 102 facets. They claim these designs produce significantly more fire and brilliance than the traditional 58 facet brilliant cut long favored by gem craftsmen.
A housewife asks why top potatoes are larger than bottom ones. The farmer explains that rapid growth this season makes later diggings yield bigger potatoes than earlier ones.
An old joke describes an elephant hunter who uses a chalkboard, tweezers, a mason jar and a telescope. He climbs a tree writes elefant on the board, elephants laugh, he uses the telescope in reverse to shrink them, then captures them in a jar and leaves.
A harried teacher is asked if any pupils are abnormal and replies that two of them have good manners. The remark highlights a moment of sarcasm about classroom behavior.
A woman alters her voice to convey desire or disappointment. Lower tones often indicate asking for something, while raised volumes suggest she did not get it. The behavioral cue links tone to outcomes in social exchanges.
A terse dialogue about mistaken romance and awkward assumptions at home. References a wife, a dance, and caring for the kids, highlighting a humorous misread of domestic life.
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