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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1942
Page
6
Cartoonist Ed Wheelan presents a humorous panel of daily life observations and light hearted humor in a cheerful style. The strip showcases small town characters and everyday misadventures with a soft optimistic tone.
The exchange circles around wages and temptations of wealth. A man jokes about paying off debts in installments. A young woman named Miss Boggs is praised for her appearance and her father’s wealth is noted. A musician laments eye trouble from reading music rests. Riggs is mocked as a slow payer.
A humorous dialogue touches marriage roles and domestic expectations. The speaker jokes about his wife visiting clubs on his behalf and about a doctor’s outdated advice based on magazines in the waiting room, ending with a contemplation on self-support after marriage.
The quote reflects on judgment based on outcomes rather than the methods used to reach them, attributed to George Eliot. It contrasts appearance of success with hidden processes behind results.
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