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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1951
Page
6
Shadda Haddim argues for an occupational tax on horse players and bookies, urging registration, licensed operation, and day by day records. He envisions government registries, pension funds, and even a federal handicap agency to aid bettors and insure daily double losses.
A collage of racing notes with names like Shut The Door Fiery Trail and Big Bones plus lines about Evicted and Bolo Punch. The piece also features a punny legal line Man With Bad Memory Admits He Has Four Wives and a critique of Elmer Twitchell on the Formosa contract scandal. Connecticut selects a Tobacco Queen as a sartorial aside from Havana wrap commentary.
A discussion of taking dictation while asleep and the unconscious mind. It contrasts neurasthenia with insanity labeled as nervous breakdown and urges family-based treatment for neurotic children, noting therapists must engage parents to avoid bias against the mother.
Dr James W Barton explains that blood pressure varies like weather through the day and with emotion. He notes morning lows and evening highs, with up to twenty points rises from excitement, and stresses that temporary changes are not organic hypertension.
Spoon shaped and egg shell nails hint vitamin A deficiency. Prevention of motion sickness promises comfort. A three year old’s emotional life plan is described as set. Loud noises frighten children. Coughing at theater may link to emotional tension via post nasal drip. Head colds and allergies appear in teachers under constant nervous strain.
Joe jokes about Judy wearing a skimpy evening gown and bathing suit. Judy reveals the studio asked her to wear a 1951 bathing suit described as a bottle of suntan oil and a zipper, scene for attention.
A man learns his wife was kissed by a party guest. He jokes that he will invite the pal to kiss her every night, showing a twisted reaction to the perceived infidelity. The informant recalls the scene with disbelief.
A boy receives two live rabbits for Easter and loves them as they grow. The rabbits become a nuisance to his parents who fear hurting their son's feelings. The father asks if one could be dinner but the boy wonders how the rabbit would use a spoon, and they keep them.
A brief dialogue features a governess quoting Methusaleh at nine hundred years old and a child named Bobby questioning what happened to birthday and Christmas presents. The exchange captures a whimsical moment with biblical reference and humor.
A widow and her grown daughter arrive at a dude ranch and wait anxiously on a flagstone porch for the daughter's horseback ride to end. The reunion brings relief as the mother expresses gratitude while the daughter notes the long ride was arduous.
The Winter Issue of Stylist features Pattern No 1230 for versatile school day sewing. It promises flattering fits for all sizes with detailed notes and ready to use ideas for fall through winter outfits.
A father asks his son to check the rain outside, but the son jokes about testing the dog’s wetness instead. The brief exchange highlights a sheltered rural humor moment centered on weather and curiosity.
Little Johnny solves a math problem where a trucker sells fifty crates of apples at ten dollars each. The total is five hundred dollars. He misunderstands the question and imagines a repeating rifle for himself rather than the trucker’s earnings.
A humorous dialogue features a marvellous dancer’s two flaws feet and a wisecrack about an Alpha Phi misnaming a buttress as a female goat. A running joke casts a blue bloodhound and a Mrs Profiteer figure questioning a pedigree dog.
A burglar pleads to keep his loot as Mrs. Brown and her writer husband cope with finances. The new maid Sally offers to work for three dollars a week, while Mrs. Brown weighs fairness against affordability.
Binks buys a shirt, finds a note with a girl’s name and address, asks for a photo. He writes, sends his photo, and receives a reply claiming a bet on what kind of fellow wears that shirt. The note says the writer won the bet, calling the recipient a shrimp and herself a chum.
An old-time dialogue features a pond salesman in a cordial exchange. The buyer answers with warmth offering a half dollar to buy a square meal, signaling simple generosity in a daytime scene.
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