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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1951
Page
6
In a village store two farmers boast of exaggerated feats. One claims a nephew outruns bullets for miles, another allegedly can blow out a light and be undressed by nightfall. An English supervisor accuses a workman of drinking after seeing a wheelbarrow outside a pub. He leaves his wheelbarrow at her door all night as a rebuttal.
A reunion dialogue unfolds after five years as a man asks Helen about her changes and she replies with irony. He asserts she could only improve, while she counters with light ambiguity and banter about transformation.
An 80 year old Boston figures on Beacon Hill keeps family traditions alive. She hosted a guest from the Middle West who asked about her friends hats. The reply emphasizes their inherited style rather than purchase, stating We don't get our hats. We have our hats.
At a Washington dinner, Postmaster General Donaldson's mail delivery directive sparked talk of 1952 GOP nomine e Margaret Chase Smith. When pressed for her platform she quipped I would favor two deliveries a day prompting gasps and laughter from guests.
A terse joke exchange about electricity and a misheard term. The interviewer asks about knowledge of electricity, the applicant answers yes, then quips on arma ture as a fighter for nothing. The scene plays on miscommunication and wordplay.
A Minneapolis Harold's department store shopper tried on every bonnet in the millinery section and told the buyer she came for laughs, not purchases, prompting a lighthearted moment in the store.
Help wanted for a dairy operation with 400 registered Holsteins. Male, 35 to 40, steady full time, must have experience and shed knowledge. Room and board furnished. Apply BEDE COLLEGE FARM Peru Illinois.
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