Fibrous Fish Stories and Political Banter
A light skit features The Featherheads and Senator Sorghum debating constituents’ demands. A teacher asks for the meaning of amphibious with a student quipping that many fish stories are fibious.
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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1936
Page
6
Applause Always Due to Have One Friend
Senator Sorghum quips that a crowd pleaser wins praise while noting the subject is not a statesman but a circus clown. The remark satirizes political optics and crowd reactions in a light, humorous exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Sorghum
Living Today Gambling and the Pursuit of Wealth
William Moulton Marston argues in Cosmopolitan that chasing wealth is a dangerous future fix for American men. He contends happiness comes from wise use of money, not accumulation or poverty. He notes many travelers lack wealth yet prioritize travel, shaping lives around it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Moulton Marston
Cosmopolitan
Eczema Relief With Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Patient Miss G. HB. Reid of Hamilton Ohio reports five years of eczema ending after using three bars of Cuticura Soap and three tins of Cuticura Ointment. Ad claims relief from pimples rashes ringworm and other external skin faults. Samples free and products sold by druggists.
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