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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1951
Page
6
Dennis, a quarterback, recounts a late game touchdown on the one yard line amid a tied score while calling for the water boy. Benny questions the moment. Almost Proud Judge remarks on courtroom visits as a respectable place.
A crusty tale about casting pearls and brined mackerel turns into chaos when six men pull the teller from his seat and dunk him in a horse trough. The yarn mentions a fish shower on a mountainside lake and a cyclone that boiled mackerel in a hot spring.
A heckler interrupted Dr. Charles Hill during a British Medical Association talk. He challenged the low birth rate under Conservative governments, prompting Hill to retort that the questioner should spend more time at home than at political meetings.
A buxom black woman eyes a table of shoes at a rummage sale and asks about a pair of red satin slippers size three AA. The seller notes they are too small and one heel needs repair, but the shopper insists they will look fine under her bed.
A woman hands coffee to her husband while he reads a newspaper and remarks that she knows he avoids sugar. She adds she only wanted to hear his voice.
A British temperance lecturer staged a humorous classroom debate with a punning exchange. The audience member quipped that the donkey would drink the water because he's an ass, delivering a pointed jab at the lecturer's premise.
Numerous small ads include manufacturing opportunities in Nebraska. real estate offers in Florida Missouri Illinois. bill collection service. and at home writing jobs. Items mention a chemical firm in Earle and Eagle Nebraska, a 10 cent sample request, and a Bonita Springs Florida box address.
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