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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 20, 1945
Page
2
A touring American hails a clever shop clerk in a village store. The clerk, selling a cucumber clock, instead adds a packet of bird seed to complete the sale. The story highlights a crafty sales technique observed by the travelers.
A crowded church wedding ends in comic mishearing as the deaf groom hesitates to answer the vital question. The clergyman repeats the vow, while the bride’s wary family notes the groom’s remark about money, adding humor to the ceremony.
A man buys a business from an agent and months later admits the location was busy but notes there were too many passers by. The agent recalls saying the area had many pedestrians, implying the busy locality was excessive for the buyer.
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