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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1951
Page
6
An amusing anecdote places Abraham Lincoln at a church bazaar where he tendered a twenty dollar bill for violets. A booth attendant, failing to get change, praised him and he quipped about mistaking her wrist for her ankle, noting everything is so high in price.
A little old lady attends a sermon on marriage by a young priest and murmurs she wishes she knew as little about it as he does. The quip captures humor about wisdom and inexperience in matters of matrimony.
Mrs Jones in the breakfast nook heard a knock at the back door and called to her son when a deep voice announced this is not the regular iceman. The incident suggests an unexpected visitor and potential danger in the quiet morning.
DJ Martin Block quips about Doris Day by saying he has heard her frontside and now will show her backside. The playful line reflects midcentury radio banter and Days rising fame.
A Canton Ohio radio station announced that Edwin C Hill will appear on air in about one moment due to difficulties beyond control. The note conveyed a brief, dated broadcast interruption.
The quote defines the smallest perceptible time as the moment a traffic light changes, followed by the horn blast from the driver behind. It contrasts instant electrical action with human impatience and disruption on the road. The line captures urban life’s abrupt, comic micro-interactions.
A witty reflection states that yielding when wrong shows wisdom, while yielding when right reflects a concession in marriage. It contrasts prudent diplomacy with personal compromise in relationships.
Three Ozarks inductees approached a St. Louis YMCA desk asking about Y offerings. They were told about writing, magazines, game rooms, and basement swimming. An animated argument followed before a man asked if there were women in the basement. Jones dodged questions about his car citing loan constraints.
A historical quote highlights domestic humor as two women debate using psychology in handling husbands. The exchange plays on child psychology as a playful remark about marital dynamics.
A quip frames Luther Burbank’s garden project as crossing eggplant and milkweed to yield custard pie. The dialogue shifts to a nurse’s touch cooling a fever and a humorous hospital ward reaction to a loud Slap heard across the ward.
A terse aphorism notes the irony of doubting a spouse by recalling that marriage bound two people in mutual choice and commitment. It reflects on judgment and relationships with a wry, domestic tone.
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