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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1951
Page
6
At a New York national Sunday school convention a Texas speaker boasted that the first white woman born in Texas is still living and now numbers over three million. A gallery voice retorted, Send that woman out to Wyoming. We need her.
In a remote section the community built a fine river bridge and chose a concise inscription to mark the achievement. The tablet simply declares this bridge was made here, reflecting local pride with minimal wording.
A terse statement asserts a resolved matter and relief at prior withholding of funds. The speaker declares future plans and accuses others of wrongdoing, framing the issue as settled and definitive.
An American in England compares U S size by saying you can board a Texas train at dawn and still be in Texas twenty four hours later. An English listener replies that trains like that exist at home, too.
A feminine constituent writes Senator Leverett Saltonstall asking for the name of a government agency that offers interest free loans to buy United States savings bonds. She says she will use the bonds’ interest to pay her income tax.
A light exchange between spouses turns playful as one asks about mutual understanding. The other jokes that he has never heard his partner mention the other’s name, wrapping the moment in humorous one liners.
A smart buyer asks a carload price for canary bird seed then for half a car and 500 pounds and later 100 pounds. The seller remains patient until finally replying that if the buyer sends his canary to the store they will feed him for nothing.
Dexter is praised for his looks by Corliss while Mr. Archer comments that his face deserves close attention. The lines convey a playful exchange about Dexter’s appearance between the two characters.
Four year old Lottie staying with her aunt in the country loves milk. After drinking her fill she protests against limits claiming there are two whole cowfuls left in the barn.
A young Thomas Edison, lacking formal schooling, teaches himself by reading library volumes. The librarian asks how much he has read, and Edison quips he has read about 15 feet of shelf to date, starting at one end and reading every book.
Lawrence Gould discusses why people like you and how self-perception affects attraction. He cites classroom dynamics and advice from Dr. Robert A. Young on psychoanalysis and dynamic psychiatry for effective psychotherapy training. He also notes money’s symbolic limits and that true security lies in goodwill from others.
Physicians gained access to ACTH through Armour and Company and reported brilliant results across diseases beyond arthritis. By 1950 conferences in Chicago reviewed 95 papers on ACTH applications from venom bites to shock prevention and saving premature babies, reflecting broader medical adoption.
Health notes discuss how hearing loss can affect speech and voice, ulcers from nervous stimulation causing excess stomach juice, and leg length differences contributing to backache. It notes cutting the vagus nerve to reduce nocturnal stomach juice and urges sugar as a precontest fuel, claiming rapid sugar absorption begins in the mouth.
An ambulance arrives at an accident but finds no injuries. A young doctor on his first aid shift exits with zeal, only to learn there were no patients. The driver cheerfully notes they may get another call on the return trip.
Carpenters President Andrew Johnson valued skilled workers, explaining that he let his two sons become lawyers because he doubted they had the sense to be carpenters. The remark reflects a humorous stance on traditional trades and parental expectations.
An amused exchange recounts Junior being complimented for good conduct after returning from church. A relative asks about his behavior and Junior affirms he behaved, noting praise from the lady behind them who said she had never seen a child behave so well.
An old man questions a boy's height claiming the boy is not tall for his age. The boy counters with a joke about his umbrella asking how old the umbrella is. The whimsical exchange highlights playful misunderstanding on a sunny beach.
A humorous dialogue about infidelity and truth. A man admits kissing another man’s wife, his grandmother, and a wife’s cleverness. The exchange uses family roles and everyday scenes to poke fun at honesty and gossip in a domestic setting.
A furniture shop owner laments poor sales while a traveling salesman cites a positive remark by Harry Truman. The man suggests a different location might revive business, highlighting a clash between perception and reality in a small shop.
Two Irishmen plan a pistol duel. The stout man objects that being a larger target requires twice the distance. His partner draws chalked lines on the stout man and declares that only hits within the lines count. The other is told to fire, lightheartedly framing the duel's odd rule.
Frankie visits the zoo with Uncle Horace and offers a sharp critique of the animals. He suggests the kangaroo and the elephant should change tails after a careful look at the exhibit.
A playful exchange reveals a dog under the covers as a box of cookies is misidentified as animal crackers. The lighthearted moment turns into a humorous domestic vignette.
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