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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1946
Page
6
During the wartime rail era in Buffalo New York a large Irish worker visits a division superintendent’s private office asking for a switchman job. After a stern rebuke he returns with his cap off and roars that he has secured a job on the Erie.
The piece reflects on Tris Speaker and Walter Johnson highlighting pitching power versus hitting greatness. It also surveys 1930s boxing, noting Louis Conn era matchups, promoters, and the sparse emergence of real heavyweights.
A mother takes her young son to the country to see eggs hatch in an incubator. He remarks on the chicks emerging from shells while revealing he wonders how they got in there in the first place.
A humorous anecdote recounts a river accident after an eight o'clock spin. The car sank under an open bridge but a large dog on the bank rescued the couple and alerted others. The speaker notes the joke about the wife dressing in 15 minutes.
Little Betty rode in the country and declared the people must be rich. She pointed to windmills and quipped that they have electric fans for the cows, leaving her mother amused by the rural scene.
A dignified old lady admonishes a boy for trimming a dog's tail claiming it harms the dog’s carriage, while the boy retorts that though the tail may ruin the wagging, it still adds a wag. The exchange captures a quaint, humorous street moment.
A teacher asks Harold to name all four seasons. He can name three, then replies with a witty trio Pepper salt and vinegar, in a playful exchange highlighting a punny science of seasons.
A domestic quip follows a wager on luck and skill. The husband jokes about giving up poker after a win, while the wife suggests alternating nights to balance fortune and frustration.
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