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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1952
Page
6
Tommy cries on the curb after his brother Jerry drowns Ginger’s kittens. An elderly woman offers comfort and tries to cheer him up by suggesting they find another kitten, but Tommy insists he wanted to drown them since Jerry already did.
A radio sports reader riffs on the season schedule saying all the western teams invade the east and all the eastern teams move west. The remark leaves an awkward silence as the split pattern stands out in the American League schedule.
A boy skips going home after fishing and meets a schoolmate who asks if he caught anything. The boy replies that he hasn’t been home yet.
A neighborhood description exposes the harsh reality that violence occurs within homes and is known only to some residents. The remark highlights how information about domestic abuse remains unevenly shared and difficult to address openly.
A small boy dining with a distinguished professor slips meat onto the floor. His mother asks if he behaved perfectly, he replies nothing amiss, then notes the meat fell, and he coolly adds that tough meat is always hard to cut. The exchange ends with a wry remark about the situation.
A light exchange turns humorous as a salesman asks about your old car and replies with a playful, almost prayerful reaction after a quick appraisal. The vignette captures a moment of quick wit in auto sales banter.
The comedian Groucho Marx quips about aging and penicillin in a playful exchange. He says he makes his own by scraping it from moldy old jokes, turning a simple contest moment into a witty retort.
An artist painted a European battle scene after World War I that drew fresh controversy. A sharp critic quipped that the work was remarkable due to the creator’s lack of Europe experience, prompting the artist to ask if Leonardo da Vinci attended the Last Supper.
A clerk tries to sell the latest socks with confident claims about color fastness durability and low price. The customer answers with a wry remark about the salesman’s persuasiveness. Abbreviations are usually followed by a period, except on the beach. A saying notes many think cultivation means being trimmed.
A nostalgic call for readers to submit sayings and ideas about Nu Maid margarine. Rewards offered include ten dollars for accepted entries and five dollars for a certain contributor plus a large Miss Nu Maid package image. Contest announced from Cincinnati Ohio.
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