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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 31, 1946
Page
6
A Missouri doctor is awakened by a frantic husband claiming his wife has an appendix. The doctor nonchalantly notes she had her appendix removed years ago and jokes about a wife twist, ending the argument with humor.
A famed bishop, recently home in England from a distant colony, walked in crowded London. He greeted a long-time friend, who quipped in astonishment and a joking probe about where they had met. The bishop answered with a light, humorous question about the man’s origin in hell.
A Florida coastal resident ordered a barometer from a New York shop. After delivery he found the instrument was stuck on Hurricane. He tapped it, it wouldn’t move, and despite hanging it on the wall the reading remained fixed. Enraged, he mailed a sharp letter to the store and went outside to post it. On returning, his home and the new barometer had been blown away.
A bold junior approaches a major firm after hearing of his friend the senior partner’s death. He seeks to replace the partner, and the senior partner agrees only if he can settle the affair with the undertaker. The line hints at a dark prank or twist.
A gardener proud of his lawn faces a dense dandelion invasion. After trying every known remedy without success he asks the Agriculture Ministry for help. The reply advises embracing the weeds and learning to love them.
An advertisement promotes Dodd's Kidney Pills as a remedy for backache headaches rheumatic pain and general discomfort caused by supposed kidney imbalance. The copy claims time tested popularity safety and non habit forming use and urges demand for the blue box with a red band sold everywhere.
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