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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1946
Page
8
Nussbaum and a red headed Irishman weigh themselves on a penny scale near the downtown express. Nussbaum learns his weight as 148 pounds while another man weighs 126. A final card jokes that Nussbaum missed his train and the tale ends with a witty remark about burning newspaper clippings to hide sale ads.
Jenny, engaged to Jock, grows tired of hints about their strained relationship. On the eve of the wedding she confronts him, and he admits he has not kissed her since they became engaged. She scathingly retorts that he has been unce ceevil, calling him monsenselessly ceevil.
An Indian named Joe predicted weather changes for a small Canadian community. On a sunny day he warned of rain and cold, saying a nice day would come. A hunter asked when the storm would end. Joe shrugged, saying radio broke.
A boarding house scene triggers a wisecrack from a fellow guest as he questions the new waitress. She names herself Pearl and the exchange pivots on the notion of the pearl of great price versus the pearl cast before swine.
An officer insults a sailor by asking about a barrel costume while the sailor reveals spending hours with poker players. The exchange hints at gambling culture aboard.
The jokes editor laments repeated Scotch jokes in print as an errand boy reports a letter from MacTavish threatening to quit borrowing if more humor about Scotch is published.
A playful exchange reveals a wife has only one dress to match two hats and an implied budget for outfits. The humorous brief underscores fashion constraints and social expectations in a domestic moment.
Grantland Rice discusses how strikes lawsuits and union pressures cloud sports reporting. He notes unfair contracts in baseball and football, calls for minimum wages and fair player protections, and contrasts financial power of top owners with smaller markets. He cites Yankee stadium draws and Tom Yawkey’s wealth as examples.
The piece discusses looming years of dense crowds and public interest in baseball and football, and questions how fans will respond to strikes and organizational tensions. It notes a shift toward players and the playing side, while praising golf's players association led by Ed Dudley as a model.
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