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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1948
Page
7
A seasoned traveler explains paying taxi drivers abroad. He counts small coins into the driver's hand while watching for a smile. When a smile appears, he stops, then returns one coin to his pocket to ensure he has overpaid.
A rising actress vents frustration at earning $100,000 per film while a veteran star retorts that such pay is a luxury she should enjoy. The exchange captures tensions over salaries in early Hollywood.
A distressed child begs for comfort in a dark room, saying angels are present and that one angel has bitten him, while a mother hushes and reassures. The scene centers on a tense, nighttime moment between mother and child.
Bob Sloane recalls a dowager instructing her maid Marie to stand at the parlor door and call guests’ names as they arrive. The servant responds that she has wanted to do that for 20 years.
An observer questions a veteran millionaire's marriage to a beauty he showered with money furs cars and jewels. Others scoff that the union is a financial arrangement rather than romance.
A returning G.I. quips that if the beer were as cold as the soup and the soup as hot as the wine, the wine as old as the chicken and the chicken as young as the maid and the maid as eager as the Duchess, he would still be in England.
A prominent city hosted Joseph Chamberlain as guest of honor at a dinner. The mayor presided and, during coffee, hinted at delivering Chamberlain's speech, asking whether to let the people enjoy themselves longer or proceed with the speech.
In Squadron D a one star inspection stalls as Brig. Gen Emil Kiel stops before a WAC corporal and asks if she gets enough to eat. The corporal answers yes then adds she is a cook.
A husband and wife preparing university lessons argued over a Bible reference. The wife cited Proverbs 21 9 noting it condemns dwelling with a quarrelsome woman. The exchange highlights tension in a academic couple's home.
In Minnesota Mr. Olsen lost a cow killed on railroad tracks. A railroad claim agent framed the incident as the cow trespassing and proposed a settlement. Olsen offered two dollars, asking for a quick, peaceful resolution rather than court action.
A humorous exchange centers on a boss asking if his wife knows he is bringing someone to dinner and a clerk retorting that she knows after six months of effort. The light dialogue captures workplace banter and social nuance.
A young broker recalls a lodge scene where the president offers a silk hat to any member who will declare he has never kissed any woman but his wife. Not a single man stands, prompting the broker to explain his silence by noting his wife would find him unflattering in a silk hat.
A boy finds a brown mouse in his flat and wants to take it to school. His mother resists noting there are white mice in school. The boy retorts with a line about race prejudice.
The cheerful speaker recounts a dire trip where they reached a place they had eaten their last dog. The listener laments the lack of mustard and notes the next available stand was at least 20 miles away.
The judge questions a man charged with throwing his mother in law out of a window. The defendant admits the act but claims he did it without thinking, while the judge warns about danger to bystanders nearby.
A man driving by with fertilizer asks what the driver will do with it. The response references putting it on strawberries and sugar, delivering a brief, humorous exchange.
Under the community property law a husband is entitled to half his income, a substantial rise for many married men.
A young piano pupil asks for Marshmallow Tear but teacher asks for a hummed sample. The pupil sings and the teacher recognizes Schubert's Marche Militaire melody.
Glimpse of media figures from Dr Jim Brent to Clifton Webb and Maureen O Hara with Stop the Music and Kings of the Olympics. Notes on Arthur Godfrey Lauren Bacall and Gloria Jean in film radio crossovers. Production changes at Samuel Goldwyn Warner Bros and other industry odds and ends.
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