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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1951
Page
6
An old farmer watches a young man bid on a decrepit horse at a sale. The buyer boasts he will race the nag and win, prompting the farmer to question the plan as the bidding ends and the scene closes with a confident claim.
George Gershwin, despite earning about $100 000 last year, told Igor Stravinsky he still had much to learn in music. Stravinsky exclaimed at the sum and agreed to teach composition, highlighting a moment of mentorship between the two composers.
A gentle Quaker hears a noise and finds a burglar inside his home. He raises his gun and warns the intruder that he will shoot if he does not move. The burglar leaves quickly.
Solomon notes a maid’s odd ways while courting. A girl tells her sweetheart she won’t marry until he saves money. Months later she asks his amount saved. he answers thirty five dollars. She blushes and says that’s near enough.
A humorous local tale recalls the editor of the Wapaloosa Register with a guaranteed circulation of 1,008. He jokes with his wife about Skinflint Rose on the Main Turnpike who had not paid for nine years, then learns the man came in and canceled his subscription this morning.
A spinster near her home wrote the company after being shocked by language used by repair workers on a telephone line. The foreman was asked to report on the incident. the crew member said the hot lead fell on another worker named Spike, who replied to the incident with a joking remark about caution.
A hotel manager received a letter asking if there is suitable accommodation where a man can stay with his wife. The brief notes the inquiry as a lodging request and implies concern over private quarters.
A rookie fisherman, thrilled by a small perch on his first day, reels until the fish grips the rod tip. The guide instructs to climb the rod and choke the fish to death, in a grim grimace of a misfired lesson.
An Oklahoma GI narrates a hand to hand clash with a Japanese fighter. In the struggle the American asks where the foe hails from signaling a tense moment in close combat.
Classified section listing include 1946 Dodge WF 1947 KB 10 Tractor 35 ft Trailmobile and more. Farm machinery for sale includes 1944 McCormick Farmall M Massey Harris 101 Jr and 1949 McCormick Super A from St Lane Equipment Co. in St Clair Missouri. Also help wanted ads for men yard work and at home earnings from Edwards in Des Moines Iowa.
This ad promotes Dixie Hog Supplement as a profitable feed for finishing hogs fed with corn or pasture. It claims vitamin B-12 and antibiotic additives, suitable for dry lot or pasture hogs, urging readers to ask dealers for Dixie in the red white and blue bag.
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