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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1951
Page
6
A sprightly fireman trips into a water tank while filling the locomotive tender, the veteran engineeer quips about not tamping water. In a domestic moment a husband hides behind the newspaper at breakfast, needing coffee to steady nerves.
After Kipling’s rumored 25 cents a word rate a rival mocked him with a 25 cent money order asking for a word in return Kipling sent back thanks. E E E WANTED farm hand experienced with livestock year round work good wages and a furnished house reference E G Baum Indianola Ml
Irma says she misses her parents most of all and notes they were like mother and father to her.
A shopper asks the grocer how much lemons cost and declines buying at three cents each. She claims she can buy them elsewhere at eight for a quarter, highlighting price sensitivity and competition.
The composer Frederic Chopin, dining at a noblewoman’s home, was asked to perform during the meal. He reluctantly began a short piece, then returned to the table after being pressed. He quipped that he has eaten so little.
A concise aphorism notes that being born a gentleman is a circumstance whereas dying one is an achievement, underscoring enduring moral regard.
A brief item notes that compact city flats suited for young couples lack space for arguments, reflecting on postwar living trends and the desire for intimate layouts.
Two workmen spend a day off at the zoo. One, weighing 310, shouts a threat after spotting a hippo, then learns he just saw a hippopotamus for the first time. The exchange shows a humorous case of misdirected anger and a missed insult from months past.
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