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An optimist and a pessimist start a venture. The optimist celebrates a thriving first month and constant customers. The pessimist worries about worn hinges from constant door traffic.
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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1951
Page
8
Contests Host Quips About European Tour and Poverty
A Bob Hawk show contestant recalled a European tour and Hawk asked about poverty abroad. He replied that he not only saw it but brought some of it back with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hawk
Europe
Hawk
Beasts of Burden Horses Mules Camels Husbands
An old farmer dozes on his porch when a pushy high pressure salesman arrives with a sample volume from a ten volume set on scientific agriculture. The farmer resists, claiming he already farms as well as he knows how and does not need the set.
Special. Model She and He Debate Inner Voice
A terse exchange turns on conscience and marriage. She asks if a still voice guides wrong choices while he counters with a loud voice declaring marriage as his guide. The dialogue hints at moral conflict within domestic life.
True Faith Optimist joke on marriage slowing expenses
A humorous editorial idea defines an optimist as someone who believes marriage will slow his running expenses to a walk. The piece uses witty observation to critique budgeting optimism and domestic budgeting myths.
Better Be Safe Batty and the Palm Reader Dilemma
A quip contrasts choosing between a palmist and a mind reader. The catty remark prefers the palm reader, playfully noting you already possess a palm. The exchange satirizes superstition with light humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batty
Catty
First Class Haircut Sign Sparks Price Dispute
A small town barber raised his price to one dollar but left the window sign stating first class haircut for 85 cents. When asked to collect the higher amount, he defensively notes the customer’s hair isn’t first class, highlighting a brisk moral about advertising vs. service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake
Tucker
Wrong End
A befuddled mathematics professor wakes to find his feet on the pillow and his head hanging over the foot of the bed. He grumbles to his wife that his headache is actually his corns aching.
Seasick couple on deck between life and death
A seasick couple lie in deck chairs as their young sons grow louder. The mother asks for John to speak to Willie and the father weakly replies Hello Willie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Willie
Double Talk Between Old Friends Reveals Divorced Then Married
Two men meet after years. One jokes about Tom’s boast to marry a pretty girl and a good cook. Tom admits he divorced the girl last year and is now married to the cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Hadacol touted as remedy for aches and pains and vitamin deficiency
An advertisement features Mrs. Leona Mayo of Cleveland praising Hadacol for relief from aches and pains tied to vitamins and iron deficiency. It claims quick absorption, boosts appetite and weight, and offers a money back guarantee. Sold in drug stores with a trial size and a larger family size available.
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